He was the son of Count André de Laborde de Monpezat (Mont-de-Marsan, 6 May 1907 – Le Cayrou, 23 February 1998) and his wife, Renée Doursenot (Périgueux, 26 October 1908 – Le Cayrou 11 February 2001). Queen Margrethe flew to France to meet with her husband. He also studied in Hong Kong in 1957 and Saigon in 1958. Prince Henrik's native language is French, and his second language is Danish. Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat 11 Haziran 1934 tarihinde André de Laborde de Monpezat ve eşi Renée Doursenot'ın çocukları olarak Fransa'nın Bordeaux şehri yakınlarındaki Talence ilçesinde doğdu. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni.

He was raised as Catholic. Né le 11 juin 1934 à Talence, dans le sud-ouest de la France, le comte Henri de Laborde de Monpezat est élevé par un père journaliste et une mère au foyer.

While being interviewed by the French weekly Prince Henrik has translated several books into Danish, as well as publishing several other books: The reason for Henrik's departure from Denmark was due to a New Year's Day reception in which his son, Crown Prince Frederik, was appointed host in the absence of Queen Margrethe. Geni requires JavaScript! Wedding of Prince Joachim of Denmark and Marie CavallierTake your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He spent his first five years in French Indochina (now Vietnam) where his father was in charge of family business interests. After military service with the French Army in the Algerian War between 1959 and 1962, in 1962 he joined the French Foreign Affairs ministry, working as a Secretary at the embassy in London from 1963 to 1967.

Henrik stressed that neither his wife or son were to blame for the incident. Source: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=154473212-1-510707&action=showRecordAristide De Laborde De Monpezat, Joeanne Emile De Laborde De Monpezat Mar 22 1868 - Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France July 26 1929 - Hanoi, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam Henriette Claire Marie De Monpezat (född Hallberg) Aristide Laborde De Monpezat, Jeanne Emilie Laborde De Monpezat, *1835 Isabelle Laborde De Monpezat, *1892 (geb.

Henri de Monpezat blev forlovet med danske tronfølger, den senere dronning Margrethe 2. af Danmark i september 1966.Året efter blev de gift den 10. juni 1967 i Holmens Kirke i København. Research the de Laborde de Monpezat family Prince Henrik of Denmark (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhɛnˀʁæɡ]; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the husband of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. On 10 June 1967, he married Princess Margrethe, the heiress presumptive to the Danish throne, at the Naval Church of Copenhagen. Prince Henrik of Denmark (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhɛnˀʁæɡ]; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat (11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018), was the husband and consort of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark from 1972 until his death in 2018.

Henrik felt "pushed aside, degraded and humiliated" at the fact that he was relegated to "third place in the royal hierarchy."

In 2006 the Danish railway magazine Ud&Se brought an interview with Prince Henrik, in which he talked about his dogs, food and his childhood in Vietnam, among other things. Genealogy profile for Grev Henri de Laborde de Montpezat Genealogy for Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (1868 - 1929) family tree on Geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He also speaks fluent English, Chinese, and Vietnamese.

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam El Alaouite English: His Royal Highness Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (né Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat, June 11, 1934-February 13, 2018), was the … Hij was van Franse afkomst. He spent his early years … A month later a Danish tabloid used part of this interview in a critical article with the front-page headline 'Prince Henrik eats dog'. Henrik was born in Talence, Gironde, France. "For many years I have been Denmark's number two," he said. Ved brylluppet fik han prædikatet, titlen og navnet Hans Kongelige Højhed Prins Henrik af Danmark. Between 1952 and 1957 he simultaneously studied law and political science at the Sorbonne, Paris, and Chinese and Vietnamese at the École Nationale des Langues Orientales (now known as INALCO). Other tabloids and newspapers picked up on this and Prince Henrik was subject to somewhat of a press-grilling for "eating dog meat" despite being honorary president of the Danish Dachshund Club.

Although he quickly learned Danish after marrying Margrethe, Danes still joke about his grasp of Danish and his thick French accent. Henrik was born in Talence, Gironde, France.