Saturday, April 5, 2014

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, RE, SKmd (Frederik André Henrik Christian; Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁæðˀʁæɡ̊]; born 26 May 1968) is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort. If he succeeds to the Danish throne as expected, he will be known as His Majesty, King Frederik X.


Crown Prince Frederik was born at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, on 26 May 1968, to the then Princess Margrethe, oldest daughter of Frederick IX and heiress presumptive to the Danish throne, and Prince Henrik.


He was christened on 24 June 1968, at Holmens Kirke, in Copenhagen. He was named Frederik after his maternal grandfather, King Frederick IX, continuing the Danish royal tradition of the heir apparent being named either Frederik or Christian. His middle names honor his paternal grandfather, André de Laborde de Monpezat; his father, Prince Henrik; and his maternal great-grandfather, Christian X. Frederik's godparents include his paternal uncle, Count Etienne de Laborde de Monpezat; his maternal aunt, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece; Prince Georg of Denmark; Baron Christian de Watteville-Berckheim; Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg; and Mrs Birgitta Juel Hillingsø.















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