Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven | |||||
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Prince Maurits in 2015
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Born |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
17 April 1968 ||||
Spouse | Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (m. 1998) | ||||
Issue | Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven |
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House |
Orange-Nassau (official) Lippe (agnatic) |
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Father | Pieter van Vollenhoven | ||||
Mother | Princess Margriet of the Netherlands | ||||
Religion |
Reformed (1968–2004) Protestantism (from 2004) |
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Occupation |
Businessman Corporate director Nonprofit director Military officer |
Full name | |
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Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven |
Dutch royal family |
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Extended royal family
* Member of the Dutch royal house
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HRH Princess Margriet *
Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven *
Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968, in Utrecht) is the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven.
Before the succession of his cousin Willem-Alexander as King, he was a member of the Dutch Royal House and tenth in the line of succession to the Dutch throne. With Willem-Alexander's succession however, he is no longer a member of the Dutch Royal House, and is no longer in line to direct succession to the Dutch throne.
Maurits was born in 17 April 1968. His godparents are Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Prince Alois-Konstantin of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Jhr. G. Krayenhof, and The Dutch Merchant Fleet.
Van Vollenhoven has three brothers: Bernhard, Pieter-Christiaan, Floris.