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Willem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands, reigning since 30 April 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht during the reign of his maternal grandmother, Queen Juliana , as the eldest child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus .
The inauguration of Willem-Alexander took place on 30 April 2013 at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander ascended the throne immediately following the abdication of his mother Queen Beatrix earlier that day. Willem-Alexander is the first King of the Netherlands since the death of his great-great-grandfather William III in 1890.
As speed skating is one of the most popular sports, and Willem-Alexander is a good speed skater, he proposed to Máxima on the ice on skates. [citation needed] A week earlier, Willem-Alexander already told his mother and Prime Minister Wim Kok that he would propose to Máxima soon. He endlessly practiced the question, he told in an interview later.
Máxima [a] (born Máxima Zorreguieta [b] on 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands since 2013 as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in ...
William Alexander (Glasgow MP) (1874–1954), MP for Glasgow Central; Bill Alexander (American politician) (born 1934), American politician; former US Representative from Arkansas; William B. Alexander (1921–2006), member of the Mississippi State Senate; Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (born 1967), King of the Netherlands
On 30 April 2013, Queen's Day, Willem-Alexander succeeded his mother Beatrix and became the first King of the Netherlands in 123 years. Consequently, from 2014 onwards the name has been changed from Queen's Day to King's Day. The date has also changed from 30 to 27 April, which is the actual birthday of Willem-Alexander. [1]
Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal; Princess Laurentien: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion; Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau; Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange; Recipient of the Wedding Medal of Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta
Willem-Alexander Baan under construction in 2012 Willem-Alexander Baan (Dutch for Willem-Alexander Rowing Course) is an artificial lake in the Dutch village of Zevenhuizen near Rotterdam . It has been used as a rowing regatta venue since 2012 and hosted the 2016 World Rowing Championships .