On 8 July 2000, Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau married his college sweetheart, Annette Sekrève. Prince Bernhard is the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. As such, he is the first cousin of King Willem-Alexander. Due to the Dutch succession being based on proximity to the King, he is not [read more]
Princess Christina of the Netherlands married Cuban-born Jorge Pérez y Guillermo on 28 June 1975. Embed from Getty Images Jorge fled to the United States at the age of 14 with his family, and he had been stateless at the time of his engagement with Christina. Shortly afterwards, he became an American citizen. He and [read more]
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands was born on 26 June 2005 as the second daughter of the future King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Máxima. She has an elder sister, the Princess of Orange (born 2003) and a younger sister, Princess Ariane (born 2007). When she was born, she was third in the line [read more]
Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen was born on 23 October 1623 as the daughter of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Ernestine Yolande of Ligne. She was probably born in Brussels. Her siblings were: Maria (1619-1620). an unnamed sister (born and died 1620), Claire Marie (1621 -1695), Lamberta Albertine (1625-1635) and Johann Franz Desideratus (1627-1699). Her [read more]
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands was born on 10 April 2007 as the youngest daughter of the future King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. Embed from Getty Images A few days later, her father registered her birth with the name Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines. At the time of her birth, she was fourth in the line [read more]
The Dutch Aquamarine Parure Tiara was given to the future Queen Juliana in 1927 as a birthday present from her parents, Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. The tiara consists of pear-shaped briolette and square-cut Brazilian aquamarines and diamonds. It was made by van Kempen, Begeer and Vos Jewellers. Embed from Getty Images The tiara has [read more]
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