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, father =
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat Prince Henrik of Denmark (; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the husband of Margrethe II of Denmark. He served as her royal consort from Margrethe's accession on 14 January 1972 unt ...
, mother =
Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...
, house =
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(official)
Monpezat (
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) , religion =
Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...
, occupation = Military Attaché, Royal Danish Embassy in France, Special expert at
Danish Defence Danish Defence ( da, Forsvaret, fo, Danska verjan, kl, Illersuisut) is the unified armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark charged with the defence of Denmark and its constituent, self-governing nations Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The De ...
, signature = Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (; Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian; born 7 June 1969) is a member of the
Danish royal family The Danish royal family is the dynastic family of the monarch. All members of the Danish royal family except Queen Margrethe II hold the title of ''Prince/Princess of Denmark''. Dynastic children of the monarch and of the heir apparent are accor ...
. The younger son of
Queen Margrethe II Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...
, he is sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, following his elder brother, Crown Prince Frederik and his four children.


Early life

Prince Joachim was born on 7 June 1969 at Rigshospitalet, part of the
Copenhagen University Hospital Copenhagen University Hospital is a conglomerate of several hospitals in Region Hovedstaden and Region Sjælland in Denmark, together with the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences a ...
in
Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ...
. He was christened Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian on 15 July 1969 in
Aarhus Cathedral Aarhus Cathedral ( da, Århus Domkirke) is a cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the longest and tallest church in the country, at in length and in height. The construction of Aarhus Cathedral began in the 12th century and it is the main edific ...
, the first member of the royal family to have been christened outside of Copenhagen. His godparents were his maternal aunt,
Princess Benedikte of Denmark Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (Benedikte Astrid Ingeborg Ingrid, born 29 April 1944) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second daughter and child of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of ...
; his paternal uncle, Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat; his mother's first cousin, Princess Christina of Sweden; and
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(then Crown Prince of Norway). Prince Joachim attended school as a private pupil from 1974 until 1976 at
Amalienborg Palace Amalienborg () is the official residence for the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Queen Magrethe ll lives here in winter and autumn. It consists of four identical classical palace façades with rococo interiors arou ...
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 Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
, France. In 1986, Prince Joachim graduated from Øregård Gymnasium. In 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 (his father's language), English and German.


Schackenborg

In 1993, Prince Joachim took over the estate of
Schackenborg Castle Schackenborg Castle ( da, Schackenborg Slot, ) is a château located in Møgeltønder, Southern Jutland. From 1993 until 2014, it was the private residence of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the second son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. History Ori ...
in the town of Møgeltønder, in Southern Jutland, having been granted the estate in the will of Count Hans Schack in 1978. Joachim and his first wife, now the Countess of Frederiksborg, received 13 million DKK collected by the people of Denmark as a national gift, reserved for restoration of the estate. The restoration was completed in 1999. The couple was divorced in 2005, whereupon Countess Alexandra moved with their two sons to Copenhagen. Joachim remained at Schackenborg – from 2007 alongside his second wife – until 2014 when the estate was handed over to the Schackenborg Foundation, which consists of Prince Joachim, Bitten and Mads Clausens foundation, Ole Kirks Foundation, and Ecco Holding. Joachim, Marie and their children moved from the castle to
Klampenborg Klampenborg is a northern suburb to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Gentofte Municipality, directly on Øresund, between Taarbæk and Skovshoved. Like other neighbourhoods along the Øresund coast, Klampenborg is an affluent area with man ...
, north of Copenhagen, but still holiday at the castle.


Military career


As junior officer

In 1987, Joachim enlisted as a recruit in the
Queen's Life Regiment The Queen's Life Regiment ( da, Dronningens Livregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, it was amalgamated with the Prince's Life Regiment. History After the siege and storming of Copenhagen, on 16 October 1659, K ...
, where from he first entered the NCO School and where after the lieutenant school. Between 1989 and 1990, he served as
platoon commander {{unreferenced, date=February 2013 A platoon leader ( NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth militaries and the US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This person is usually a junior officer – a second or ...
in the 3rd tank squadron/1st Battalion (3/I/PLR) of the
Prince's Life Regiment The Prince's Life Regiment ( da, Prinsens Livregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. The motto of the regiment was "Gloria Finis" (Honor above all). History Because one of the regiment's antecedents was the life regiment of Ingrid of ...
. In 1992 He entered the Royal Danish Military Academy's course for reserve officers to become a
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Between 1996 and 2004, he served as squadroncommander of 3rd tank squadron/2nd Battalion (3/II/PLR) also in the Prince's Life Regiment.


As senior officer

In 2005 he was an
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in the staff of Danske Division and from 2011 He was liaison officer at the Defence Region of Fuen and South Jutland. In 2015, Joachim was appointed special advisor to the
Chief of Defense The chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within NATO and the European Union as a generic term for the highest national military position withi ...
in the
Royal Danish Army The Royal Danish Army ( da, Hæren, fo, Herurin, kl, Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Defence, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures ...
. During the summer of 2019, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and their two children moved to Paris, France, while the Prince had been admitted to the highest-ranking military educational program at
École Militaire École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savo ...
by invitation from the French Minister of Defense. Prince Joachim graduated on 26 June 2020, being the first Danish Officer to complete the two-part special education.


As general officer and Denmark's Military attaché to France

Earlier in June 2020, the Danish Secretary of Defense promoted the Prince to
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due to his new acquired educational merits at École Militaire. He was subsequently named Military Attaché at the Royal Danish Embassy in Paris, France, by the Danish Ministry of Defense. A position he is expected to hold for at least three years while maintaining his patronages and royal engagements in Denmark when possible. Joachim commenced his new position on 1 September 2020. On 24 July 2020, while on holiday in Château de Cayx, Prince Joachim was admitted to
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University Hospital for surgery on a blood clot in his brain. He was discharged from hospital in early August.


Marriages and children


First marriage

On 18 November 1995, at Frederiksborg Palace Church in
Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ...
, Joachim married Alexandra Christina Manley, a Hong Kong-born former sales and marketing deputy chief executive of
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, Chinese, and
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ancestry. The couple had two sons, Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix. The couple announced their separation on 16 September 2004; their divorce was final on 8 April 2005. The couple shared custody of their sons until they came of age. Alexandra received the title of Countess of Frederiksborg, and was permitted to retain the courtesy title of princess pending remarriage. She subsequently remarried and forfeited the royal title, but retained the title of countess. She continues to live in Denmark.


Second marriage

On 3 October 2007, the Danish court announced that Prince Joachim had become engaged to French native
Marie Cavallier Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (''née'' Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier, born 6 February 1976) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger son of Queen Margrethe II o ...
. Their wedding took place on 24 May 2008 in Møgeltønder Church near Schackenborg Castle. The wedding date marked the 73rd anniversary of the wedding of Joachim's grandparents,
King Frederik IX Frederick IX ( da, Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederick was the elder son of King Christian X and Que ...
and
Queen Ingrid of Denmark Ingrid of Sweden (born: Princess Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta of Sweden; 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was Queen of Denmark from 1947 until 1972 as the wife of King Frederick IX. Born into the House of Bernadotte, she was the daug ...
. The couple have two children,
Prince Henrik Prince Henrik of Denmark (; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the husband of Margrethe II of Denmark. He served as her royal consort from Margrethe's accession on 14 January 1972 unt ...
and Princess Athena. None of Joachim's four children are styled as Royal Highnesses but simply as ''Highnesses'' per the Danish court. It was announced by the Danish Royal House on 28 September 2022 that from 1 January 2023 all four of his children will be known as His or Her Excellency Count/Countess of Monpezat. They will no longer hold a princely title. The prince expressed his sadness at his mother's decision.


Interests

Joachim enjoys historic motor sports car racing and has participated in the
Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix is a vintage motor sports car race held annually on the grounds of Bellahøj in Copenhagen, Denmark. It has been arranged since 2001 (at Fælledparken from 2001 to 2012) and takes place in the first weekend of Augu ...
multiple times. In 2019, Joachim presented the documentary series ''Prins Joachim fortæller'' for
Danmarks Radio DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enter ...
. In the six-part series that he also co-produced, Joachim investigates the ideas and events that shaped Denmark's history.


Titles, styles, honours and arms


Titles and styles

Joachim was originally styled "His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark". Since 29 April 2008, he has been known as "His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat".


Military ranks

; * 1988:
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* 1989:
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of the reserve * 1990:
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of the reserve * 1992:
Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
of the reserve * 2005:
Major Major ( commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicato ...
of the reserve * 2011:
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
of the reserve * 2015:
Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge ...
of the reserve * 2020:
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Honours


National

*: ** Knight of the
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(R.E.) ** Grand Commander of the
Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known ...
(S.Kmd.) ** Recipient of the Silver Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik ''(10 June 1992)'' ** Recipient of the Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen ''(14 January 1997)'' ** Recipient of the Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort ''(11 June 2009)'' ** Recipient of the Commemorative 70th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen ''(16 April 2010)'' ** Recipient of the Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen ''(14 January 2012)'' ** Recipient of the Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen ''(16 April 2015)'' ** Recipient of the Golden Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik ''(10 June 2017)'' ** Recipient of the Prince Henrik's Commemorative Medal ''(11 June 2018)'' ** Recipient of the Commemorative 80th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen ''(16 April 2020) ** Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe II


Foreign

He was honoured with: * : ** Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown * : ** Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour * : ** Grand Cross 1st Class of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
* : ** Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix * : ** Grand Cross of the
Order of the Falcon The Order of the Falcon ( is, Hin íslenska fálkaorða) is the only order of chivalry in Iceland, founded by King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland on 3 July 1921. The award is awarded for merit for Iceland and humanity and has five degrees. N ...
* : ** Knight Grand Cordon of the
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* : ** Knight Grand Cordon of the
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* : ** Knight Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Member Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Divine Powers (13 October 1989) * : ** Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (17 March 2015) * : ** Knight Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Grand Cross of the
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* : ** Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...


Additional information

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


Ancestry


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Official website
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