Members of the Royal House
This section contains biographies of the King and other members of the Royal House, including information on their professional and personal interests.
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander
On 30 April 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander succeeded his mother as King of the Netherlands. The King is married to Queen Máxima. The royal couple have three daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia (the Princess of Orange), Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane.Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix was Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013, when she was succeeded by her son, King Willem-Alexander. The Princess was married to Prince Claus. They had three sons, King Willem-Alexander, Prince Friso and Prince Constantijn.The Princess of Orange
Princess Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, is the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.Prince Maurits
Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968. Prince Maurits has three brothers: Prince Bernhard, born in 1969, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, born in 1972, and Prince Floris, born in 1975.Princess Alexia
Princess Alexia, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, is the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.Princess Marilène
Marie-Hélène Angela van den Broek, the younger daughter of Hans van den Broek and Josée van den Broek-van Schendel, was born on 4 February 1970 in Dieren.