Margriet of the Netherlands
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.
| Princess Margriet | |||||
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 Princess Margriet in 2005 | |||||
| Born | 19 January 1943 Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Extraterritorial) | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| 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 | ||||
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]
References
- Current line of succession Archived 25 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Official website of the Dutch Royal House
- "Honorary Board". IPC.
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