Countess of Frederiksborg () is a

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non-hereditary substantive title of nobility, which

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created for her former daughter-in-law, Alexandra. Prinsesse Alexandra

The title refers to

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residence in

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. The title is an allusion to Alexandra's marriage to Prince Joachim of Denmark which took place in the Frederiksborg Palace Church. The title was created by

on her birthday of 16 April 2005, and was conferred with the accompanying rank of 1st class in the

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, thus entitling Alexandra to the style of "

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". The title is a personal substantive title of nobility, and therefore not revoked or taken away from Alexandra when she remarried in March 2007 (unlike the title of Princess). The title is, like a

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in the

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, for life only and will not be inherited by her children. Between her divorce from

Prince Joachim of Denmark , father = Henri de Laborde de Monpezat , mother = Margrethe II of Denmark , house = Glücksburg (official) Monpezat (agnatic) , religion = Church of Denmark , occupation = Military Attaché, Royal Danish Embassy i ...

and her second marriage to Martin Jørgensen, Alexandra remained a Princess of Denmark and was, along with her comital title, styled from 16 April 2005 on as ''Her Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Countess of Frederiksborg''. When she remarried to Martin Jørgensen, she lost however the royal style of " Highness" and title of "Princess of Denmark". But she retained her first-class rank in the Danish ranking and has been therefore styled since 3 March 2007 as ''Her Excellency Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg''.

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