Prince Nikolai of Denmark

Danish Royal

Prince Nikolai

Count of Monpezat
Born|  (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 (age 23)
Copenhagen, Denmark
| Names

Nikolai William Alexander Frederik
Father| Prince Joachim of Denmark
Mother| Alexandra Manley
Danish royal family

* The Queen
* The Crown Prince
The Crown Princess
* Prince Christian
* Princess Isabella
* Prince Vincent
* Princess Josephine
* Prince Joachim
Princess Marie
* Prince Nikolai
* Prince Felix
* Prince Henrik
* Princess Athena

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* Princess Benedikte
* Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

Extended royal family

* Greek royal family

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Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Nikolai William Alexander Frederik; born 28 August 1999) is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the eldest son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. And is the oldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II. He is currently seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne.[1] At the time of his birth, he was third, after his uncle and father.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Titles and styles
* 2.1 Honours
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Biography[edit]

Prince Nikolai was born at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on 28 August 1999. He is the oldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her late husband, Prince Henrik.

He was christened in the chapel of the Fredensborg Palace on 6 November 1999 by the Danish Chaplain-in-Ordinary, Christian Thodberg. At the christening, the musical work Lys på din vej, composed by Frederik Magle and dedicated to Prince Nikolai, was performed for the first time.[2] His godparents are his paternal uncle, the Crown Prince of Denmark; his maternal aunt, Nicola Baird; the Earl of Wessex, Peter Steenstrup and Camilla Flint.[1] After their divorce in 2005, Prince Joachim and Alexandra had joint custody of Prince Nikolai and his brother.[3][4][5]

Nikolai was confirmed on 18 May 2013 in Fredensborg Palace Church in the presence of his immediate family and all his godparents.[6]

Like his father and uncle, Nikolai attended Krebs School in Copenhagen.[1] In 2014, he attended 10th grade at Herlufsholm School in Næstved and received his upper secondary education there as well.[7] Upon leaving Herlufsholm School in August 2018, Nikolai started a two-year military program at the Royal Danish Army's Sergeant School [da] in Varde.[8][9] However, he dropped out two months later as he felt a career in the military did not suit him.[10] In July 2019, he was admitted to Copenhagen Business School to study Business Administration and Service Management.[11]

In early 2018, Nikolai signed as a fashion model with the agency Scoop Models.[12] He made his runway debut in February 2018 at Burberry's show at London Fashion Week.[13][14] He says he sees modeling as a job rather than a career.[15]

## Titles and styles[edit]

Originally styled "His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark", Nikolai's style was expanded on 29 April 2008 to "His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat".[16] In September 2022, Queen Margethe II decided to strip the children of her son Joachim from their princely status. From 1 January 2023, Nikolai will be known as "His Excellency Count Nikolai of Monpezat".[17] Nikolai said he was "shocked and confused" when he learned about the decision.[18] All four grandchildren maintain their places in the order of succession.

### Honours[edit]

* Denmark: Recipient of the Queen Margrethe II Ruby Jubilee Medal
* Denmark: Recipient of the Queen Margrethe II Golden Jubilee Medal[19]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Who is Prince Nikolai of Denmark?". Royal Central. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
2. ^ Danmarks Radio, Bonanza. "Barnedåb – Prins Nikolai" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
3. ^ "Børnene bliver hos Alexandra BT Royale – www.bt.dk". 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
4. ^ "H.H. Prins Nikolai Kongehuset". 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
5. ^ "Joachim og Alexandra skal skilles Indland DR". 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
6. ^ "H.H. Prins Nikolais konfirmation". Website of the Danish Royal House (in Danish). 18 May 2013.
7. ^ "Prins Nikolai skal på kostskole". TV2.dk (in Danish). 17 June 2014.
8. ^ Brown, Lisa (21 January 2020). "Everything you need to know about Dior model Prince Nikolai of Denmark". www.standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
9. ^ "Prins Nikolai optaget på militæruddannelse – TV 2". underholdning.tv2.dk (in Danish). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
10. ^ "Prince Nikolai of Denmark drops out of military training". Royal Central. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
11. ^ Lykkegaard, Anne M. (31 July 2019). "Prince Nikolai is to study Business Administration and Service Management at CBS". CBS WIRE. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
12. ^ Ulriksen, Ulrik (26 February 2018). "Prins Nikolai er ny stjerne hos stort modelbureau". BILLED-BLADET (in Danish). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
13. ^ Berlingske, 19. februar 2018: Prins Nikolai var model på catwalken under modeuge i London (in Danish)
14. ^ "Prince Nikolai of Denmark: The latest royal taking on the runway". HOLA USA. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
15. ^ "Is Prince Nikolai of Denmark giving up modeling for business school?". HOLA USA. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
16. ^ "His Highness Prince Nikolai". Danish Royal Court. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
17. ^ "Changes in titles and forms of address in the Royal Family". www.kongehuset.dk. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
18. ^ ‘I am shocked and confused’: Danish Prince Nikolai ‘very sad’ to be stripped of royal title by Queen Margrethe II, Independent, 28 September 2022.
19. ^ "Official photograph on the occasion of the 50 years anniversary of HM the Queen's accession to the throne".

## External links[edit]

* Official website

Prince Nikolai of Denmark

Born: 28 August 1999

Lines of succession
Preceded by

Prince Joachim of Denmark

|  Line of succession to the Danish throne
7th position  | Succeeded by

Prince Felix of Denmark

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Danish princes

The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by Frederick III in 1660.

1st generation|

* King Christian V1
* Prince George, Duke of Cumberland1

2nd generation|

* King Frederick IV1
* Prince Christian1
* Prince Charles1
* Prince William1
* Prince William, Duke of Gloucester1

3rd generation|

* King Christian VI1

4th generation|

* King Frederick V1

5th generation|

* King Christian VII1
* Hereditary Prince Frederick1

6th generation|

* King Frederick VI1
* King Christian VIII1
* Hereditary Prince Ferdinand1

7th generation|

* King Frederick VII1
* King Christian IX5

8th generation|

* King Frederick VIII5
* King George I of Greece5
* Prince Valdemar

9th generation|

* King Christian X
* King Haakon VII of Norway
* Prince Harald
* Prince Gustav
* King Constantine I of Greece2
* Prince George2
* Prince Nicholas2
* Prince Andrew2
* Prince Christopher2
* Prince Aage
* Prince Axel
* Prince Erik
* Prince Viggo

10th generation|

* King Frederick IX3
* Hereditary Prince Knud3
* King Olav V of Norway1
* Prince Gorm
* Prince Oluf
* King George II of Greece2
* King Alexander I of Greece2
* King Paul I of Greece2
* Prince Peter2
* Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh2 ' 4
* Prince Michael2
* Prince George Valdemar
* Prince Flemming Valdemar

11th generation|

* Prince Henrik5
* Prince Ingolf3
* Prince Christian3
* King Constantine II of Greece2

12th generation|

* Crown Prince Frederik
* Prince Joachim
* Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece2
* Prince Nikolaos2
* Prince Philippos2

13th generation|

* Prince Christian
* Prince Vincent
* Prince Nikolai
* Prince Felix
* Prince Henrik
* Prince Constantine-Alexios2
* Prince Achileas-Andreas2
* Prince Odysseas-Kimon2
* Prince Aristide-Stavros2

1 Also prince of Norway
2 Also prince of Greece
3 Also prince of Iceland
4 Also prince of the United Kingdom
5 Not Danish prince by birth, but created prince of Denmark
Princes that lost their title following an unequal marriage are shown in italics
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