'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 ''King Frederik X of Denmark''.
Education and military service
The Crown Prince attended elementary school at 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.
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. The Crown Prince was posted as First Secretary to the Danish Embassy in
Paris from October
1998-October
1999.
He has completed extensive military studies and training in all three services, notably completing education as a combat swimmer (also:
frogman) (Danish ''Frømand'') in the naval special forces
Danish Frogman Corps. His time as a frogman earned him the nickname "''Pingo''".
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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.
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.
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.
On
26 October,
2006, the Danish court announced that the Crown Princess was pregnant with her second child. On
21 April,
2007, The Crown Princess gave birth to a baby daughter at
Copenhagen University Hospital, the first Danish princess born since
1946. The Crown Prince was at his wife's side the entire time. Their daughter was christened on
1 July 2007, and baptised Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe.
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 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%.
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.
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:
★ 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.
Ancestry
References
1. http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/princefrederik/
External links
★
Official website
★
Genealogics.org
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