Joachim to Denmark
Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian, Prince of Denmark , Count of Monpezat (born June 7, 1969 in Copenhagen ) is the second son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband Henrik , Prince of Denmark. He is a member of the Oldenburg family .
Life
childhood and education
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The prince was baptized on July 15, 1969 in Aarhus Cathedral and confirmed on June 10, 1982 in the chapel of Frederiksborg Castle . He belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran state church of Denmark .
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From 1974 to 1982 he attended the elementary school Krebs' Skole and at the same time was taught by private teachers at Amalienborg Palace from 1974 to 1976 . The prince spent the school year 1982/1983 at the boarding school École des Roches in Normandy in France . In 1986 he completed his education at Øregaard Gymnasium . He then worked for two years on a farm in Wagga Wagga in Australia .
From 1991 to 1993, Prince Joachim completed his training as a farmer. In order to expand his management experience, Prince Joachim worked from 1993 to 1995 for the AP Møller-Maersk Group in Hong Kong and France . The prince resided for a long time at Schackenborg Castle in Møgeltønder, Sønderjylland . There he managed the associated goods. In July 2014 it was announced that Prince Joachim and his wife were moving their main residence to Copenhagen. There they have a city apartment in Amalienborg Palace . Schackenborg Castle was given to a foundation.
In 1987 he began his military training and rose in the following years to lieutenant in the reserve. Prince Joachim has been a major of the reserve in the Danish army since 2005.
On September 1, 2020, he was supposed to take up a post as Danish military attaché in Paris.
In addition to his native Danish, he speaks French, English and German.
Marriages and offspring
1994 met Prince Joachim Alexandra Christina Manley (born June 30, 1964 in Hong Kong ) at a party in Hong Kong. He married her on November 18, 1995 in the Frederiksborg Castle Chapel . On September 16, 2004, the couple announced their divorce. The marriage was divorced on April 8, 2005. The prince shares custody of the two sons with his ex-wife.
With Alexandra Manley, Prince Joachim has two sons:
- Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of Denmark , Count of Monpezat (born August 28, 1999 in Copenhagen). The prince was baptized on November 6, 1999 in the chapel of Fredensborg Palace. His godparents are Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark , Prince Edward of Great Britain , Peter Steentrup, his aunt Nicola Baird and Camilla Flint. The prince visits the Cancer School in Copenhagen.
- Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark , Count of Monpezat (born July 22, 2002 in Copenhagen). The prince was baptized on October 4, 2002 in Møgeltønder. His godparents are Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Oscar Davidsen Siesby, Damian Sibley, his aunt Martina Bent and Annick Boel. The prince goes to the same school as his brother.
Prince Joachim has been married to Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier from France (born February 6, 1976 in Paris ) since 2008 . The couple met during a hunt in Denmark in 2002 and had been in a relationship since mid-2005. In 2006 they separated for a few months. The couple got engaged in Turkey in the summer of 2007 and on October 3, 2007, the Danish court officially announced the engagement. The wedding took place on May 24, 2008 in Møgeltønder .
With Marie Cavallier, Prince Joachim has two children:
- Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (born May 4, 2009 in Copenhagen). The prince was baptized on July 26, 2009 in Møgeltønder. His godparents were Crown Princess Mary of Denmark , Benjamin Grandet, Charles Cavallier, Britt Davidsen Siesbye and Christian Scherfig.
- Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (born January 24, 2012 in Copenhagen). The princess was baptized on May 20, 2012 in Møgeltønder. Her godparents are her maternal uncles Gregory Grandet and Edouard Cavallier, Carina Axelsson, the partner of Gustav von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , who is a cousin of Prince Joachim, Julie Mirabaud, Diego de Lavandeyra and Henriette Steenstrup.
The prince was third in line to the Danish throne when he was born . From his mother's coronation in 1972 to the birth of his nephew Christian in 2005, he was second in line to the throne. He is now in 6th place in the line of succession. His sons are in 7th, 8th and 9th place, his daughter Athena in 10th place.
Title and coat of arms
Since his birth Joachim has had the title of Prince of Denmark (Danish: prins til Danmark ). On April 30, 2008, the Danish royal family announced that the descendants of the royal couple and their spouses would receive the title "Count / Countess of Monpezat". The family coat of arms of his father was also integrated into the prince's personal coat of arms. Its heart shield shows not only the coat of arms of the House of Oldenburg, but also that of the Counts of Monpezat.
ancestors
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| Great-great-grandparents |
Count Aristide de Laborde de Monpezat |
Eugen Ludwig Heinrich Hallberg |
Jean Alfred Doursenot |
Léonard Gay (1846–1918) |
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| Great grandparents |
Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1868–1929) |
Maurice Doursenot |
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King Gustav VI. Adolf (Sweden) (1882–1973) |
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| Grandparents |
Count André de Laborde de Monpezat (1907–1998) |
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| parents |
Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1934–2018) |
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Joachim, Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (* 1969) |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joachim Prince of Denmark, Greve af Monpezat on genealogics.org
- ^ Official curriculum vitae, English ( Memento from June 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Schackenborg Slot overdrages til nystiftet fond , official announcement from the royal family on kongehuset.dk , (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.
- ↑ Prins Joachim and prinsesse Marie dropper Schackenborg and flytter til København , article on the website of the Danish broadcaster DR , (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/haben-heute/wissenschaften-heute-vom-27-juli-2020-100.html
- ↑ Press conference on engagement, Reuters
- ↑ AFP: Danish Prince Joachim said “Yes” for the second time , from May 24, 2008, accessed on May 25, 2008
- ↑ Birth of the Prince, Spiegel-Online
- ↑ TV2: Danmark har fået en ny prins i nat “Denmark got a new prince last night”, May 4, 2009
- ↑ http://kongehuset.dk/Menu/materiale/dab-den-20-maj-2012/prinsessens-navn
- ↑ Official press release on the birth of the princess, January 24, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Princess Josephine | Danish succession to the throne | Prince Nikolai |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Joachim to Denmark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian Prince of Denmark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish nobleman, Prince of Denmark |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th June 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |