Count Henrik of Monpezat
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 Prince Henrik in March 2016 | |||||
| Born | 4 May 2009 Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
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| Father | Prince Joachim of Denmark | ||||
| Mother | Marie Cavallier | ||||
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Prince Henrik of Denmark (Henrik Carl Joachim Alain; born 4 May 2009), is the third and youngest son of Prince Joachim and the only son of his second wife, Princess Marie.
Henrik is ninth in the line of succession to the Danish throne.
Biography
Prince Henrik was born on 4 May 2009 at Rigshospitalet the Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen.[1]
Henrik has two older half-brothers from his father's first marriage, Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix, and a younger sister, Princess Athena.
As with his brothers and cousins, his names were not revealed until his christening, which took place on 26 July 2009 at the Møgeltønder Church, where older brother Felix was also christened.[2] At his christening he was named Henrik Carl Joachim Alain.[3]
His godparents are the Crown Princess of Denmark (paternal aunt), Charles Cavallier and Benjamin Grandet (maternal uncles) Britt Davidsen Siesbye and Christian Scherfig.[4]
On 11 August 2015, he started school at Sct. Joseph Søstrenes Skole – a Catholic private school in Ordrup.[5]
Titles and styles
Henrik is styled as "His Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat".[6]
References
- ^ The Danish Monarchy – A Prince is born Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Date set for christening of Danish prince
- ^ Farfar og morfar i prinsens navn
- ^ "Faddere". Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ Lille prins Henrik skal gå i katolsk privatskole
- ^ "His Highness Prince Henrik". Danish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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1 Also prince of Norway 2 Also prince of Greece 3 Also prince of Iceland 4 Also prince of the United Kingdom 5 Not Danish prince by birth, but created prince of Denmark Princes that lost their title are shown in italics | ||