Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark

Danish Royal Family HM The Queen HRH The Prince Consort HRH The Crown Prince HRH The Crown Princess HRH Prince Christian HRH Prince Joachim HH Prince Nikolai HH Prince Felix HRH Princess Benedikte HM Queen Anne-Marie HH Princess Elisabeth HH Princess Alexandra

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (born Frederik André Henrik Christian on 26 May 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II and her husband, Prince Consort Henrik. Frederik is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. His godparents include Prince Georg of Denmark, Baron de Watteville-Berckheim, Count Etienne de Laborde de Monpezat, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, and Birgitta Juel Hillingso. Image File history File links His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark and is styled HM The Queen. ... H.R.H Prince Henrik, KFOR team 1, December 1999 His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark (né Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat1, b. ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (née Mary Elizabeth Donaldson), born 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the wife of Crown Prince Frederik, the heir apparent to the Danish throne. ... A photo of Prince Christian from 14 November 2005. ... Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Valdemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark. ... His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark (Nikolai William Alexander Frederik) (b. ... His Highness Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian, Prince of Denmark (b. ... Her Royal Highness Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, née Glucksburg, born 29 April 1944) is a daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and Queen Ingrid. ... Queen Anne-Marie (born Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, 30 August 1946) is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed by a military coup in 1967. ... Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margarethe Désirée) (b. ... Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Countess of Frederiksborg (née Alexandra Christina Manley), born 30 June 1964, is a member of the Danish Royal House. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark and is styled HM The Queen. ... H.R.H Prince Henrik, KFOR team 1, December 1999 His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark (né Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat1, b. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Queen Anne-Marie (born Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark, 30 August 1946) is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed by a military coup in 1967. ... Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, Princess of Belgium and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, (October 11, 1927 - January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels. ...

Education and Military Service

He studied at Harvard University from 1992-1993 studying the Science of Government. He then took up a position for three months with the Danish UN mission in New York in 1994. He received an MA in Political Science from the University of Aarhus, which he completed in February 1995. HRH was posted as First Secretary to the Danish Embassy in Paris from October 1998-October 1999. He has also completed extensive military studies and training in all three services, notably completing education as a frogman (Danish Frømand) in the naval special forces Danish Frogman Corps. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... University of Aarhus The University of Aarhus is a university based in Ã…rhus, Denmark. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in Paris, is an international symbol of the city. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Frogman is a popular term for a scuba diver. ... The Danish Frogman Corps (Danish: Frømandskorpset) is an elite special forces frogman corps in the Royal Danish Navy. ...

Marriage and Children

In the Council of State on 8 October 2003, Her Majesty gave her consent to the marriage of Crown Prince Frederik to Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, an Australian marketing consultant whom the prince met when he was attending the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The wedding took place on 14 May 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, Copenhagen. The Council of State (Statsrådet) The Council of State (Statsrådet) is the Danish Privy Council. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (née Mary Elizabeth Donaldson), born 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the wife of Crown Prince Frederik, the heir apparent to the Danish throne. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Copenhagen Cathedral is a Cathedral church in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ...

On 25 April 2005 the Danish royal court announced that Crown Princess Mary was pregnant with the couple's first child, and on 15 October 2005 she gave birth to a boy. The child was baptised as Christian Valdemar Henri John on the 21 January 2006. As it is a tradition in the Royal House, that the kings' names are either Frederik or Christian, Crown prince Frederik's son is known as Prince Christian. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A photo of Prince Christian from 14 November 2005. ...

Other information

The Crown Prince receives a government allowance or appanage of approximately DKK 14,500,000 or about €1,950,000, of which the Crown Princess is entitled to 10%. The system of appanage has greatly influenced the territorial construction of France and explains the flag of many provinces of France. ... The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...

As a descendant of Queen Victoria through her granddaughter, Princess Margaret of Connaught, daughter of her 3rd son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Prince Frederik is on the Line of succession to the British Throne as well, currently number 214, right after the Swedish Royal Family. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1 January 1877, until her death. ... Princess Margaret of Connaught, Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah Wettin (January 15, 1882 - May 1, 1920), Crown Princess of Sweden, was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, the Princess Luise Marguerite of Prussia, and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Dated October 30th, 1869, by Notman His Royal Highness The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert) (1 May 1850 - 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, a son of Queen Victoria. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden, who are entitled to royal titles, and some of which are performing various official engagements on behalf of the Royal Family and ceremonial duties of State. ...

He has a number of decorations most notable of which are:

• Knight of the Order of the Elephant
• Grand Commander of the Order of Dannebrog
• Silver Cross of the Order of Dannebrog
• The Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (accession to the Danish throne)

Foreign Decorations:

• Grand Cross of the Order of Honourable Service, Italy (It.F.1.),
• The Order of the Seraphim, Sweden (S.Sph.),
• The Order of Saint Olav, Grand Cross, Norway (N.St.0.1.),
• The Order of the White Rose, Grand Cross, Finland (Fi.H.R.1.),
• The Order of Leopold, Grand Cross, Belgium (B.L.1.),
• The Order of the Chrysanthemum, Japan (J.Krys),
• The Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross, Brazil (Br.S.K.1.),
• The Order of the Rio Branco, Grand Cross, Brazil (Br.R.B.1.),
• The Order of Service for the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross (Ty.F.R.F.1).

He also has had many years in the Danish Armed Forces and in April 2004, the Crown Prince was appointed commander, senior grade in the navy, lieutenant colonel in the army and lieutenant colonel in the air force. Order of St. ... There are three official orders in Finland: the Order of the Cross of Liberty, the Order of the White Rose of Finland (Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta) and the Order of the Lion of Finland. ... Order of Leopold The Order of Leopold is the highest military order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold I. The decoration was established in 1832 and is awarded for extreme bravery in combat or for meritorious service of immense benefit to the Belgian nation. ... The Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (大勳位菊花章, literally Grand Order of the Badge of the Chrysanthemums) is Japans highest order. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...

Styles of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

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External links

• Official website
• Interactive fullscreen panoramas from the Royal Wedding
• HKH Kronprins Frederik Gallery