Princess Josephine | |||||
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Countess of Monpezat | |||||
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Born | Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark | 8 January 2011||||
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House | Glücksburg (official) Monpezat (agnatic) | ||||
Father | Frederik X | ||||
Mother | Mary Donaldson | ||||
Religion | Church of Denmark |
Danish royal family |
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Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat[1] (Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda; born 8 January 2011) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the fourth and youngest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark, and the seventh grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and the late Prince Henrik. She is the twin sister of Prince Vincent. Josephine is fourth in line to the Danish throne, after her father and older siblings, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, and her elder twin brother.
Josephine was born at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital, in Copenhagen, 26 minutes after her twin brother.[2][3]
Josephine and Vincent were christened on 14 April 2011, at the chapel of the Church of Holmen. The Princess's name was announced as Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda. Her godparents are her paternal aunt, Princess Marie of Denmark; her maternal aunt, Patricia Bailey; as well as her parents' friends Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Count Bendt Wedell, Birgitte Handwerk and Josephine Rechner.[4]
8 January 2011 Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat.[5]
National Honor
-Knight of the Order of the Elephant (R.E.) (14 January 2024)
Medals and Decorations
-Queen Margrethe II's Ruby Jubilee Medal (14 January 2012)
-Queen Margrethe II's 75th Birthday Medal (16 April 2015)
-Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik's Golden Wedding Anniversary Medal (10 June 2017)
-Prince Henrik's Memorial Medal (11 June 2018)
-Queen Margrethe II's 80th Birthday Medal (16 April 2020)
-Queen Margrethe II's Golden Jubilee Medal (14 January 2022)