Margriet of 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.

Princess Margriet
Princess Margriet in 2005
Born	(1943-01-19) 19 January 1943 Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Extraterritorial)
Spouse	Pieter van Vollenhoven (m. 1967)
Issue	Prince Maurits Prince Bernhard Prince Pieter-Christiaan Prince Floris
Full name Margriet Francisca
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Mother	Juliana of the Netherlands
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands

Dutch royal family
The King * The Queen * The Princess of Orange * Princess Alexia * Princess Ariane * Princess Beatrix * Princess Mabel Countess Luana Countess Zaria Prince Constantijn * Princess Laurentien * Countess Eloise Count Claus-Casimir Countess Leonore
Extended royal family Princess Irene Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme Princess Annemarie de Bourbon de Parme Princess Luisa de Bourbon de Parme Princess Cecilia de Bourbon de Parme Prince Carlos Enrique de Bourbon de Parme Princess Margarita de Bourbon de Parme Mr Tjalling ten Cate Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme Princess Viktória de Bourbon de Parme Princess Zita de Bourbon de Parme Princess Gloria de Bourbon de Parme Princess Carolina de Bourbon de Parme Mr Albert Brenninkmeijer Princess Margriet * Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven * Prince Maurits Princess Marilène Prince Bernhard Princess Annette Prince Pieter-Christiaan Princess Anita Prince Floris Princess Aimée Mr Bernardo Guillermo Mrs Eva Guillermo Mr Nicolás Guillermo Miss Juliana Guillermo
* Member of the Dutch royal house

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.

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.

Margriet Of The Netherlands Media

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  Portret Prinses Margriet 19-1-1964, 21 jaar

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  Princess Margriet arrives in Ottawa to attend the Canadian Tulip Festival in May 2002.

Other websites

• Biography on the website of the Royal House of the Netherlands
• CBC Archives – A look at Princess Margriet's birth in Ottawa (from 1992).

Margriet of the Netherlands House of Orange-Nassau 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