Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
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Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born Nijmegen, 25 December 1969) is the second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. His godparents are Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Baron J. van Boetzelaer, Baroness C. Evelein, J. Fleischman, and The Royal Air Force. He is member of the Dutch Royal House, and currently eleventh and last in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.[1]
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[edit] Life and education
The family lived in Apeldoorn throughout his childhood, moving to Het Loo House in 1975. The Prince received both his primary and secondary education in Apeldoorn.
Prince Bernhard has three brothers: Prince Maurits, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, and Prince Floris.
He studied economics in 1988 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Subsequently, in 1989 he went to the Groningen University in the Netherlands where he studied marketing and market research. In 1995 he received a the degree doctorandus (Master of science) at this university.
Although he is a member of the royal house, he rarely takes part in official duties. Prince Bernard makes his occupation as a self-employed entrepreneur.
[edit] Marriage and family
While studying in Groningen, Prince Bernhard met Annette Sekrève, (born 18 April 1972). The couple announced their engagement on 11 March 2000. They married in July 2000. The civil ceremony was performed on 6 July 2000 by the Mayor of Utrecht, Ms A. H. Brouwer-Korf, in the Spiegelzaal of the Paushuize, Utrecht. The marriage was blessed two days later, on 8 July 2000, by Dr. Anne van der Meiden in the Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht.
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette have three children.
- Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven, born in Amsterdam, on 14 May 2002
- Samuel Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven, born in Amsterdam, on 25 May 2004
- Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven, born in Amsterdam, on 12 March 2008
Prince Bernhard and his family live in Amsterdam.
[edit] Ancestry
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5. Jacoba Gijsbertha Stuyling de Lange |
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1. Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven |
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24. Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld | |||||||||||||||
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25. Countess Caroline von Wartensleben | |||||||||||||||
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26. Baron Aschwin of Sierstorpff-Cramm | |||||||||||||||
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3. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands |
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28. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||||||||
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14. Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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29. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |||||||||||||||
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7. Juliana of the Netherlands |
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15. Wilhelmina of the Netherlands |
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31. Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |||||||||||||||
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[edit] References
- ^ Current line of succession – Official website of the Dutch Royal House
[edit] External links
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Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
Born: 25 December 1969 |
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| Dutch royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Prince Maurits |
Line of succession to the Dutch Throne 11th position |
Succeeded by last in line |
| British royalty | ||
| Preceded by Felicia van Vollenhoven van Lippe-Biesterfeld |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by Samuel van Vollenhoven |
