Person in history
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2005 · October 15
- Age this year
- 21No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- student, aristocrat. Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark
- Born
- 21st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He is the eldest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. He was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Margrethe II. He became Crown Prince of Denmark following his grandmother's abdication and his father's subsequent ascension to the Danish throne in January 2024.
Early life
Early life Christian was born on 15 October 2005 at 01:57 CET at Rigshospitalet , the Copenhagen University Hospital, in Copenhagen . [ 1 ] At noon on the day of his birth, a 21-gun salute was fired from the Sixtus Battery at Holmen Naval Base in the Port of Copenhagen and at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore to mark the birth of a royal child. [ 2 ] At the same time, public buses and official buildings flew the Danish flag, the Dannebrog . [ 2 ]
Path and career
Awards / honours: Prince Henriks 75th Birthday Medal and Knight of the Order of the Elephant.
Why this date
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark appears on our October 15 calendar for 2005 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2005.
- December 1Perm Oblast
- September 16Camorra
- September 12Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- November 9Venus Express
- November 30John Sentamu
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Sources
Cite this page
“Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/christian-crown-prince-of-denmark, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
When was Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark born?
October 15 2005.
How old would Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark be today?
21 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 15?
Melki Sedek Huang, Ben Woodburn, Lil' Kleine and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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