Catharina-Amalia | |||||
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Princess of Orange | |||||
The Princess of Orange on 3 December 2014
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Born |
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7 December 2003 ||||
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House | Orange-Nassau | ||||
Father | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | ||||
Mother | Máxima Zorreguieta | ||||
Religion | Protestant Church in the Netherlands |
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Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria |
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 *
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (pronounced [kaːtaːˈrinaː aːˈmaːlijaː]; Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003), is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of the countries of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten.
Princess Catharina-Amalia is the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She became heir apparent when her father ascended the throne on 30 April 2013.
Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria was born at 17:01 CET on 7 December 2003 in the HMC Bronovo in The Hague, as the first child of the then-Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima. After her birth was made public, 101 salute shots were fired at four places in the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Den Helder and The Hague in the Netherlands, Willemstad in the Netherlands Antilles, and Oranjestad in Aruba.