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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 .
brother's death: 21 June 1884 Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau: None: 30. Prince Willem-Alexander later Willem-Alexander [32] Beatrix: 27 April 1967 30 April 1980 mother's accession as Queen regnant: 30 April 2013 became King – Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg: Princess Máxima of the ...
In the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional office and is controlled by the Constitution of the Netherlands. A distinction is made between members of the royal family and members of the royal house. [1] The royal house and family is the Orange-Nassau family. [2]
The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau, pronounced [ˈɦœys fɑn oːˌrɑɲə ˈnɑsʌu]) [a] is the current reigning house of the Netherlands.A branch of the European House of Nassau, the house has played a central role in the politics and government of the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, particularly since William the Silent organised the Dutch Revolt against Spanish ...
His mother, Queen Sophie died in 1877. After Prince William's death two years later on 11 June 1879, he became heir apparent to the Dutch throne and as such the Prince of Orange. Alexander held the position of heir apparent until his own death, at age 32, on 21 June 1884 in The Hague from typhus. [1]
Netherlands King Willem-Alexander joined the pile-on in a video posted via X on Tuesday, March 12, in which he was speaking to a group of children at a royal engagement in Zutphen.
William, Prince of Orange (Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik; 4 September 1840 – 11 June 1879), was heir apparent to the Dutch throne as the eldest son of King William III from 17 March 1849 until his death.
Willem II: Prince Willem, Prince of Orange: Son 7 October 1840 Father became king 17 March 1849 Father died, became king Prince Willem, son Willem III: Prince Willem, Prince of Orange: Son 17 March 1849 Father became king 11 June 1879 Died Prince Maurits, 1849–1850, brother Prince Hendrik, 1850–1851, uncle Prince Alexander, 1851–1879, brother