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Princess Josephine
Born(2011-01-08)8 January 2011 (13 years)
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Names
Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda
HouseHouse of Monpezat
FatherFrederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
MotherMary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark,[1] Countess of Monpezat (born 8 January 2011), is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She is the fourth and youngest child of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary, and the seventh and youngest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark. She is the fraternal twin of Prince Vincent of Denmark.

The Princess is fifth in line to the Danish throne, after her father and older siblings, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and her elder twin brother, Prince Vincent.

Birth

The Princess was born at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital, in Copenhagen, at 10:52 am local time, 26 minutes after her twin brother. At birth, she weighed 2.55 kg (5.6 lb) and measured 46 cm (18.1 ins)[2][3] She was healthy with an apgar score of 10 (out of 10) after 1 minute.[4]

At noon on 8 January, a 21-gun salute was fired from the Sixtus Battery at Holmen Naval Base in Copenhagen and from Kronborg Castle in North Zealand to mark the arrival of a royal child.

Christening

Josephine and Vincent were christened on 14 April 2011, at the chapel of the Church of Holmen. The Princess' name was announced as Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda. Her godparents are Princess Marie of Denmark, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, her maternal aunt, Patricia Bailey, Count Bendt Wedell, Birgitte Handwerk and Crown Princess Mary's Australian friend, Josephine Rechner.[5]

She was named:

  • Josephine, a popular Danish name[6] (normally spelled Josefine) meaning "Jehovah increases"[7] shared with her godmother, Josephine Rechner and her ancestress Josephine of Leuchtenberg
  • Sophia, from the Greek meaning "wisdom";[8] commonly spelled Sofie in Danish[9]
  • Ivalo, a Greenlandic name meaning "tendon, thread, sinew."[10]
  • Mathilda, An old german name, revived in Australia which means "mighty in battle"
Styles of
Princess Josephine of Denmark
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleMa'am

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Title

  • 8 January 2011 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat[11]

Her official title in Danish is Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Josephine til Danmark, Komtesse af Monpezat

References

  1. ^ Kongehuset – Aktuelt – Nyheder. Kongehuset.dk (2010-05-21). Retrieved on 2011-04-15.
  2. ^ TRH The Crown Prince Couple – A Prince and a Princess are born. Kronprinsparret.dk (2011-01-08). Retrieved on 2011-04-15.
  3. ^ TV 2 Nyhederne – Live. Nyhederne.tv2.dk. Retrieved on 2011-04-15.
  4. ^ Royale tvillinger ramt af gulsot – Nationalt. www.b.dk. Retrieved on 2011-04-15.
  5. ^ "Godfathers and Godmothers to the Prince and Princess". Kronprinsparret.dk. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  6. ^ Danish Statistics of 2010
  7. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary - Joseph
  8. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary - Sophia
  9. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary - Sophia
  10. ^ Ivalu – Nordic Names Wiki – Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics. Nordicnames.de. Retrieved on 2011-04-15.
  11. ^ Template:Da iconKongehuset – Aktuelt – Nyheder

Ancestry

Family of Princess Josephine of Denmark
32. Aristide de Laborde de Monpezat
16. Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
33. Jeanne-Emilie Borde
8. André de Laborde de Monpezat
34. Eugene Hallberg
17. Henriette Hallberg
35. Clara Vernhes
4. Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
36. Jean-Alfred Doursenot
18. Maurice Doursenot
37. Marie-Louise Barriere
9. Renée Yvonne Doursenot
38. Leonard Gay
19. Marthe Gay
39. Marguerite Laforest
2. Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
40. Frederick VIII of Denmark
20. Christian X of Denmark
41. Princess Lovisa of Sweden
10. Frederick IX of Denmark
42. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
21. Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
43. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
5. Margrethe II of Denmark
44. Gustaf V of Sweden
22. Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
45. Princess Victoria of Baden
11. Princess Ingrid of Sweden
46. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
23. Princess Margaret of Connaught
47. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
1. Princess Josephine of Denmark
48. Peter Donaldson
24. Alexander Donaldson
49. Annie Horn
12. Peter Donaldson
50. John Stevenson
25. Jean Stevenson
51. Roy Ritchie
6. John Dalgleish Donaldson
52. Charles Dalgleish
26. John Dalgleish
53. Jane Hay
13. Mary Dalgleish
54. Andrew Baisley
27. Barbara McDonald Baisley
55. Jessie Sutherland
3. Mary Elizabeth Donaldson
56. Archibald Horne
28. John Thomas Tait Horne
57. Mary Anna Tait
14. Archibald Horne
58. Henry Clark
29. Henrietta Clark
59. Helen Currie
7. Henrietta Clark Horne
60. Thomas Melrose
30. William Melrose
61. Janet Dickson
15. Elizabeth Gibson Melrose
62. Robert Smith
31. Catherine Smith
63. Elizabeth Gibson
Princess Josephine of Denmark
Born: 8 January 2011
Danish royalty
Preceded by Line of succession to the Danish throne
5th position 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne

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