Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Prince Pieter-Christian Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Spouse Princess Anita Issue Emma van Vollenhoven Pieter van Vollenhoven Full name Pieter-Christiaan Michiel Father Pieter van Vollenhoven Mother Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Born 22 March 1972 (1972-03-22)

Dutch Royal Family HM The Queen * HRH The Prince of Orange * HRH Princess Máxima * HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia * HRH Princess Alexia * HRH Princess Ariane * HRH Prince Friso HRH Princess Mabel Countess Luana Countess Zaria HRH Prince Constantijn * HRH Princess Laurentien * Countess Eloise * Count Claus-Casimir * Countess Leonore * Extended royal family HRH Princess Irene HRH the Duke of Parma HRH The Duchess of Parma HRH the Countess of Colorno Tjalling ten Cate HRH the Count of Bardi HRH the Marchioness of Sala HRH Princess Margriet * Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven * HH Prince Maurits * HH Princess Marilène * HH Prince Bernhard * HH Princess Annette * HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan HH Princess Anita HH Prince Floris HH Princess Aimée HRH Princess Christina Bernardo Guillermo Eva Prinz-Valdes Nicolás Guillermo Juliana Guillermo * Member of the Dutch Royal House

Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born Nijmegen, 22 March 1972), is the third son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven. His godparents are his paternal grandfather, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Archduke Michael of Austria-Este, Jonkheer J. Reuchlin, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Mr. Drabbe.

Prince Pieter-Christiaan has three brothers: Prince Maurits, Prince Bernhard and Prince Floris.

On 24 July 2010 Prince Pieter-Christiaan was made a Knight of the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands.

Education and career

Prince Pieter-Christiaan lived during his early years at the estate near the Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. In Apeldoorn he also attended the primary school and his high school. After graduation he did his military conscription at the Royal Marechaussee, for which his still was enlisted as a Reserve Lieutenant Colonel. He subsequently obtained his LL.M. degree in Law at the Utrecht University in 1999.

Between 2000 and 2003 the prince worked for Equity Capital Markets in London, which is a joint venture between the ABN AMRO and NM Rothschild.

In autumn 2003 Prince Pieter-Christiaan successfully finished a one-year MBA at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne (Switzerland). From March 2004 Prince Pieter-Christiaan worked as a marketing strategist for the ICT-company Shopservices in Amsterdam . Since 13 September 2004, the prince is working as Lieutenant Colonel at the Operations Department of the Central Office of the Royal Marechaussee in The Hague.

Marriage and family

He married Anita van Eijk in a civil ceremony on 25 August 2005 at the Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, which was followed by a religious ceremony on 27 August 2005 at the Grote van St. Jeroenskerk in Noordwijk. Since he did not seek parliamentary approval for his marriage, due to the remote chance of his succession to the throne, Pieter-Christiaan lost his place in the succession to the Dutch throne when he married Anita.

Emma van Vollenhoven

On 9 June 2006, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita announced that Princess Anita was expecting their first child. The Princess gave birth to a daughter, Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven, on 28 November 2006. The baby was born at 6:00 pm at the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis in Amsterdam and weighed 3970 grams (8 lbs, 7 ounces).[1] Like her cousins, the baby was christened in the chapel of Het Loo palace in Apeldoorn, on her parents' wedding anniversary, 25 August 2007. Emma's godparents are her uncle, Prince Bernhard; her aunt, Caroline van der Toorn; Evert-Jan Wamsteker and Countess Alexandra de Witt. The meaning of Emma's names are as follows

• Emma is after her ancestor, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Queen Regent of the Netherlands
• Francisca is the middle name of her paternal grandmother, Princess Margriet.
• Catharina is the middle name of her maternal grandmother, J.C.M. van Eijk-Steens

Pieter van Vollenhoven

On the 15 May 2008, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child for the end of November 2008. Princess Anita gave birth to a son on 19 November 2008. His full name is Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven. He weighed 3745 grams and he was born on 1.32 am at the Medisch Centrum Haaglanden in The Hague. As with his sister and their cousins, he was christened in the chapel of Het Loo palace in Apeldoorn on September 20, 2009. Pieter's godparents were his paternal grandfather Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven, his paternal uncle Prince Maurits, Jonkvrouw Anouk van Door and Sandra Chollet. The meaning of Pieter's names are as follows:

• Pieter is after his father and grandfather
• Anton is the middle name of his maternal grandfather, Leonardus Antonius van Eijk
• Maurits is the name of his paternal uncle and godfather, Prince Maurits
• Erik is after Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, the "Soldier of Orange"

Styles of Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Sir

External links

• Royal House of the Netherlands
• Website Royal House - Family Van Vollenhoven

Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven House of Orange-Nassau Born: 22 March 1972
British royalty
Preceded by Isabella van Vollenhoven	Line of succession to the British throne	Succeeded by Pieter van Vollenhoven