Beatrix of the Netherlands

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Beatrix
Queen of the Netherlands
Queen Beatrix (January 28 2013)
Queen Beatrix (January 28 2013)
Reign 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013 (33 years)
Predecessor Juliana
Heir apparent Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
Spouse Claus von Amsberg
Issue
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
Prince Johan-Friso
Prince Constantijn
Full name
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau
House House of Orange-Nassau
Father Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
Mother Juliana of the Netherlands
Born 31 January 1938 (1938-01-31) (age 75)
Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands

Queen Beatrix is the Queen of the Netherlands. She was born on 31 January 1938. She was crowned on 30 April 1980. Her full name is Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Princess van Oranje-Nassau, Princess van Lippe-Biesterfeld.

Beatrix was married to Claus von Amsberg, who died in 2002. Her mother was Queen Juliana, and her father was Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Her sons are Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, Prince Johan-Friso and Prince Constantijn. On 28 January 2013, she announced to resign as Queen of the Netherlands. Her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, will be king from 30 April 2013.

Ancestors [change]

Beatrix of the Netherlands' ancestors in three generations
Beatrix of the Netherlands Father:
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Paternal grandfather:
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Paternal great-grandfather:
Count Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Paternal great-grandmother:
Countess Caroline of Wartensleben
Paternal grandmother:
Baroness Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm
Paternal great-grandfather:
Baron Aschwin of Sierstorpff-Cramm
Paternal great-grandmother:
Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff
Mother:
Juliana of the Netherlands
Maternal grandfather:
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Maternal great-grandfather:
Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Maternal great-grandmother:
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Maternal grandmother:
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Maternal great-grandfather:
William III of the Netherlands
Maternal great-grandmother:
Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont