Background
He is the elder son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. Prince Nikolai was born at Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital) on 28 August 1999.
He is the elder son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. Prince Nikolai was born at Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital) on 28 August 1999.
As of 2013, Prince Nikolai is seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne. He was christened in chapel of Fredensborg Palace on 6 November 1999 by the royal vicar Christian Thodberg. At the christening the musical work Lys på din vej composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Nikolai, was performed for the first time.
After their divorce, Prince Joachim and Alexandra have joint custody of Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix.
In 2014, he took 10th grade at Herlufsholm School at Næstved and is expected to take his upper secondary education there as well. Nikolai was confirmed on Saturday, 18 May 2013 in Fredensborg Palace Church in the presence of his immediate family and all his godparents.
28 August 1999 – 29 April 2008: His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark 29 April 2008 – present: His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat Nikolai is styled as "His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat". He has been Prince of Denmark since birth and Count of Monpezat since 29 April 2008, when Queen Margrethe granted the title to her male-line descendants.
Medals 11 June 2009: Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort 16 April 2010: Commemorative 70th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen 14 January 2012: Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen 16 April 2015: Commemorative 75th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen.
