Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Born May 26, 1968 (age 38) Copenhagen, Denmark Other names Frederik André Henrik Christian Title Crown Prince of Denmark Spouse Crown Princess Mary Children Prince Christian

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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 Hillingsø. If Crown Prince Frederik becomes king as expected, he will be known as King Frederik X of Denmark. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Kronprinsesse Mary in Danish), 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. ... Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian Valdemar Henri John), born 15 October 2005, is the son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary. ... The Danish Royal Family includes The Queen of Denmark and her family. ... Image File history File links Denmark_large_coa. ... Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark. ... Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (né Count1 Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, b. ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Kronprinsesse Mary in Danish), 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. ... Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian Valdemar Henri John), born 15 October 2005, is the son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary. ... Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. ... His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark (Nikolai William Alexander Frederik) (b. ... His Highness Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian, Prince of Denmark (b. ... Princess Benedikte of Denmark (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid), born in Copenhagen 29 April 1944, is the second daughter of King Frederik 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. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark. ... Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (né Count1 Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, 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, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony, (October 11, 1927 – January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels. ...

Education and military service

The Crown Prince attended Krebs' Skole during the years 1974-1981, from 1974-1976 as a private pupil at Amalienborg Palace, and from the third form at Krebs' Skole. In the period 1982-1983, the Crown Prince was a boarder at École des Roches in Normandy, France. In 1986, Crown Prince Frederik graduated from the upper secondary school of Øregaard Gymnasium. Amalienborg, with the Marble Church at the top Amalienborg Palace (Danish: Amalienborg Slot) is the winter home of the Danish royal family. ...

He studied at Harvard University from 1992-1993 under the name of Frederik Henriksen,studying political science. He then took up a position for three months with the Danish UN mission in New York in 1994. He received an MSc 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. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1636,[2] Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning still operating in the United States. ... 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. ... NY redirects here. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Aarhus Universitet or 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. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He has 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. // This page describes a type of scuba diver. ... The Danish Frogman Corps (Danish: Frømandskorpset) is an elite special forces frogman corps in the Royal Danish Navy. ...

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

In the period 2001 and 2002, the Crown Prince completed further training for leaders at the Royal Danish Defence College. Crown Prince Frederik remains active in the defence, and in the period 2002-2003 served as a staff officer at Defence Command Denmark, and from 2003 as a senior lecturer with the Institute of Strategy at the Royal Danish Defence College. 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. Image File history File links Denmark_large_coa. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... HRH is an abbreviation for the style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Marriage and children

In the Council of State on 8 October 2003, Queen Margrethe 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 in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Kronprinsesse Mary in Danish), 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 Games/Games of the New Millennium, 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). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copenhagen Cathedral is a Cathedral church in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ...

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 Prince. As it is a tradition in the Royal House that kings are named either Frederik or Christian, the baby was baptised Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John on the 21 January 2006. 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). ... Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian Valdemar Henri John), born 15 October 2005, is the son of Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

On 26 October 2006, the Danish court announced that Crown Princess Mary is pregnant with her second child, due to be born at Copenhagen University Hospital in early May, 2007. [1] October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen Rigshospitalet - or simply Riget (as in Lars von Triers mini-series The Kingdom) - is The National Hospital in Denmark, situated in Copenhagen. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Other information

The Crown Prince couple currently resides in a side building at Fredensborg Palace, called The Chancellery House. They are expected to move to Amalienborg sometime in the future. The home of the Danish Royal Family, which is currently headed by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. Categories: Articles to be expanded | Denmark-related stubs ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Amalienborg, with the Marble Church at the top Amalienborg Palace (Danish: Amalienborg Slot) is the winter home of the Danish royal family. ...

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. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation) or EUR (disambiguation). ...

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 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ... Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah; later Crown Princess of Sweden; 15 January 1882 – 1 May 1920) was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, and his wife, Princess Luise Margarete of Prussia. ... 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. ... HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent. ... 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 the Dannebrog
• Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
• The Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (accession to the Danish throne)

Foreign Decorations: The Order of the Elephant is the highest order of Denmark. ... The Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671. ...

• 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 Merit of 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. The Order of the Seraphim or the Order of His Majesty the King (Swedish Serafimerorden or ) is a Swedish Royal order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star. ... 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. ... The Bundesverdienstkreuz (the official name is Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) is the only general Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... 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. ...

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External links

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