Count Nikolai of Monpezat
Count Nikolai of Monpezat (born Prince Nikolai of Denmark; August 28 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, the eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, and the eldest nephew of King Frederik X. He is currently sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne. At the time of his birth, he was third, after his uncle and father.
| Count Nikolai of Monpezat | |
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| Prince of Denmark | |
| Born | 28 April 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Father | Prince Joachim of Denmark |
| Mother | Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg |
Biography change
Nikolai was born a prince of Denmark at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on 28 August 1999. He is the oldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and her late husband, Prince Henrik.
He was baptized 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 pa din vej, composed by Frederik Magel and dedicated to the prince, was performed for the first time. His godparents are his paternal uncle King Frederik X, his maternal aunt Nicola Baird, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Peter Steenstrup and Camilla Flint.
After their divorce in 2005, Prince Joachim and Alexandra had joint custody of the prince and his brother Count Felix.
Nikolai was confirmed on 18 May 2013 in Fredensborg Palace Church in the presence of his immediate family and all his godparents.
Like his father and uncle, the prince attended Krebs School in Copenhagen. In 2014, he attended 10th grade at Herlufsholm School in Naestved. He received his upper secondary education there as well. Upon leaving Herlufsholm School in August 2018, he started a two-year miliary program at the Royal Danish Army's Sergeant School in Varde. However, he dropped out two months later as he felt a career in the military did not suit him. In July 2019, he was admitted to Copenhagen Business School to study Business Administration and Service Management. As part of that course, in 2023, Nikolai moved to Australia to take a semester at University of Technology Sydney.
In early 2018, Nikolai signed as a fashion model with the agency Scoop Models. He made his runway debut in February 2018 at Burberry's show at London Fashion Week. He says he sees modeling as a job rather than a career.
In February 2023, Nikolai signed as a model for Elite Model World-Paris under the name of 'Nikolai.'
In May he also signed with Barcelona based modeling agency Sight Management Studio as 'Count Nikolai of Monpezat.'
Titles and styles change
- 28 August 1999-29 April 2008 His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark
- 29 April 2008-1 January 2023 His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat
- 1 January 2023-present His Excellency Count Nikolai of Monpezat
Honors change
- Recipient 75th Birthday Medal of Henrik, Prince Consort (11 June 2009)
- Recipient 70th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2010)
- Recipient Ruby Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (14 January 2012)
- Recipient 75th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2015)
- Recipient of the Queen Margrethe II Golden Jubilee Medal (14 January 2022)