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Princess of Orange-Nassau | |||||
Princess Mabel in 2015
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Spouse | Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (m. 2004; d. 2013) |
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Issue | Countess Luana Countess Zaria |
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Father | Hendrik Cornelis Los | ||||
Mother | Florence Malde Gijsberdina Kooman |
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Mabel Martine |
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 *
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, better known as Mabel van Oranje and also as Mabel of Orange (Dutch: Prinses Mabel van Oranje-Nassau; formerly Mabel Martine Wisse Smit, born Mabel Martine Los, 11 August 1968), is the widow of Prince Friso, brother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. She is a prominent human rights activist, widely known for her roles in co-founding War Child Netherlands, the European Council on Foreign Relations, Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, and for having served as the first Chief Executive Officer of The Elders, a grouping founded by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Kofi Annan. In 2005, the World Economic Forum recognised her as a Young Global Leader. Van Oranje is an advisor to several non-profits, including the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, the Malala Fund, Crisis Action and the Open Society Foundations.