Prince Joachim of Denmark

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Prince Joachim
File:Prins Joachim av Danmark.jpg
Joachim at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, 8 June 2013
Born (1969-06-07) 7 June 1969 (age 54)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Spouse Alexandra Manley
(m. 1995; div. 2005)
Marie Cavallier
(m. 2008)
Issue Prince Nikolai
Prince Felix
Prince Henrik
Princess Athena
Full name
Danish: Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian
Father Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
Mother Margrethe II of Denmark
Religion Church of Denmark

Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, RE, SKmd (Danish pronunciation: [pʰʁæns ˈjoækʰimˀ]; Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian; born 7 June 1969 in Copenhagen) is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. Joachim is sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, following his elder brother, Crown Prince Frederik, and Frederik's four children.

Early life

Prince Joachim was born on 7 June 1969 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, and was christened on 15 July 1969 in Aarhus Cathedral, the first member of the royal family to have been christened outside of Copenhagen. His godparents were his maternal aunt, Princess Benedikte of Denmark; his paternal uncle, Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat; King Harald V of Norway; and Princess Christina of Sweden.

Prince Joachim attended school as a private pupil from 1974 until 1976 at Amalienborg Palace and then from 1976 until 1982 at Krebs' Skole in Copenhagen. In the period 1982–1983 the Prince studied as a boarder at École des Roches in Normandy (France). In 1986, Prince Joachim graduated from the Øregaard Gymnasium. In 1991–1993, he completed his studies in agrarian economics at Den Classenske Agerbrugskole Næsgaard. The Prince's first language is Danish, but he also speaks French, English and German.[1]

Military career

Prince Joachim began his military education in 1987 as a recruit in the Queen's Own Regiment. In 1988 the prince became a sergeant, and a year later, a lieutenant of the engineering. Prince Joachim served as a platoon commander of a tank squadron from 1989 to 1990. In 1990 the Prince gained the rank of first lieutenant of the reserve, and in 1992 he was appointed Captain of the reserve. After appointment to Major of the reserve in 2005, the Prince remains active in the defence reserve.

Marriage and children

First marriage

On 18 November 1995 Joachim married in Frederiksborg Palace Church in Hillerød, near Copenhagen, Alexandra Christina Manley, now Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg, a Hong Kong-born former sales and marketing deputy chief executive of British, Chinese, Czech and Austrian ancestry. They had two sons:

On 16 September 2004 the couple announced their separation, and divorced on 8 April 2005. Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg subsequently married again and lost the title Princess of Denmark. She continues to live and work in Denmark and the couple share joint custody of their sons.

Second marriage

On 3 October 2007 the Danish Royal Court announced that Prince Joachim had become engaged to Marie Cavallier, now Princess Marie of Denmark. The wedding took place on 24 May 2008 in Møgeltønder Church – in which the christening of Prince Felix had taken place – near Schackenborg Manor. The wedding date marked the 73rd anniversary of the wedding of Joachim's grandparents, King Frederick IX and Ingrid of Sweden.[2] The couple has two children:

None of his children are styled as a Royal Highness per the Danish Royal Court. All children hold the additional style of their father as Count/Countess of Monpezat.

Titles and styles

Joachim is styled as "His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat". He has been Prince of Denmark since birth and Count of Monpezat since 29 April 2008, when Queen Margrethe granted the title to her male-line descendants.[5]

Honours and decorations

Coat of arms of Prince Joachim

See also : List of honours of the Danish Royal Family by country

National honours

  • Denmark Knight of the Order of the Elephant (R.E.)
  • Denmark Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (S.Kmd.)
  • Denmark 14 January 1997: The Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen
  • Denmark 11 June 2009: Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort
  • Denmark 16 April 2010: Commemorative 70th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen
  • Denmark 14 January 2012: Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen
  • Denmark 16 April 2015: Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen

Foreign honours

He was awarded:[6]

Additional information

The Dansk Rugby Union (DRU) website names Prince Joachim as the patron of the DRU.[11] He participated in a classic-car race, part of the GTC-TC championship: he drove a BMW 2002, sharing the ride with Derek Bell.[12]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Joachim of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Count Aristide de Laborde de Monpezat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Jeanne-Emilie Borde
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Count André de Laborde de Monpezat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Eugene Hallberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Henriette Hallberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Clara Vernhes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Jean-Alfred Doursenot
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Maurice Doursenot
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Marie-Louise Barriere
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Renée Yvonne Doursenot
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Leonard Gay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Marthe Gay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Marguerite Laforest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Joachim of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Frederick VIII of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Christian X of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Louise of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Frederick IX of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Margrethe II of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Gustaf V of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Princess Victoria of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Ingrid of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Margaret of Connaught
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ Official website
  2. ↑ Joachim og Marie bliver gift til maj, Politiken 21 November 2007
  3. ↑ The Danish Monarchy – A Prince is born
  4. ↑ (Danish) Det blev en Prinsesse
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Official website, translation
  7. ↑ DECRETO DE 5 DE SETEMBRO DE 2007 - website JusBrasil
  8. ↑ PPE Agency, State visit of Greece in Denmark, 05/2009, Joachim
  9. ↑ Royal Forums, Article on state visit
  10. ↑ Getty Images
  11. ↑ Dansk Rugby Union
  12. ↑ GTC-TC’71 + GTC-TC’81 Competitors 2007

External links

Prince Joachim of Denmark
Born: 7 June 1969
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Danish throne
6th position		 Succeeded by
Prince Nikolai of Denmark
Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Arthur, son of Victoria
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