wedding and baptism in Copenhagen

[Annick ANDERSEN]

Hello  from the southwest of France


I have two questions to ask:
- My grandparents got married in Paris at the Town Hall. My grandfather is Danish and my grandmother is French. Were they able to get married in church in Copenhagen?
- My father was born in Bordeaux (France), could he have been baptized in Copenhagen?
I thank you in advance for your answers. If necessary I will give the dates.

[Bjørn Marcher]

Hello Annick,


not sure I can answer precisely, but to my understanding your grandparents could have a blessing of their marriage in a church, e.g. in Copenhagen. It is not a marriage as such, but a blessing of an already existing marriage.

"Hvis I er viet borgerligt og efterfølgende har fået en kirkelig velsignelse af et borgerligt indgået ægteskab, får I udstedt en Velsignelsesattest. Velsignelsesattesten bliver oftest udstedt i forbindelse med velsignelsen, men I kan også få en ny velsignelsesattest på et senere tidspunkt."

As far as I know, a child can be baptized in a different parish/town than born. Exactly how there could be limitations across borders, I do not know. With a Danish father, this is hardly a problem.

May be someone else in this Forum would know?

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best regards

Bjørn Marcher