Prince Joachim of Denmark

**Prince Joachim of Denmark**, **Count of Monpezat**,  (; Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian; born 7 June 1969) is a member of the Danish royal family.

Prince Joachim was born in Rigshospitalet at Copenhagen, He is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II. He is currently fifth in the line of succession to the Danish throne.

Prince Joachim first married Alexandra Manley in 1995. They have two sons, Count Nikolai and Count Felix. They divorced in 2005. Prince Joachim married Marie Cavalier in 2008. They had two children: Count Henrik and Countess Athena.

## Titles and styles

- 7 June 1969 – 29 April 2008: His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark
- 29 April 2008 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat

### Denmark

- Sergeant (1988)
- Second Lieutenant of the Reserve (1989)
- First Lieutenant of the Reserve (1990)
- Captain of the Reserve (1992)
- Major of the Reserve (2005)
- Lieutenant-Colonel of the Reserve (2011)
- Colonel of the Reserve (2015)
- Brigadier General (2020)

## Orders and appointments

- Knight of the Order of the Elephant (14 January 1972)
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (16 April 2004)

## Medals and decorations

- Recipient of the Silver Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik (10 June 1992)
- Recipient of the Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (14 January 1997)
- Recipient of the Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort (11 June 2009)
- Recipient of the Commemorative 70th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2010)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (14 January 2012)
- Recipient of the Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2015)
- Recipient of the Golden Anniversary Medal of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik (10 June 2017)
- Recipient of the Prince Henrik Commemorative Medal (11 June 2018)
- Recipient of the Commemorative 80th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2020)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe II (14 January 2022)

## Foreign honors

- Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) (4 May 2021)
- Brazil: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (15 November 2002)
- Bulgaria: First Class of the Order of the Balkan Mountains  (5 October 2006)
- Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (18 September 2001)
- France: Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (30 September 2021)
- Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (5 February 2001)
- Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix (18 May 2004)
- Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (2 November 2023)
- Japan: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (1 November 2023)
- Jordan: Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (4 June 2021)
- Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau (23 June 2004)
- Mexico: Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
- Nepal: Member of the Order of the Three Divine Powers (13 October 1989)
- Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands) (17 March 2015)
- Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- Romania: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain) (24 October 2023)
- Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

## Infobox (royalty)

- **name**: Prince Joachim
- **title**: Count of Monpezat
- **image**: Prins Joachim av Danmark.jpg
- **caption**: Joachim at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill, 8 June 2013
- **birth place**: Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- **father**: Prince Henrik of Denmark, Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
- **mother**: Margrethe II of Denmark
- **house**: Glucksburg (cognatic) Monpezat (agnatic)
- **religion**: Church of Denmark
- **occupation**: Military Attaché, Royal Danish Embassy in France,
Special expert at Danish Defence