Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands and Orange-Nassau (given names: "Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien"; born June 26, 2005, The Hague, the Netherlands) [ [http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/content.jsp?objectid=18208 The Dutch Royal House ] ] ), is the second daughter of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, the heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, his spouse.

Life

Princess Alexia was born in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. Her baptism took place on November 19, 2005 in Wassenaar. The godparents to Princess Alexia are: Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant; Jonkvrouwe Alexandra Jankovich de Jeszenice; Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau; Juan Zorreguieta and Jonkheer Frans Ferdinand de Beaufort.

Princess Alexia is third in line to the Dutch throne, behind her father and elder sister, Catharina-Amalia. She also has a younger sister, Ariane.

Names

The official origins of her given names:

*Alexia is after her father.
*Juliana is after her great-grandmother, the former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
*Marcela is after her mother's aunt and godmother, Marcela Cerruti
*Laurentien is after her aunt Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

All children of Prince Willem-Alexander will bear the title of "Prince (Princess) of the Netherlands" and "Prince (Princess) of Orange-Nassau" (Royal Decree of 25 January 2002, nr. 41).

Ancestry

ahnentafel-compact5
style=font-size: 90%; line-height: 110%;
border=1
boxstyle=padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;
boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc;
boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9;
boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc;
boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc;
boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe;
1= 1. Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
2= 2. Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
3= 3. Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
4= 4. Claus von Amsberg
5= 5. Beatrix of the Netherlands
6= 6. Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini
7= 7. Maria del Carmen Cerruti Carricart
8= 8. Klaus Felix von Amsberg
9= 9. Julie von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
10= 10. Bernhard, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld
11= 11. Juliana of the Netherlands
12= 12. Juan António Zorreguieta y Bonorino
13= 13. Cesina Stefanini
14= 14. Giorgio Cerruti
15= 15. Maria del Carmen Carricart Fieza
16= 16. Wilhelm von Amsberg
17= 17. Elise von Vieregge
18= 18. George von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
19= 19. Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg
20= 20. Prince Bernhard of Lippe
21= 21. Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm
22= 22. Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
23= 23. Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
24= 24. Amadeo Zorreguieta Hernández
25= 25. Máxima Blanca Bonorino Gonzalez
26= 26. Oreste Stefanini
27= 27. Tullia Borella
28= 28. Santiago Anastasio Cerruti
29= 29. Maria de las Mercedes Sautu Martinez
30= 30. Domingo Carricart Etchart
31= 31. Carmen Fieza Rodriguez

References

External links

* [http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/ Dutch Royal House]