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{{Short description|Consort of Margrethe II from 1972 to 2018}}
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{{For-multi|the French fencer|Henri de Laborde|his grandson who was formerly known as Prince Henrik of Denmark|Count Henrik of Monpezat}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Prince Henrik
| consort      = yes
| title        = [[Prince_consort#Other_countries|Prince Consort of Denmark]]
| succession   = [[Consort of the Danish monarch]]
| reign        = 14 January 1972&nbsp;– 13 February 2018
| image        = Royal Wedding Stockholm 2010-Konserthuset-420.jpg
| alt          = A photograph of Prince Henrik aged 76
| caption      = Prince Henrik in 2010
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Margrethe II]]|10 June 1967}}
| issue        = {{plain list|
* [[Frederik X]]
* [[Prince Joachim of Denmark|Prince Joachim]]
}}
| house        = [[de Laborde de Monpezat family|de Laborde de Monpezat]]
| house-type   = Family
| father       = André de Laborde de Monpezat
| mother       = Renée Yvonne Doursenot
| birth_name   = Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1934|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Talence]], [[French Third Republic|France]]
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2018|2|13|1934|6|11|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[Fredensborg Palace]], Denmark
| burial_date  = 20 February 2018
| burial_place = Ashes partly scattered across Danish seas, partly interred in the private gardens of Fredensborg Palace<ref name=dr_20180314/>
| module       = {{Infobox military person | embed=yes
  | allegiance    = {{flag|France}} (1959–1962) <br /> {{flag|Kingdom of Denmark|name=Denmark}}
  | branch        = {{flagicon|France|size=22px}} [[French Army]] <br /> {{flagicon|Denmark|size=22px}} [[Royal Danish Army]] <br /> {{flagicon|Denmark|size=22px}} [[Royal Danish Navy]] <br /> {{flagicon|Denmark|size=22px}} [[Royal Danish Air Force]]
  | serviceyears  = 1959–1962
  | rank          = {{flagicon image|Full_general_rank_flag_(Denmark).svg|size=22px}} [[General (Denmark)|General]] ([[À la suite]]) <br /> {{flagicon image|Naval_Rank_Flag_of_Denmark_-_Admiral.svg|size=22px}} [[Admiral (Denmark)|Admiral]] ([[À la suite]]) <br /> {{flagicon image|Full_general_rank_flag_(Denmark).svg|size=22px}} [[General (Denmark)|General]] ([[À la suite]])
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  | battles       = [[Algerian War]]
  | awards        = {{plainlist|
* [[Mentioned in dispatches]]
* [[Order of the Elephant]]
* [[Legion of Honour|Order of the Legion of Honour]]
    }}
  }}
}}
'''Prince Henrik of Denmark''' ({{IPA|da|ˈhenˀʁek}}; born '''Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat''';{{efn|{{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ʁi də labɔʁd də mɔ̃pəza}}}} 11 June 1934 – 13&nbsp;February 2018) was the husband of [[Margrethe II of Denmark]]. He served as her [[List of Danish royal consorts|royal consort]] from Margrethe's accession on 14 January 1972 until his death in 2018.

Henrik was born in the French commune of [[Talence]] near [[Bordeaux]] to an old French family, the [[de Laborde de Monpezat family|Laborde de Monpezat]]s. He spent his early years in [[Tonkin (French protectorate)|Tonkin]] in [[French Indochina]] (now part of Vietnam), where his family had lived for many years. The family spent the [[Second World War]] at the family home in [[Cahors]], France. They returned to [[French Indochina]] after the war. However, they were forced to flee following the defeat of the French in the [[First Indochina War]]. After completing his education in France and Vietnam, Henrik served in the [[French Army]] during the [[Algerian War]]. Prior to his marriage to Margrethe, he worked in the [[diplomatic service]]. He married Margrethe at the [[Holmen Church]] on 10 June 1967 and became her [[List of Danish consorts|prince consort]] when she succeeded her father, [[Frederik IX of Denmark|King Frederik IX]], as monarch of Denmark on 14 January 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/en/news/prince-henrik-of-denmark|title=Prince Henrik of Denmark|publisher=Kongehuset|date=14 February 2018|access-date=15 February 2018 }}</ref>

He had two sons, [[Frederik X|King Frederik X]] (born 1968) and [[Prince Joachim of Denmark|Prince Joachim]] (born 1969), and eight grandchildren. Throughout his time as [[prince consort]], Henrik voiced his displeasure with never being granted the title of king.<ref>{{cite news|title=Denmark's Prince Henrik, who wanted to be king, dies at 83|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43054758|publisher=BBC|date=14 February 2018}}</ref> A keen [[winemaker]], Henrik produced his own wine at his [[Château de Cayx|estate]] in France. He 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. He died at [[Fredensborg Palace]] on 13&nbsp;February 2018, after a short illness.

==Early life==
[[File:Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934-35).jpg|thumb|left|Henrik as a baby in 1934–35]]
[[File:Crown-princess Margrethe and Henri de Monpezat 1966.jpg|thumb|Henrik lighting a cigarette for Margrethe, 1966]]
Henrik was born on 11 June 1934 in [[Talence]], [[Gironde]], [[French Third Republic|France]]. He was the son of André de Laborde de Monpezat (6 May 1907 in [[Mont-de-Marsan]] – 23 February 1998 in [[Le Cayrou]]) and his then-partner and future wife Renée-Yvonne Doursenot (24 October 1908 in [[Périgueux]] – 11 February 2001 in [[Le Cayrou]]<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web|last1=Svendsen|first1=Helge|title=Obituary: Countess de Monpezat|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE3310195/Nekrolog-Grevinde-de-Monpezat/|website=jyllands-posten.dk|publisher=JP/Politikens Hus A/S|access-date=13 February 2018|language=da|date=12 February 2001}}</ref>), who was then married to Prof. Louis Leuret (1881–1962)<ref name=Valynseele/> whom she divorced only in 1940.<ref name=Valynseele/> André de Laborde de Monpezat and Renée Doursenot were married in 1948.<ref name=Valynseele/><ref>{{cite book |last= Chevé |first= Joëlle |title= La Noblesse du Périgord: Au pays des 1.000 châteaux |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=icdXDwAAQBAJ&q=andre+de+laborde+renee+doursenot+1948&pg=PT89|publisher=FeniXX|date= 1998 |language= fr |isbn= 9782262059743 |quote =''En 1948, André de Laborde de Monpezat épouse à Cahors, Renée Doursenot, née en 1908 à Périgueux, fille de Maurice, employé des chemins de fer, et de Marguerite Gay, repasseuse. De ce mariage naissent huit enfants dont l'aîné, Henri, sera prince consort de Danemark: né à Talence en 1934...'' (In 1948, André de Laborde de Monpezat married in [[Cahors]], Renée Doursenot, born in 1908 in Périgueux, daughter of Maurice, railway employee, and Marguerite Gay, ironer. From this marriage are born eight children, the eldest of whom, Henri, will be Prince Consort of Denmark: born in Talence in 1934...)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= de Diesbach |first= Ghislain |title= Les secrets du Gotha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N06kCwAAQBAJ&q=renee+doursenot+monpezat+1940&pg=PT115|publisher=Éditions Place des éditeurs|date= 3 March 2016 |language= fr |isbn= 978-2-262-06650-5 |quote = ''Il suffit de rappeler qu'André Laborde de Monpezat, marié d'abord religieusement en 1934{{dubious|date=March 2021}}, contrairement à la loi, avec Renée Doursenot, déjà mariée et en instance de divorce, à dû attendre que celui-ci soit prononcé pour l'épouser, civilement cette fois (...) et du coup légitimer, en les faisant inscrire à l'état civil, tous les enfants nés déjà de son mariage religieux{{dubious|date=March 2021}}.'' (Suffice it to say that André Laborde de Monpezat, who was first religiously married in [6 January] 1934{{dubious|date=March 2021}}, in contravention of the law, to Renée Doursenot, already married [to Louis Leuret (on 29 September 1928), a [[Loss of clerical state (Catholic Church)|defrocked priest]]] and in the process of divorcing, had to wait until it [the divorce] was pronounced [by the French Civil Court in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]] on 21 September 1940] to marry her, civilly this time (...) and thus legitimise, by making them register with the civil status, all the children born already from his religious [unlawful] marriage{{dubious|date=March 2021}} [According to French republican law, approved by [[1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State#Effects|State-Church agreements]], a religious marriage is sanctioned if pronounced before the civil marriage – and would not be more than a blessing].) }}</ref> He was the second of 9 children and eldest son. He had an older sister, Françoise (1932–2021); three younger brothers, Joseph "Jason" (1938–1957), Étienne (born 1942) and Jean-Baptiste (born 1944); and four younger sisters, Anne-Marie (1936–1938), Thérèse (1940–1959), Catherine (born 1946) and Maurille (1948–2015).

Henrik spent his first five years in Hanoi in [[Tonkin (French protectorate)|Tonkin]] in [[French Indochina]] (now part of Vietnam), where his father looked after family business interests.<ref name="kongehuset">{{cite web|author1=Danish Royal Family|title=HRH Prince Henrik|url=http://kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/regentparret/hkh-prins-henrik|website=kongehuset.dk|date=28 October 2011|publisher=Danish Royal Family|access-date=13 February 2018|language=da|archive-date=29 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829175938/http://kongehuset.dk/den-kongelige-familie/regentparret/hkh-prins-henrik|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1939, the family returned to Le Cayrou, where they remained during the [[Second World War]].<ref name="Obituary" /> Henrik received homeschooling until 1947, when he went to a [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] school in [[Bordeaux]].<ref name="kongehuset"/> He returned to Hanoi in [[Tonkin (French protectorate)|Tonkin]] in 1950, where increasing unrest forced him to fight the [[Việt Minh]], to protect his family's lands.<ref name="BT War" /> He graduated from the French secondary school in Hanoi in 1952.<ref name="kongehuset"/> Originally wanting to study to become a pianist at [[Conservatoire de Paris]], he instead chose an education more in line with his father's wishes.<ref name="DR Obituary">{{cite web|last1=Surrugue|first1=Stéphanie Marie|last2=Vestergaard|first2=Nikoline|title=Obituary: Prince Henrik had the joy of a hedonist and the soul of an artist|url=https://www.dr.dk/webfeature/prinshenrik|website=Dr.dk|access-date=14 February 2018|language=da|date=14 February 2018}}</ref> Between 1952 and 1957 he simultaneously studied law and political science at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]], Paris, and Chinese and Vietnamese at the ''École Nationale des Langues Orientales'' (now known as [[INALCO]]). He also studied in [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] in 1957 and [[Saigon]] in 1958.<ref name="kongehuset"/>

He served as an infantry [[conscript]] in the [[French Army]] in the [[Algerian War]] between 1959 and 1962.<ref name="BT War">{{cite web|last1=Elkjær|first1=Kenneth|title=Prince Henrik Reveals His Bloody Past: We shot and human lives were lost|url=https://www.bt.dk/royale/prins-henrik-afsloerer-blodig-fortid-vi-skoed-og-menneskeliv-gik-tabt|website=BT.dk|publisher=Berlingske Media A/S|access-date=13 February 2018|language=da|date=18 June 2014}}</ref> He then joined the [[French Foreign Ministry]], working as a Secretary at the embassy in London from 1963 to 1967.<ref name="kongehuset"/> While there, he met [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Princess Margrethe]], who was studying at the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name="DR Obituary" /> The couple secretly dated for a year before Henrik proposed.<ref name="DR Obituary" />

==Marriage==
[[File:Hendrik, prins van Denemarken.jpg|thumb|left|Henrik in 1966]]
{{See also|Wedding of Princess Margrethe and Henri de Laborde de Monpezat}}
On 10 June 1967 which was the day before his 33rd birthday, he married Margrethe, the heir presumptive to the Danish throne, at the Naval Church of Copenhagen. At the time of the wedding his name was Danicised to Henrik and he was given the title [[HRH]] Prince Henrik of Denmark. Prior to the wedding, he converted to [[Lutheranism]] from Catholicism.<ref name="Barbara">{{cite book |last=Barbara |first=Augustin |title=Marriage across frontiers |publisher=Multilingual Matters |year=1989
|isbn=1-85359-041-X |url=https://archive.org/details/marriageacrossfr0000barb|url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/marriageacrossfr0000barb/page/40 40] |quote=Laborde de Monpezat. |access-date=2009-10-01}}</ref> Margrethe and Henrik had two children, [[Frederik X of Denmark|King Frederik X]] and [[Prince Joachim of Denmark|Prince Joachim]], and eight grandchildren.

Henrik's native language was French, and his second language was Danish. He also spoke fluent English, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Although he quickly learned Danish after marrying Margrethe and spoke it regularly for half a century, Danes joked about his grasp of Danish and his pronounced French accent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thelocal.dk/20150220/prince-henrik-i-should-be-king |title=Prince Consort Henrik: 'I should be king' |website=[[The Local]] |date=20 February 2015 |access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>

==Difficulties with the Danish monarchy==
[[File:Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Bestanddeelnr 928-2405 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Henrik in 1975, as prince consort]]
[[File:Prince Henrik..21-05 2005.jpg|thumb|Prince Henrik in [[Vágur]], [[Faroe Islands]], 2005]]
When [[Queen Margrethe II]] ascended the throne, Henrik became the first male consort in Danish history.<ref name="DR Obituary" /> This meant there were no clear descriptions of his duties. He defined his own role as a supporter of and counsellor to the Queen. However, he felt frustrated with the lack of recognition in title, stating that there was no way to differentiate between his own title and those of his sons and grandsons.<ref name="DR Obituary" />

In 2002, Prince Henrik fled Denmark for France and went to stay at the couple's [[Château de Cayx]] in [[Cahors]] in southern France. The cause of his departure from Denmark was a [[New Year's Day]] reception in which his son, Frederik, had been appointed as host in the absence of Queen Margrethe. Henrik felt "pushed aside, degraded and humiliated"<ref name=runaway>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1815900.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Runaway prince returns home | date=13 February 2002 | access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> by being relegated to "third place in the royal hierarchy".

"For many years, I have been Denmark's number two", he said. "I have been satisfied with that role, but I don't want to be relegated to number three after so many years." Henrik departed from Denmark to reflect on his status in the Danish Royal Family. Queen Margrethe flew to France to meet her husband.<ref name=runaway/> Henrik stressed that neither his wife nor son were to blame for the incident. The Prince Consort spent three weeks in Caix, and did not appear with his wife as expected at the wedding of [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] and [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands|Máxima Zorreguieta]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1801763.stm | publisher=BBC News | title='Degraded' Danish prince takes time out | date=5 February 2002 | access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> After three weeks, Henrik returned to Denmark from France.

[[File:Royal Wedding Stockholm 2010-Konserthuset-421.jpg|thumb|Prince Henrik with his wife Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 2010]]
On 30 April 2008, shortly before the wedding of his younger son, Joachim, to [[Princess Marie of Denmark|Marie Cavallier]], the Queen conferred the new Danish title "[[Count of Monpezat]]" ({{langx|da|Greve af Monpezat}}) on both of her sons and made it hereditary for their [[patrilineality|male-line]] descendants, both male and female.<ref name=monpezat/> The Queen's private secretary [[Henning Fode]] commented, "The Queen and the Prince Consort have considered this for quite some time, and it has led to the belief that it was the right thing to do."<ref name=monpezat/> In fact, Henrik had mentioned this possibility as far back as 1996 in his published [[memoir]]: "During our generation, the future sovereign will perhaps receive approval to see 'Monpezat' added to the dynastic name of '[[House of Glücksburg|Oldenburg-Glücksburg]]{{'"}}.<ref>Henrik prince de Danemark, ''Destin Oblige'', 1996, 102</ref> While being interviewed by the French weekly ''Point de Vue'' in October 2005, Henrik raised the issue shortly after the birth of Frederik's first son, [[Prince Christian of Denmark|Prince Christian]], who is expected to inherit the Danish crown one day: "It also makes him very proud and happy that ''Monpezat'' will be added to this small grandson's future name as Prince of Denmark. 'It is a great joy for me that his French roots will also be remembered.{{'"}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/article/20051027/ROYALT/110270114/1349|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723022411/http://www.bt.dk/article/20051027/ROYALT/110270114/1349|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-23|title=Henrik fulgte Mary time for time|last=Levinsen|first=Niels|language=da|access-date=2008-06-17}}</ref>

In her New Year's speech to the Danish people on 31 December 2015, Queen Margrethe announced that Henrik would slow down and give up most of his official duties beginning on 1 January 2016. On 14 April 2016, Henrik renounced the title of Prince Consort, which he had been given in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE2997852/dronningen-i-sin-nytaarstale-prins-henrik-gaar-paa-pension/ |title=Dronningen i sin nytårstale: Prins Henrik går på pension |website=Politiken.dk |date=31 December 2015 |access-date=2017-01-29}}</ref><ref name="xinhuanet">{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/15/c_135279487.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419190248/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/15/c_135279487.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2016 |title=Denmark's Prince Henrik renounces title as Prince Consort|agency= Xinhua News Agency, China-Europe|date=15 April 2016 |access-date=2017-09-06}}</ref>

==Cultural interests and hobbies==
[[File:StribGlStrandvej.JPG|thumb|Sculpture made by Prince Henrik near a road]]
Like his wife, Henrik was deeply interested in art and culture. He was particularly fond of wooden figures and jade, building up collections which he exhibited in 2017 at the museum in [[Koldinghus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koldinghus.dk/udstillinger-samlinger/udstillinger-2017/himmelsten.aspx|title=Himmelsten|publisher=Koldinghus|year=2017|access-date=15 February 2018 |language=da}}</ref> Although he never achieved his ambition of becoming a concert pianist, he continued to play the piano throughout his life. In 2013, he accompanied the pop group [[Michael Learns to Rock]] on the piano as they recorded "Echo", a number which was presented to [[Bhumibol Adulyadej|King Rama IX]] of Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/125620/hor-michael-learns-to-rocks-sang-med-prins-henrik-pa-klaver/|title=Hør Michael Learns to Rocks sang med prins Henrik på klaver|author=Rosenstand Svidt, Ole|publisher=Gaffa|date=14 February 2018|access-date=15 February 2018|language=da}}</ref><ref name="DR Obituary"/>

Henrik wrote many poems in his native French, some of which have been published in the collections ''Chemin faisant'' (1982), ''[[Cantabile (book)|Cantabile]]'' (2000), ''Les escargots de Marie Lanceline'' (2003), ''Murmures de vent'' (2005), ''Frihjul'' (''Roue-Libre'', 2010), ''Fabula'' (2011), ''La part des anges'' (2013), and ''Dans mes nuits sereines'' (2014). The [[Cantabile (symphonic suite)|symphonic suite ''Cantabile'']] by [[Frederik Magle]] is based on Henrik's poetry collection ''Cantabile'' and was premiered by the [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]] at two concerts celebrating Henrik's 70th and 75th birthdays in 2004 and 2009. Henrik said about writing poetry (''translated from Danish''): "I see poetry as an opportunity for immersion in a superficial time dominated by news and entertainment that makes us rootless and restless. Poetry takes us closer to the true nature of the world, in poetry we can approach the eternal questions such as love, loneliness and death".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/2010/06/16/132009.htm |title=Prins Henrik udgiver digte om livet &#124; Kultur &#124; DR |date=16 June 2010 |publisher=Dr.dk |access-date=2015-04-17|language=da}}</ref>

Henrik was also an excellent cook, inspired by French gastronomic traditions. He usually planned the family meals in collaboration with the court chef, always including his own spices on the table, some from his childhood estates in Asia. In addition to his cookbooks, Henrik often appeared in television programmes showing how he prepared meals in Fredensborg Castle in Denmark or at his French home, the Château de Cayx.<ref name="DR Obituary"/>

==Death==
In August 2017, Henrik announced he did not wish to be buried next to the Queen, citing his longstanding complaint of only being named Prince Consort, and not King Consort.<ref name="BBCBurial">{{cite news |title=Danish prince refuses to be buried with his wife, the queen |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40818499 |access-date=19 August 2019 |publisher=BBC News |date=3 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="NPRBurial">{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Merrit |title=Denmark's Prince Henrik Says He Won't Be Buried With His Wife |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/03/541405352/denmark-s-prince-henrik-says-he-won-t-be-buried-with-his-wife |access-date=19 August 2019 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=3 August 2017}}</ref> The decision is said to have broken a tradition that began in 1559,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olsen |first1=Jan M. |title=Denmark prince refuses to be buried next to wife, the queen |url=http://www.startribune.com/denmark-s-french-born-prince-causes-a-stir/438498423/ |access-date=19 August 2019 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |agency=Associated Press |date=4 August 2017}}</ref> and at the time, Queen Margrethe is said to have accepted her husband's decision.<ref name="BBCBurial"/><ref name="NPRBurial"/>

On 6 September 2017, it was announced that Henrik was suffering from [[dementia]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=The Danish Royal Family|author-link1=Danish royal family|title=HRH Prince Henrik's health|url=http://kongehuset.dk/en/news/hrh-prince-henriks-health|website=kongehuset.dk|publisher=The Danish Monarchy|access-date=6 September 2017|date=6 September 2017}}</ref> On 28 January 2018, he was hospitalised at [[Rigshospitalet]], following a visit to Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Astrup, Peter|author2=Boas, Simon|author3=Hansen, Jens Anton|title=Prince Henrik Hospitalized: Prince Joachim responds to his father's situation|url=https://www.bt.dk/danmark/prins-henrik-indlagt-nu-reagerer-prins-joachim-paa-sin-fars-situation|website=BT.dk|publisher=Berlingske Media|access-date=9 February 2018|language=da|date=29 January 2018}}</ref> It was later revealed that he had a [[cancer|benign tumor]] in the left lung.<ref>{{cite web|author1=/ritzau/|author-link1=Ritzau|title=Prince Henrik studied for tumor in the left lung|url=https://www.jv.dk/indland/Prins-Henrik-undersoegt-for-tumor-i-venstre-lunge/artikel/2582501|website=Jydske Vestkysten|access-date=9 February 2018|language=da|date=2 February 2018}}</ref> His health however worsened, causing Frederik to cut short his visit to South Korea where he was to attend the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kongehuset|author-link1=Danish royal family|title=HRH Prince Henrik's condition deteriorated|url=http://kongehuset.dk/nyheder/hkh-prins-henriks-tilstand-forvaerret|website=Kongehuset.dk|access-date=9 February 2018|date=9 February 2018}}</ref> On 13 February 2018, Henrik was transferred from Rigshospitalet to [[Fredensborg Palace]], where the Danish Royal Court stated he wished to spend the remainder of his life. The Royal Court added that the condition of Henrik remained serious.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kongehuset|author-link1=Danish royal family|title=HRH Prince Henrik has returned to Fredensborg Castle|url=http://kongehuset.dk/nyheder/hkh-prins-henrik-er-kommet-hjem-til-fredensborg-slot|website=Kongehuset.dk|access-date=13 February 2018|date=13 February 2018}}</ref> He died later that day, surrounded by his family.<ref name="dod">{{cite web|author1=Danish Royal Family|title=HRH Prince Henrik has Died|url=http://kongehuset.dk/nyheder/hans-kongelige-hoejhed-prins-henrik-afgaaet-ved-doeden|website=kongehuset.dk|access-date=14 February 2018|language=da|date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

Following his death, the Court announced a month of royal mourning.<ref name="ashes">{{cite web|last1=Kjempff|first1=Marie|last2=Jepsen|first2=Helene|title=The Royal House: Prince Henrik interred on February 20th – the ashes to be divided into two|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/2018-02-14-kongehuset-prins-henrik-bisaettes-den-20-februar-asken-skal-deles-i-to|website=TV2.dk|access-date=14 February 2018|language=da|date=14 February 2018}}</ref> Henrik's casket was placed in The Palace Chapel at [[Christiansborg]] for a ''[[castrum doloris]]'', where in the following two days, more than 19,000<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/2018-02-19-19356-har-set-prins-henrik-paa-castrum-doloris|title=19.356 har set prins Henrik på 'castrum doloris'|date=2018-02-19|work=nyheder.tv2.dk|access-date=2018-03-14|language=da-DK}}</ref> people went to pay their respects.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jeppesen|first1=Issa|title=DR.dk|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/mind/prins-henrik/castrum-doloris-over-8000-danskere-tog-afsked-med-prins-henrik|website=Castrum doloris: More than 8000 Danes went to say goodbye to Prince Henrik|publisher=Danmarks Radio|access-date=19 February 2018|date=18 February 2018}}</ref> After a funeral in the Palace Chapel on 20 February, he was cremated, with half of his ashes scattered across Danish seas and half placed in the private section of the gardens at Fredensborg Palace.<ref name=dr_20180314>{{cite web|last1=Madsen|first1=Katrine Rørby|last2=Hyldal|first2=Christine|title=Prins Henrik bisættes på tirsdag og halvdelen af asken spredes over danske farvande|trans-title=Prince Henry to be interred on Tuesday with half of the ashes spread across Danish Seas|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/mind/prins-henrik/prins-henrik-bisaettes-paa-tirsdag-og-halvdelen-af-asken-spredes-over|website=DR.dk|publisher=Danmarks Radio|access-date=14 February 2018|language=da|date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

==Issue==
{{further|Danish royal family}}
[[File:Monarchy Of Denmark April 2010.jpg|thumb|Prince Henrik surrounded by his family waving to crowds on Queen Margrethe II's 70th birthday in April 2010. From left to right: [[Queen Mary of Denmark|the Crown Princess]], [[Prince Felix of Denmark|Prince Felix]], [[Frederik X of Denmark|the Crown Prince]], [[Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark|Prince Christian]], [[Margrethe II of Denmark|Queen Margrethe II]], [[Prince Nikolai of Denmark|Prince Nikolai]], Prince Henrik, [[Prince Joachim of Denmark|Prince Joachim]] and [[Princess Isabella of Denmark|Princess Isabella]]]]
Henrik had two sons and eight grandchildren, all born at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen:

*[[Frederik X of Denmark|King Frederik X]] (born 26 May 1968). He married [[Mary Donaldson]] on 14 May 2004 at [[Copenhagen Cathedral]], Copenhagen. The couple have four children:
**[[Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark|Crown Prince Christian]] (born 15 October 2005)
**[[Princess Isabella of Denmark|Princess Isabella]] (born 21 April 2007)
**[[Prince Vincent of Denmark|Prince Vincent]] (born 8 January 2011)
**[[Princess Josephine of Denmark|Princess Josephine]] (born 8 January 2011)
*[[Prince Joachim of Denmark|Prince Joachim]] (born 7 June 1969). He married [[Alexandra Manley]] on 18 November 1995 at [[Frederiksborg Palace|Frederiksborg Palace Church]], [[Hillerød]]. They divorced on 8 April 2005. He married secondly [[Princess Marie of Denmark|Marie Cavallier]] on 24 May 2008 at Møgeltønder Church, Møgeltønder. Joachim has four children, three sons and one daughter:
**[[Count Nikolai of Monpezat|Count Nikolai]] (born 28 August 1999)
**[[Count Felix of Monpezat|Count Felix]] (born 22 July 2002)
**[[Count Henrik of Monpezat|Count Henrik]] (born 4 May 2009)
**[[Countess Athena of Monpezat|Countess Athena]] (born 24 January 2012)

In 2008, Queen Margrethe II announced that her male-line descendants would bear the additional title of Count or Countess of Monpezat, in recognition of Henrik's ancestry.<ref name=monpezat>{{cite web|title=Monpezat til Frederik og Joachim|trans-title=Monpezat for Frederik and Joachim|work=[[Berlingske|Berlingske Tidende]]|date=30 April 2008|url=http://www.berlingske.dk/article/20080430/danmark/804300370/|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> In 2023 the children of Joachim were stripped of their princely titles. They will be known as Counts of Montpezat.

==Titles, styles and honours==
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===Titles and styles===
*Before 10 June 1967: ''[[Count]]'' * Henri de Laborde de Monpezat<ref name=Courtesy/>
*10 June 1967 – 2005: [[His Royal Highness]] Prince Henrik of Denmark 
*2005 – 14 April 2016: His Royal Highness The Prince Consort of Denmark<ref name=royalcentral>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/prince-henrik-of-denmark-the-worlds-grumpiest-royal-20180215-h0w5am.html |title=Prince Henrik of Denmark, the 'world's grumpiest royal' |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=15 February 2018 }}</ref>
*14 April 2016 – 13 February 2018: His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark<ref name=xinhuanet/>
<small>''* Use is disputed, see section "French nobility and French title of "count" controversy" below''</small>

===French nobility and French title of "count" controversy===
{{see also|Count of Monpezat}}

Since late in the nineteenth century, some members of the Laborde de Monpezat family bear a title of "count", but this title (which is not a ''[[courtesy title]]'' in the context of the French [[nobility]] rules) is claimed without any legal basis.<ref name="Courtesy">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CcfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Monpezat+%C3%A0+partir+du+d%C3%A9but+de+ce+si%C3%A8cle+ne+sauraient+%C3%AAtre+que+des+titres+de+courtoisie%22|title=Les Laborde de Monpezat et leurs alliances|first=Joseph|last=Valynseele|date=31 May 1975|publisher=J. Valynseele}}</ref>

Neither the French nobility of the [[de Laborde de Monpezat family]] nor this French title of "count" are acknowledged as historically or legally valid by most recent reference authors, specialists of the French nobility who do not consider that the de Laborde de Monpezat family belongs to the French nobility.<ref name=reject/><ref>F. de Saint-Simon, ''Dictionnaire de la noblesse française'', 1975, p. 60.</ref> This family is listed in the ''Encyclopédie de la fausse noblesse et de la noblesse d'apparence'' ({{langx|en|Encyclopedia of False and Seeming Nobility}})<ref name=reject>Pierre-Marie Dioudonnat, ''Encyclopédie de la fausse noblesse et de la noblesse d'apparence'', Paris, Sedopols, 1976&ndash;79 (2 vols), French, p.208.</ref> his name is not in the ''Catalogue de la noblesse française'' ({{langx|en|Catalog of French Nobility}}) (2002) from [[:fr:Régis Valette|Régis Valette]]<ref>Régis Valette, ''Catalogue de la noblesse française'', Éditions Robert Laffont, 2002.</ref> and the author Charondas describes in his book ''À quel titre'' (Volume 37, 1970) the Laborde de Monpezat as "false nobles, low folk in the 17th century, not received in the states of Béarn due to 'alleged nobility and as having never had nobility in their family.{{'"}}<ref>Charondas, ''À quel titre'', volume 37, 1970.</ref> The family's surname was "Monpezat" by the time of the [[French Revolution]], without title, until 14 July 1860, when it was changed by [[Second French Empire|imperial]] decree to "de Laborde-Monpezat", and legally changed again on 19 May 1861 to "de Laborde de Monpezat".<ref name=Valynseele>Joseph Valynseele, ''Les de Laborde de Monpezat et leurs alliances'', Paris, chez l'Auteur, 1975 (in French)</ref>

[[File:Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark welcome George W. Bush and Laura Bush.jpg|thumb|right|Henrik with Queen Margrethe, President [[George W. Bush]] and [[Laura Bush]] in 2005]]
Although Danish law never required that royal spouses be of aristocratic origin, no heir's marriage to a person who lacked male-line descent from royalty or [[hereditary title|titled nobility]] had been accepted as [[Dynasty#Dynast|dynastic]] by the sovereign in the course of Denmark's history as a hereditary monarchy, until the marriage of the heir presumptive, Princess Margrethe, in June 1967 to "Count" Henri de Laborde de Monpezat.<ref>{{cite book |last= Huberty |first= Michel |author2=Alain Giraud |author3=F. and B. Magdelaine  |title= L'Allemagne Dynastique Tome VII Oldenbourg |year= 1994 |location= France |language= fr |isbn= 2-901138-07-1 |pages= passim}}</ref><ref name="ghda">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser Band'' XVIII. "Dänemark". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1991, pp. 10-13 {{ISBN|3-7980-0833-7}}</ref> Six months later Margrethe's first cousin, [[Count Ingolf of Rosenborg|Prince Ingolf of Denmark]], married an untitled commoner and was demoted to a count, and when another cousin, [[Count Christian of Rosenborg|Prince Christian of Denmark]], also wed a [[Danish people|Dane]], [[Anne Dorte of Rosenborg|Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen]], in 1971, he forfeited his dynastic position.<ref name=ghda/>

In 2008, the hereditary title of "Count of Monpezat" ("Greve af Monpezat") was granted by the Queen to her and Henrik's two sons, as a proper Danish [[title of nobility]] unrelated to a French noble title whatever, but in recognition of Henrik's French background.<ref>[https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/prins-joachims-boerns-nye-titler-her-er-alt-du-skal-vide-om-dem Prins Joachims børns nye titler: Her er alt du skal vide om dem] from [[Billed Bladet]]</ref>

===Honours===
{{see also|List of honours of the Danish Royal Family by country}}

====National honours and awards====
National honours:<ref name="kongehuset"/>
* {{flag|Denmark}}:
** Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] ('''R.E.''')
** Grand Commander of the [[Order of Dannebrog]] ('''S.Kmd.''')
** Recipient of the [[Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn|Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog]] ('''D.Ht.''')
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|50th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|50th Anniversary Medal of the Wedding of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|75th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Ruby Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|70th Birthday Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|75th Birthday Medal of HRH the Prince Consort]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Silver Jubilee Medal of Queen Margrethe II]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|100th Anniversary Medal of the Birth of King Frederik IX]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|Queen Ingrid Commemorative Medal]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark|50th Anniversary Medal of the arrival of Queen Ingrid to Denmark]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Defence Medal for Excellent Service]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Homeguard Medal of Merit]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Red Cross Medal of Honour]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Danish Red Cross Medal for Merit]]
** Recipient of the [[Badge of Honor of the League of Civil Defense|Medal of Honour of the League of Civil Defense]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Medal of Honor of the Reserve Officers League]]
** Recipient of the [[List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Denmark#Royally Approved Orders and Medals|Military Athletic Medal of Honour]]
* {{flag|Greenland}}:
** Recipient of the [[Nersornaat|Recipient of the Nersornaat Medal for Meritorious Service, 1st Class]]
*{{flag|France}}:
** Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour|National Order of the Legion of Honour]] in Diamonds
** Grand Cross of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]]
** Commander of the [[Order of Agricultural Merit]]
** Recipient of the [[North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal]]

====Foreign honours and awards====
Foreign honours:<ref name="kongehuset"/>
* {{flag|Austria}}: Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour | language = de | page=552 | access-date =1 November 2012 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold I]]
* {{flag|Brazil}}: Grand Cross of [[Order of the Southern Cross|National Order of the Southern Cross]]
* {{flag|Bulgaria}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Stara Planina|Order of the Balkan Mountains]]
* {{flag|Croatia}}: Grand Cross of the [[Grand Order of Queen Jelena|Grand Order of Queen Jelena with Sash and Morning Star]]
* {{flag|Egypt}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Nile]]
* {{flag|Estonia}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearers.php?id=29 |title=Vabariigi President |publisher=President.ee |access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref>
* {{flag|Finland}}: Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat |url=https://ritarikunnat.fi/ritarikunnat/palkitut/suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarikunnan-suurristin-ketjuineen-ulkomaalaiset-saajat/ |website=ritarikunnat.fi |date=9 October 2020 |publisher=Chancery of the Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref>
* {{flag|Germany}}: Grand Cross Special Class of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]
* {{flag|Greece}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Honour (Greece)|Order of Honour]]
* {{flag|Iceland}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Falcon]]
* {{flag|Italy}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]
* {{flag|Japan}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum|Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum]]
* {{flag|Jordan}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Supreme Order of the Renaissance]]
* {{flag|Latvia}}: Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Three Stars]]
* {{flag|Lithuania}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]]
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]]
* {{flag|Mexico}}: Sash of Special Category of the [[Order of the Aztec Eagle|Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle]]
* {{flag|Morocco}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Throne]]<ref>https://media.gettyimages.com/id/948296280/pt/foto/margrethe-ii-du-danemark-et-hassan-ii-lors-dun-voyage-officiel-le-6-f%C3%A9vrier-1988-maroc.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=Rmvk6GrGqT7fVUYybeEO5wkalACUTECQxoiNG1dxQ-c= {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
* {{flag|Netherlands}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Nepal}} [[Shah dynasty|Nepalese Royal Family]]: Member of the [[Order of Ojaswi Rajanya|Order of the Benevolent Ruler]]
* {{flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Olav|Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]]
* {{flag|Poland}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]]
* {{flag|Portugal}}:
** Grand Cross of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Military Order of Christ]]
** Grand Cross of the [[Order of Aviz|Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz]] 
* {{flag|Romania}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Star of Romania]]
* {{flag|Slovakia}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Double Cross]]
* {{flag|South Korea}}: Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the [[Order of Diplomatic Service Merit]]
* {{flag|Spain}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III|Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III]]
* {{flag|Sweden}}:
** Knight of the [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]]
** Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|85th Birthday Medal of King Gustaf VI Adolf]]
** Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|50th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]]
** Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|Ruby Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]]
* {{flag|Thailand}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Chula Chom Klao|Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao]]
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}:
** Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Bath|Most Honourable Order of the Bath]]
** Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Michael and St George|Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]]
** Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
*{{flag|Yugoslavia}}: Great Star of the [[Order of the Yugoslav Star]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://foto.mij.rs/site/gallery/16039/photo/90|title=MIJ|website=foto.mij.rs}}</ref>

==Publications==
Prince Henrik translated several books into Danish and published several other books.

*In 1981, under the [[pseudonym]] ''H.M. Vejerbjerg'' he and the Queen translated [[Simone de Beauvoir]]'s ''[[All Men Are Mortal|Tous les hommes sont mortels]]''.
*''Chemin faisant'', 1982, a volume of French poems.
*''Destin oblige'', 1996, his memoirs as Prince Consort.
*''Ikke Altid Gåselever'' (''not always foie gras''), 1999, a selection of favourite recipes.
*''[[Cantabile (book)|Cantabile]]'', 2000, poems.
*''Les escargots de Marie Lanceline'', 2003.
*''Murmures de vent'', 2005, poems.
*''Frihjul'', 2010, poems.

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
{{Refbegin|30em}}
* {{Cite book|last=Bramsen|first=Bo|year=1992|title=Huset Glücksborg. Europas svigerfader og hans efterslægt.|trans-title=The House of Glücksburg. The Father-in-law of Europe and his descendants|edition=2nd|publisher=Forlaget Forum|location=Copenhagen|isbn=87-553-1843-6|language=da}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Lerche|first1=Anna|last2=Mandal|first2=Marcus|year=2003|title=A royal family : the story of Christian IX and his European descendants|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Aschehoug|isbn=9788715109577}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark}}
*[https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/the-royal-family/prince-henrik/ Official website]
*[http://www.wargs.com/royal/laborde.html The Ancestry of Henri de Laborde de Monpezat]

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