Kronprinz Frederick (Denmark): biography, personal life

Crown Prince Frederic was not very calm before his marriage. He could abandon his studies at the university, was fond of concerts, football. The young man enjoyed life. He had many novels, including a scandalous rock singer, Maria Montel. He even wanted to marry her, but his mother, Queen of Denmark, did not support this idea.

The article tells about the royal dynasty of Denmark, its current queen, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess of the modern European kingdom.

Family of the Crown Prince

The origin of the genus of Danish kings takes from the first ruler Harald Sinezubogo, who lived more than a thousand years ago. The dynasty was never interrupted. The Scandinavian kingdom rule in its history is fifty kings and two queens.

In the family of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, two sons were born. The elder is called Frederick, and the younger is Joachim. The difference between children is only one year.

On the line of the father they belong to the French Count's dynasty of Labord de Montpeza. On the maternal line to the home of the Glücksburgs. The brothers are great-grandsons of the King of Denmark Christian Ninth and the Queen of Great Britain Victoria.

The direct heir of the Danish throne is the eldest of the sons of Frederick. How did his mother become a queen, despite the fact that the title was passed only through the male line?

Information about the mother

Margrethe II was born on 10.04.1940 in the palace of the King of Denmark Frederick the Ninth and Princess of Sweden Ingrid. They did not have sons, so the king had to make a change to the law on succession to the throne. It was done when Margrethe was not yet thirteen years old, and after reaching the age of eighteen she was supposed to hold meetings of the State Council in the absence of the king. Subsequently, she was able to ascend to the throne.

In her young years she was educated in various educational institutions in Europe, namely in Hampshire, Copenhagen, Cambridge, Aarhus, Sorbonne, London. In addition to Danish, the Queen speaks French, English, German, Swedish.

In 1967, the Crown Princess married a French diplomat, Count Henri de Montpez, who became Prince Henryk. On the throne, she ascended on 14.01.1972.

The present queen is a self-valuable person. This beautiful and intelligent woman is loved not only by relatives, but also by fellow countrymen. She has ruled the state for over thirty years.

Information about the father

Today the French count is wearing the Danish name Henrik. He was educated at the Sorbonne, speaks good Chinese and Vietnamese. In addition, he is a wonderful pianist, sailor and pilot.

Formation of the Crown Prince

The eldest son Frederick was born on 26.05.1968. In his young years he received both secular and military education.

In addition to secondary education, Crown Prince Frederick studied social studies for one year at Harvard University in the USA. He also completed an internship at a UN mission in the United States. In 1995 he received his degree, defending his Ph.D. in Aarhus University (political science).

After that, he worked for a year at the Embassy of Denmark in the French capital as first secretary.

Service in the army

As heir to the throne, Crown Prince Frederik is an officer in all types of Danish Armed Forces. His military career, he began at the age of twenty-three years of service in the Royal Life Guards. Since 2015, he is the Rear Admiral of the Navy, Major-General of Aviation and the Army.

In connection with official receptions, you can see the crown prince in the uniform of the officer of the Navy.

From Mary Donaldson to Mary Danish

Born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson 05.02.1972 in Australia in a family of emigrants from Scotland. She was the youngest daughter in a family with four children. Her father John worked as a professor of mathematics at universities in different countries, namely in Australia, the United States of America, England, South Korea. Henrietta's mother died when Mary was twenty-five years old from an unsuccessful operation. My father married a second time in English, the author of detectives.

Education girl received in different countries, depending on the place of residence of parents. So, the junior school was held in Texas (USA), college and university - in Tasmania (Australia). I received a specialization in commerce and law. After graduation she worked in advertising agencies in Melbourne and Sydney.

The Crown Prince of Denmark met his future wife in 2000 in a pub in Sydney. At that time, the Summer Olympic Games were held there, in which the young man took part as a representative of the Danish national team in sailing. The following year, Mary moved to Paris as an English teacher. A year later she moved to Denmark.

The betrothal of the young couple took place in 2003. The following year, Crown Prince Frederick married Mary Donaldson, as a result of which she received the Crown Princess title. From this time on, she was called Mary of Denmark.

Interesting facts about the wedding

Date of the wedding is May 14, 2004. But celebrations on this occasion began a week earlier. They were conducted with Australian colors. This was reflected in the choice of musicians, chefs, food.

In order for the marriage to take place, the girl changed her religion, moving to Lutheranism, and also received Danish citizenship, giving up Australian and British. Her father also moved to Denmark and began teaching at universities.

The sacrament of the wedding was held in the Cathedral of Copenhagen, and a secular celebration took place in the palace of Fredensborg.

The bride's dress was designed by the designer Uffe Frank, who was trained by Armani. The outfit impressed not only by beauty, but also by numbers. It took more than sixty meters of the atlas, more than thirty meters of lace, fifteen meters of organza. The ready garment weighed about ten kilograms.

Children of the heir to the throne

Today Crown Prince Frederic and Mary bring up four children, of whom two are twins.

Information about children:

• Son Christian (born 15.10.2005) is the second in line inheritance of the throne of Denmark after his father;
• Daughter Isabella was born on April 22, 2007;
• Son Vincent and daughter Josephine were born on January 8, 2011.

Interesting facts from the life of the Crown Prince

During the service in the Navy with the officer happened a curious episode, as a result of which he received the nickname Penguin. Overalls for scuba diving were filled with air (due to insufficient density) and Frederick had to swim along the surface of the water, sliding on his stomach, like a penguin.

Crown Prince Frederick, whose height was 183 cm, took part in a polar expedition under the name "Sirius 2000". He also ran a marathon distance, which is forty-two kilometers, having coped for three hours twenty-two minutes and fifty seconds.

He was able to pass the island of Greenland. Moving from west to east, he covered a distance of two thousand five hundred kilometers by dog sledding. At the same time the frost reached forty degrees Celsius.

In his spare time, the Crown Prince likes to play hard rock.