Countess Athena of Monpezat

Countess Athena of Monpezat, formerly Princess Athena of Denmark^[1] (born 24 January 2012) is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark.^[2] Athena is currently tenth in the line of succession to the Danish throne.

Biography

Athena was born a princess of Denmark on 24 January at Rigshospitalet, The Copenhagen University Hospital. When her father met the press following her birth, he joked that the name selected for her could be anything from Jo to Scheherazade. She has two older half-brothers from her father's first marriage, Count Nikolai of Monpezat and Count Felix of Monpezat, and an older brother Count Henrik of Monpezat.

In accordance with Danish royal traditions, her names were not revealed until her christening, which took place on 20 May 2012 at the Mogeltonder Church, where her older brothers Felix and Henrik were also christened. She was named Athena Marguerite Francoise Marie for both of her grandmothers as well as for her mother. Her godparents are her maternal uncles, Gregory Grandet and Edouard Cavallier; Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the long-term girlfriend of her father's cousin Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg; and friends of her parents, Julie Mirabaud, Diego de Lavandeyra and Henriette Steenstrup.

24 January 2012-1 January 2023: Her Highness Princess Athena of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat

1 January 2023 -present: Her Excellency Countess Athena of Monpezat

1. ↑ "Hendes Højhed Princesse Athena - Kongehuset". Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
2. ↑ "Princess is Born". The Danish Monarchy. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

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