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Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat
Prince Consort of Denmark
TitlesHRH The Prince Consort of Denmark (2005-)
HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark (1967-2005)
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1934-1967)
Born11 June 1934 (1934-06-11) (age 74)
BirthplaceFlag of France Talence, Gironde, France
Consort14 January 1972 - present
Consort toMargrethe II
IssuePrince Frederik, Prince Joachim
FatherAndré de Laborde de Monpezat
MotherRenée Doursenot

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (né Count[1] Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, b. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Gironde (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 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Princess Margrethe was born, to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. Education and military service His godparents include Prince Georg of Denmark Baron Maximilien de Watteville-Berckheim Count Etienne de Laborde de Monpezat Queen Anne-Marie Early life His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden. 11 June 1934), is the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Early life Princess Margrethe was born, to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid.

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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). Talence is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Gironde (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 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. He spent his first five years in French Indo-China (now Vietnam) where his father was in charge of family business interests. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially He returned to Hanoi in 1950, graduating from the French secondary school there in 1952. Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, 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. 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). Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO is located in Paris, France He also studied in Hong Kong in 1957 and Saigon in 1958. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders

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 (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The Algerian War ( French: Guerre d'Algérie; 1954-1962 also known as Algerian War of Independence, led to Algeria 's independence from The 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. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. An heir presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne peerage or other hereditary honor but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir apparent 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). Education and military service His godparents include Prince Georg of Denmark Baron Maximilien de Watteville-Berckheim Count Etienne de Laborde de Monpezat Queen Anne-Marie Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Henrik and his wife, Queen Margrethe II, also have three grandsons: Prince Christian, Prince Nikolai, and Prince Felix, and one granddaughter, Princess Isabella. Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Prins Christian Valdemar Henri John til Danmark greve af Monpezat born 15 October 2005) is a member of Titles styles honours and arms Title 28 August 1999 – 29 April 2008: His Highness Prince Titles styles honours and arms Title 22 July 2002 – 29 April 2008: His Highness Prince Birth The princess was born at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital at 402pm

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. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the He also speaks fluent English, Chinese, and Vietnamese. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam)

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. In some countries apart from being kept as pets certain breeds of Dogs are raised on farms and Slaughtered for their meat

2002 "Flight" from Denmark

In 2002, Henrik left Denmark and went to stay at the couple's Château de Caïx in Cahors in southern France. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cahors (kaɔʁ Occitan: Caors pronounced kaˈurs ˈkɔws ˈkɔw is the principal town and commune in south west France capital of the 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. New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though Henrik felt "pushed aside, degraded and humiliated"[2] at the fact that he was relegated to "third place in the royal hierarchy. "

"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 for the incident. The Prince Consort spent three weeks in Caix, and did not appear with his wife as expected at the wedding of Dutch Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta[4] After three weeks, Henrik returned to Denmark and resumed his Royal duties. Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange (in Dutch: Prins van Oranje Princess Máxima of the Netherlands ( Née Máxima Zorreguieta; born May 17, 1971) is the spouse of Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange

Publications

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

Royal titles
Preceded by
Ingrid of Sweden		Prince Consort of Denmark
1972–present		Incumbent

Titles

Danish Royal Family
Other branches


Gallery

Henrik with Albert II & Queen Paola of Belgium, Bernadette Chirac, President Jorge Sampaio of Portugal, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush of the United States, President Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines at the funeral of John Paul II. Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta of Sweden, ( 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was the Queen consort of King Due to unions the queens of 1380 - 1814 was also queens of Norway, and the queens of 1389 - 1520 was also (though with interruptions queens of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation The Danish Royal Family includes The Queen of Denmark and her family Early life Princess Margrethe was born, to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. Education and military service His godparents include Prince Georg of Denmark Baron Maximilien de Watteville-Berckheim Count Etienne de Laborde de Monpezat Queen Anne-Marie Early life Mary was born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Prins Christian Valdemar Henri John til Danmark greve af Monpezat born 15 October 2005) is a member of Birth The princess was born at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital at 402pm Early life His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden. Early life Marie Cavallier was born in Paris, France. She is the only child of Françoise Grassiot and Alain Cavallier Titles styles honours and arms Title 28 August 1999 – 29 April 2008: His Highness Prince Titles styles honours and arms Title 22 July 2002 – 29 April 2008: His Highness Prince Children and grandchildren Gustav Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, born 12 January 1969 Princess Alexandra Birth and early life Anne-Marie was born a Princess of Denmark at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. Life Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education Titles Donna Paola Princess Ruffo di Calabria ( 1937 - 1959) Her Royal Highness The Princess of Liège ( 1959 Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac, born Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel (born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the former First has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da Background Sampaio was born in Lisbon on 18 September 1939 The Sampaio family lived abroad in the United States and England for some years Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4 1946 is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States, George W The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the Republic (Eesti Vabariigi President is the Head of state of the Republic of Estonia. Arnold Rüütel (ˈɑr̺nold̥ ˈr̺yːtɛl UPA: rüütel'' (born May 10, 1928) was the President of the Republic of Estonia from Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The funeral of Pope John Paul II was held on April 8 2005, six days after his death on April 2.

References

  1. ^ The Laborde de Monpezat family style themselves as counts, though their right to the use of that title is disputed: Pierre-Marie Dioudonnat's Encyclopédie de la fausse noblesse et de la noblesse d'apparence (p. A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin 208) states that Jean de Laborde received royal letters patent of ennoblement in 1655, conditional on his reception as a noble in the Estates of the province of Béarn where his lands were located. Letters patent are a type of Legal instrument in the form of an Open letter issued by a Monarch or Government, granting an office right Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime The States or the Estates signifies in different countries and Dominions the assembly of the ( feudalistic) representatives of the Estates of This article is about the former French province for the warship see French aircraft carrier Béarn Béarn ( Gascon: Bearn But this condition was never fulfilled, as the Estates refused Laborde's petitions in 1703 and again in 1707. Although the comital title has been used by the family as if it were a titre de courtoisie, traditionally the royal court and French society accepted such titles only when used by genuinely noble families. A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of Nobility used by children former wives and other close relatives of a peer. A court is a forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour administrative and criminal Justice under its On the other hand, since the title was assumed by Henrik's ancestor prior to the twentieth century, it is possible he was unaware of the misuse until his family's history was scrutinized by genealogists after his engagement. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of Henrik's 1996 autobiography acknowledges the unsuccessful ennoblement.
  2. ^ BBC News | EUROPE | Runaway prince returns home
  3. ^ BBC News | EUROPE | Runaway prince returns home
  4. ^ BBC News | EUROPE | 'Degraded' Danish prince takes time out
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The Prince Consort of Denmark
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