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Princess Marie of the Netherlands (Dutch: Prinses Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau; 5 June 1841 – 22 June 1910) was the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and wife of William, 5th Prince of Wied.
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Princess Margriet was baptised in St Andrew's Church, Ottawa, on 29 June 1943. Her godparents included President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Dutch Merchant Navy, in honour of the role played by the latter during the Second World War. It was not until 2 August 1945, when the Netherlands had been liberated, that Princess Margriet, accompanied by he...
Princess Margriet received her primary education at De Werkplaats school in Bilthoven and at the Nieuwe Baarnse School in Baarn. She received her secondary education at the Baarns Lyceum, where she passed her school leaving examinations in 1961. She spent the next year studying French literature, history and art history at the University of Montpel...
While studying at Leiden University, Princess Margriet met her future husband, Pieter van Vollenhoven. Their engagement was announced on 10 March 1965. The civil marriage ceremony was conducted by the Mayor of The Hague, Hans van Kolfschoten, in the then town hall in Javastraat on 10 January 1967. The marriage was blessed in the Grote of St Jacobsk...
Princess Margriet began her voluntary work for the Netherlands Red Cross (in Dutch) in 1966, serving as a nursing auxiliary 1st class. From 1987 to 2011, the year in which her final term of office ended, she was vice-president of the organisation. In 2011, in recognition of her services, the Netherlands Red Cross set up the Princess Margriet Fund, ...
From 1984 to 2007 Princess Margriet was President of the European Cultural Foundation. When she retired from this appointment, the ECF set up the Princess Margriet Award for Cultural Diversity in acknowledgement of her work. The award honours thinkers, artists and activists whose work engages the European public and makes them think about the role ...
Patron of SOS Children’s VillagesPatron of Introdans Modern Ballet Company, ArnhemPatron of the National Union of VolunteersPatron of Vision 2020 NetherlandsJuliana (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌjyliˈjaːnaː]; Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909 – 20 March 2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
The Royal family consists of the members of the Royal House, plus: Princess Mabel, the three children of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien, Prince Maurits, Princess Marilène, Prince Bernhard, Princess Annette, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Princess Anita, Prince Floris, Princess Aimée and their children, and Princess Irene and Princess ...
Princess Christina, who was known as Princess Marijke in her youth, was born on 18 February 1947, at Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, the Netherlands. Her parents were Crown Princess Juliana, the only child of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
The marriage was blessed at the Dom Church in Utrecht on the same day. Since her marriage, which ended in divorce in 1996, Princess Christina was no longer in line to the throne. Princess Christina and Mr Guillermo had three children: Bernardo, Nicolás and Juliana.
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Apr 2, 2022 · Princess Marie of the Netherlands was the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and wife of William, 5th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of William, Prince of Albania. She was the last surviving grandchild of William I of the Netherlands.
