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Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. Willem-Alexander ( Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands . 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 Crown of the Netherlands is of relatively modern origin. In 1813 the new "Sovereign Ruler" of the Netherlands, Prince Willem of Orange, son and heir of the exiled stadtholder Willem V of Orange, was sworn in as Dutch monarch in Amsterdam. There was no crown present at the ceremony.
1 day ago · Willem-Alexander, king of the Netherlands is the king of the Netherlands from 2013. Willem-Alexander was the son of then Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. First in the line of succession since his mother’s accession to the throne on April 30, 1980, he also bore the title of prince of Orange.
- Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor
The monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy whose role and position are governed by the Constitution of the Netherlands.Roughly a third of the Constitution explains the succession, mechanisms of accession and abdication to the throne, the roles and duties of the monarch, the formalities of communication between the States General of the Netherlands, and the monarch's role in ...
Apr 30, 2013 · He became crown prince when Beatrix became queen in 1980. Childhood & Education. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht, and baptised in The Hague. He was granted the titles Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Oranje-Nassau and Esquire of Amsberg. He first spent his childhood in Castle Drakensteyn, and later in Huis ten Bosch in The Hague.
Apr 30, 2013 · The crown was created in 1840 for King Willem II, by Bonebakker Jewellers of Amsterdam. It is fashioned from silver plated with gold. There were originally 72 fake pearls on the arches of the ...
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