Margriet of the Netherlands
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.JPG) Princess Margriet in 2019 | |||||
| Born | 19 January 1943
(aged 83) Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Extraterritorial) | ||||
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| Issue | Prince Maurits Prince Bernhard Prince Pieter-Christiaan Prince Floris | ||||
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| House | Orange-Nassau | ||||
| Father | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | ||||
| Mother | Juliana of the Netherlands | ||||
| Religion | Protestant Church in the Netherlands | ||||
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Extended royal family
Princess Irene
Princess Margriet *
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| * Member of the Dutch royal house |
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]
Margriet Of The Netherlands Media
Portret Prinses Margriet 19-1-1964, 21 jaar
Princess Margriet arrives in Ottawa to attend the Canadian Tulip Festival in May 2002.
References
- ↑ Current line of succession Archived 25 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Official website of the Dutch Royal House
- ↑ Honorary BoardIPC. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
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 Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 19 January 1943
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| Preceded by Countess Leonore of Orange Nassau |
Line of succession to the Dutch throne 8th position |
Last in line |