Princess Isabella of Denmark

## Isabella

*Princess of Denmark
Countess of Monpezat*

*16th birthday, 2023*

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**Princess Isabella of Denmark** (*Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe;* born 21 April 2007) is the second child and elder daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. She is the fourth grandchild of Margrethe II and the late Prince Henrik.

Isabella is third in the line of succession to the Danish throne.

## Danish Royal Family

* **The King**
The Queen
	+ The Crown Prince
	+ **Princess Isabella**
	+ Prince Vincent
	+ Princess Josephine

* Queen Margrethe II
	+ Prince Joachim
	Princess Marie
		- Count Nikolai
		- Count Felix
		- Count Henrik
		- Countess Athena

* Princess Benedikte
* Queen Anne-Marie

## Extended royal family

* The Crown Prince of Greece
The Crown Princess of Greece
	+ Princess Maria-Olympia
	+ Prince Constantine-Alexios
	+ Prince Achileas-Andreas
	+ Prince Odysseas-Kimon
	+ Prince Aristidis-Stavros

* Queen Anne-Marie
	+ Princess Alexia
	+ Prince Nikolaos
	Princess Tatiana
	+ Princess Theodora
	+ Prince Philippos
	Princess Nina

* Queen Sofía of Spain
* Princess Irene

* Prince Michael

### Birth

*Main article: Birth of Princess Isabella of Denmark*
Isabella was born on 21 April 2007 at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Isabella has one older sibling, Prince Christian (2005), and two younger siblings, Prince Vincent (2011) and Princess Josephine (2011).

### Christening

*Main article: Christening of Princess Isabella of Denmark*
Isabella was christened on 1 July 2007 at the chapel of Fredensborg Palace in Fredensborg. Per Danish tradition, her names were announced for the first time as *Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe*.

Her godparents are Queen Mathilde of Belgium (then the Duchess of Brabant), Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Nadine Johnston, Christian Buchwald, Peter Heering, and Marie Louise Skeel.

### Constitutional Position

On 20 December 2007, Per Stig Møller, Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs, formally wrote and signed a hand-written document confirming Isabella's position as third in the line of succession to the Danish throne. Isabella's full name, dates of birth and christening, and the names of her godparents were recorded as dictated by the Royal Law of 1799.

## Education

On 13 August 2013, Isabella started school at Tranegårdsskolen in Gentofte.

## Public Life

### Activities

* 2007
* 2014

**17 - 21 September:** Because she was still being breastfed, Isabella accompanied her parents to New York on a visit to promote Denmark's "Creative Nation" initiative.

**1 - 8 August:** Isabella accompanied her parents and siblings during the family's official visit to Greenland.

## Titles, Styles, & Arms

* **21 April 2007 - 29 April 2008:** *Her Royal Highness* Princess Isabella of Denmark
* **29 April 2008 - present:** *Her Royal Highness* Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat

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## Honours

* National

Medals
* **Denmark**
	+ 75th Birthday Medal of Henrik, Prince Consort (11 June 2009)
	+ 70th Birthday Medal of Margrethe II (16 April 2010)
	+ Ruby Jubilee Medal of Margrethe II (14 January 2012)
	+ 75th Birthday Medal of Margrethe II (16 April 2015)