Margriet of the Netherlands

Princess Margriet
Princess Margriet in 2005
Born (1943-01-19) 19 January 1943 (age 81)
Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Extraterritorial)
Spouse
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(m. 1967)​
IssuePrince Maurits
Prince Bernhard
Prince Pieter-Christiaan
Prince Floris
Full name
Margriet Francisca
HouseOrange-Nassau
FatherPrince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
MotherJuliana of the Netherlands
ReligionProtestant Church in the Netherlands

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca; born 19 January 1943) is a Dutch royal and philanthropist. She is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard.

Biography

As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently eighth and last in the line of succession to the throne.[1]

From 1984 to 2007, Princess Margriet was president of the European Cultural Foundation, who set up the Princess Margriet Award for Cultural Diversity. She is a member of the honorary board of the International Paralympic Committee.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Current line of succession Archived 25 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Official website of the Dutch Royal House
  2. ↑ "Honorary Board". IPC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-16.

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Margriet of the Netherlands
Cadet branch of the House of Nassau
Born: 19 January 1943
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Countess Leonore
of Orange Nassau 		Line of succession to the Dutch throne
8th position 		Last in line