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Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange

Willem-Alexander
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King Willem-Alexander in 2015
King of the Netherlands
Reign 30 April 2013 – present
Inauguration 30 April 2013
Predecessor Beatrix
Heir apparent Catharina-Amalia
Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Born

(1967-04-27) 27 April 1967 (age 49)
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Utrecht, Netherlands
Spouse Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti (m. 2002)
Issue
Detail
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Princess Alexia
Princess Ariane
Full name
Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand
House Orange-Nassau (official)
Amsberg (agnatic)
Father Claus von Amsberg
Mother Beatrix of the Netherlands
Religion Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Signature
Full name
Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand

(1967-04-27) 27 April 1967 (age 49)
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HM The King *
HM The Queen *

HRH Princess Beatrix *

HRH Princess Irene

HRH Princess Margriet *
Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven *

HRH Princess Christina

Willem-Alexander (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm aːlɛkˈsɑndər]; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is the King of the Netherlands.

Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht and is the oldest child of Beatrix of the Netherlands and German diplomat Claus van Amsberg. He became Prince of Orange as heir apparent upon his mother's accession on 30 April 1980, and succeeded her following her abdication on 30 April 2013.

He went to public primary and secondary schools, served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and studied history at Leiden University. He married Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti in 2002 and they have three daughters: Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003), Princess Alexia (born 2005), and Princess Ariane (born 2007).


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