Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat
Prince Consort of Denmark
Titles	HRH The Prince Consort of Denmark (2005-) HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark (1967-2005) Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1934-1967)
Born	11 June 1934 (1934-06-11) (age 73)
Birthplace	Talence, Gironde, France
Consort	14 January 1972 - present
Consort to	Margrethe II
Issue	Prince Frederik, Prince Joachim
Father	André de Laborde de Monpezat
Mother	Renée Doursenot

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (né "Count"^[1] Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, b. 11 June 1934), is the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Talence is a commune in the département of Gironde and the Aquitaine région of France. ... Gironde (Occitan: Gironda) is a common name for the Gironde Estuary - sound where merge the mouths of the Garonne river and of the Dordogne river - and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant of Denmark. ... 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. ... Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cleopatra is one of the most well-known queens regnant A queen regnant (plural queens regnant) is a woman monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal powers of a king, in contrast with a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king, and in and of her... Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant of Denmark. ...

Early life

Henrik was born in Talence, Gironde, France, the son of "Count" André de Laborde de Monpezat¹ (1907-1998) and his wife, the former Renée Doursenot (1908- 2001). He spent his first five years in French Indo-China (now Vietnam) where his father was in charge of family business interests. He returned to Hanoi in 1950, graduating from the French secondary school there in 1952. Between 1952 and 1957 he simultaneously studied law and political science at the Sorbonne, Paris, and Chinese and Vietnamese at the École Nationale des Langues Orientales (now known as INALCO). He also studied in Hong Kong in 1957 and Saigon in 1958. Talence is a commune in the département of Gironde and the Aquitaine région of France. ... Gironde (Occitan: Gironda) is a common name for the Gironde Estuary - sound where merge the mouths of the Garonne river and of the Dordogne river - and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France. ... Hanoi (Vietnamese: Hà Ná»™i, Hán Tá»±: 河内)  , estimated population 3,145,300 (2005), is the capital of Vietnam. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: ) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganised as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) is located in Paris, France. ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ...

After military service with the French Army in the Algerian War between 1959 and 1962, in 1962 he joined the French Foreign Affairs ministry, working as a Secretary at the embassy in London from 1963 to 1967. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Army of the land), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and the largest. ... Combatants FLN (1954-62) MNA (1954-62) France (1954-62) FAF (1960-61) OAS (1961-62) Commanders Mostefa Benboulaïd Ferhat Abbas Hocine Aït Ahmed Ahmed Ben Bella Krim Belkacem Larbi Ben MHidi Rabah Bitat Mohamed Boudiaf Messali Hadj Paul Cherrière (1954-55) Henri Lorillot (1955-56... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

Prince Consort

On 10 June 1967 he married Princess Margrethe, the heiress presumptive to the Danish throne. At the time of the wedding his name was Danicised to Henrik. They have two children, Crown Prince Frederik (born 26 May 1968) and Prince Joachim (born 7 June 1969). Prince Henrik and his wife, Queen Margrethe II, also have three grandsons: HRH Prince Christian, HH Prince Nikolai, and HH Prince Felix, and one granddaughter, HRH Princess Isabella. is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... An heir presumptive is one who is first in line to inherit a title or property, such as a monarchy, because there is not yet an heir apparent. ... Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince Frederik in soldier uniform HRH Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark (born May 26, 1968) is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian Valdemar Henri John), born 15 October 2005, is the son of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife, the Australian born Crown Princess Mary. ... Prince Nikolai of Denmark (Nikolai William Alexander Frederik) (b. ... Prince Felix of Denmark (Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian) (b. ... Princess Isabella of Denmark (Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe) (born 21 April 2007) is the daughter of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife, the Australian-born Crown Princess Mary. ...

Prince Henrik's native language is French, though he quickly learned Danish after his marriage, but Danes still joke about his grasp of Danish and his thick French accent. He also speaks fluent English, Chinese, and Vietnamese. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

He received somewhat of a press-grilling for admitting that he is fond of the taste of dog.[1], this despite the fact that he is honorary president of the Danish Dachshund Club. A platter of cooked dog meat in Guilin, China Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

2002 "Flight" from Denmark

In 2002, Henrik left Denmark and went to stay at the couple's chateau in Caix in southern France. The reason for Henrik's departure from Denmark was due to a New Year's Day reception in which his son, Crown Prince Frederik, was appointed host in the absence of Queen Margrethe. Henrik felt "pushed aside, degraded and humiliated"^[2] at the fact that he was relegated to "third place in the royal hierarchy." Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the date January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ...

"For many years I have been Denmark's number two," he said. "I've been satisfied with that role, but I don't want to be relegated to number three after so many years." Henrik "fled" Denmark to reflect on his status in the Danish Royal Family. Queen Margrethe flew to France to meet with her husband.^[3] Henrik stressed that neither his wife or son were to blame to the incident. The Prince Consort spent three weeks in Caix, and did not appear with his wife as expected at the wedding of the Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta^[4] After three weeks, Henrik returned to Denmark and resumed his royal duties. Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, (Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand Prins van Oranje, Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, born April 27, 1967) is the eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and is the heir apparent to the Dutch throne, with the style... Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (née Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; born May 17, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is the wife of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir to the Dutch throne and eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. ...

Publications

Prince Henrik has translated several books into Danish, as well as publishing several other books.

• In 1981, under the pseudonym H.M. Vejerbjerg he and the Queen translated Simone de Beauvoir's Tous les hommes sont mortels.
• Chemin faisant, 1982, a volume of French poems.
• Destin oblige, 1996, his memoirs as Prince Consort.
• Ikke Altid Gåselever (not always goose liver), 1999, a selection of favourite recipes.
• Cantabile, 2000, poems.
• Les escargots de Marie Lanceline, 2003.

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Titles

• Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1934-1967)
• His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark (1967-2005)
• His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark (2005-present)

The Danish Royal Family includes The Queen of Denmark and her family. ... Image File history File links Denmark_large_coa. ... Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant of Denmark. ... 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. ... Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Danish: ), née Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, was born 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, and is the wife of Crown Prince Frederik who is the heir to the Danish throne. ... Prince Christian of Denmark (Christian Valdemar Henri John), born 15 October 2005, is the son of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife, the Australian born Crown Princess Mary. ... Princess Isabella of Denmark (Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe) (born 21 April 2007) is the daughter of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark 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. ... Prince Nikolai of Denmark (Nikolai William Alexander Frederik) (b. ... Prince Felix of Denmark (Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian) (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 of Greece, (born Princess Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Denmark) (Greek: Άννα-Μαρία Βασίλισσα των Ελλήνων, pronounced in Greek, Anna Maria) (born 30 August 1946) is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece, who was deposed in referendums in 1973 and in 1974. ... Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margarethe Désirée) (b. ...

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