Prince Henrik of Denmark (born 2009)

Prince Henrik
Count of Monpezat
Prince Henrik in March 2016
Born (2009-05-04) 4 May 2009
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Full name
Henrik Carl Joachim Alain
Father Prince Joachim of Denmark
Mother Marie Cavallier

Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (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] after his paternal grandfather, his father, and his maternal grandfather. Henrik's second name, Carl, is possibly after his last surviving great-granduncle, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916–2012), who attended his christening.[4]

His godparents are the Crown Princess of Denmark (paternal aunt), Charles Cavallier and Benjamin Grandet (maternal uncles) Britt Davidsen Siesbye and Christian Scherfig.[5]

On 11 August 2015, he started school at Sct. Joseph Søstrenes Skole – a Catholic private school in Ordrup.[6]

Titles and styles

Henrik is styled as His Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat.[7]

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ The Danish Monarchy – A Prince is born Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Date set for christening of Danish prince
  3. ↑ Farfar og morfar i prinsens navn
  4. ↑ Lilleprinsen opkaldt efter farfar
  5. ↑ Faddere
  6. ↑ Lille prins Henrik skal gå i katolsk privatskole
  7. ↑ "His Highness Prince Henrik". Danish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
Prince Henrik of Denmark (born 2009)
Born: 4 May 2009
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Felix of Denmark		 Line of succession to the Danish throne
9th position		 Succeeded by
Princess Athena of Denmark
Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Arthur, son of Victoria
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