page_title: Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
section_title: Monarchy
hierarchical_section_title: Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark / Monarchy
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Koninklijke verloving in Kopenhagen. Hendrik, prins van Denemarken
context_page_description: Prince Henrik of Denmark, was the husband and consort of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark from 1972 until his death in 2018.
context_section_description: Henrik married Margrethe at the Church of Holmen on 10 June 1967 and became her consort when she succeeded her father, King Frederick IX, as monarch of Denmark on 14 January 1972.
  He had two sons, Crown Prince Frederik (born 1968) and Prince Joachim (born 1969). He had eight grandchildren. Throughout his time as Prince consort, Henrik  voiced his opposition with fact that he never received the title of King.
  He has also published many works of poetry. He was the first male Consort to a Danish monarch. Henrik retired from his royal duties on 1 January 2016, at the age of 81.
  In August 2017, Henrik announced that he would not like to be buried alongside his wife Margrethe in the royal tomb.
caption: Henrik in 1966
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