Irene of the Netherlands
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Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born Irene Emma Elisabeth; 5 August 1939) is a Dutch royal and environmentalist. She is the second child of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
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 Princess Irene in 2011 | |||||
| Born | 5 August 1939 Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands | ||||
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| Issue | Prince Carlos Xavier, Duke of Bourbon-Parma Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala | ||||
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| House | Orange-Nassau | ||||
| Father | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | ||||
| Mother | Juliana of the Netherlands | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism, prev. Calvinism | ||||
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Extended royal family
Princess Irene
Princess Margriet *
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| * Member of the Dutch royal house |
Titles
- 5 August 1939 – 15 November 1964: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange -Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
- 15 November 1964-7 May 1977: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Piacenza
- 7 May 1977-7 January 1981: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Parma and Piacenza
- 7 January 1981 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1][2]
The Princess used the following names since her divorce:
References
- ↑ Princess Irene Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
- ↑ Wet lidmaatschap Koninklijk Huis art. 10: "Those who carry titles and names enforced by the Royal orders of 26 october 1937 (Stb. 1937, no. 5) en 2 januari 1967 (Stb. 1967, no. 1) retain these"
- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XIII. "Niederlande". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1987, pp. 85-86.
- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Niederlande". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, p. 75.
Other websites
Media related to Irene of the Netherlands at Wikimedia Commons
Irene of the Netherlands Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 5 August 1939
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| Preceded by Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of Spain Carlist 7 May 1977 – 7 January 1981 |
Vacant Title next held by Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel
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