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Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968, the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven.
Like his mother, Princess Margriet, Prince Maurits was sponsored by the Dutch merchant navy at his christening.
Prince Maurits has three brothers: Prince Bernhard, born in 1969, Prince Pieter‑Christiaan, born in 1972, and Prince Floris, born in 1975. His family lived in Apeldoorn throughout his childhood, moving to Het Loo House in 1975.