Countess of Frederiksborg () is a Danish non-hereditary substantive title of nobility created by

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 ...

for her former daughter-in-law,

Alexandra Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...

The title refers to

Frederiksborg Castle Frederiksborg Castle () is a palatial complex in Hillerød, Denmark. It was built as a royal residence for Christian IV of Denmark, King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway in the early 17th century, replacing an older castle acquired by Frederick II ...

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residence in

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. The title is an allusion to Alexandra's marriage to Prince Joachim of Denmark which took place in the Frederiksborg Palace Church. The title was created by

on her birthday, 16 April 2005, and conferred the rank of 1st class in the

Danish order of precedence The Danish order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of Denmark, Danish officials used to direct protocol. It has no official status and entails no special privileges, but has been established in practical use, e.g. determining seating arrange ...

, entitling Alexandra to the style of "

Excellency Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder ...

". The title is a personal substantive title of nobility and, as such, was not revoked or taken away from Alexandra when she remarried on 3 March 2007 (unlike the title of Princess). Like a

life peerage In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. Life peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister. With the exception of the D ...

in the

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, the title is held for life only and will not be inherited by her children. Between her divorce from

Prince Joachim of Denmark Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, (; Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian; born 7 June 1969) is a member of the Danish royal family. The younger son of Queen Margrethe II, he is fifth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, ...

and her second marriage to Martin Jørgensen, Alexandra remained a Princess of Denmark and was, along with her comital title, styled from 16 April 2005 on as ''Her Highness Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Countess of Frederiksborg''. When she remarried to Martin Jørgensen, she lost however the royal style of "

Highness Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty. It is typically used with a possessive adjec ...

" and title of "Princess of Denmark". But she retained her first-class rank in the Danish ranking and has been therefore styled since 3 March 2007 as ''Her Excellency Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg''.

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