Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

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Princess Catharina-Amalia
Princess of Orange
File:PrinsesofOranje.jpg
The Princess of Orange while on holiday in Italy (2011)
Born (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 20)[1]
The Hague, Netherlands
Names
Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria
HouseHouse of Orange-Nassau
FatherWillem-Alexander of the Netherlands
MotherQueen Máxima of the Netherlands

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (given names: Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003) is the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander[1] of the Netherlands, and Queen Máxima. She is the heiress apparent to the Dutch throne following the abdication of her grandmother, Queen Beatrix, and the accession of her father on 30 April 2013.[2]

Birth and baptism

Princess Catharina-Amalia was born at 17:01 CET on 7 December 2003 in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague.[1] After her birth was made public, 101 salute shots were fired at four places in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 12 June 2004, Catharina-Amalia was baptised by Reverend Carel ter Linden in the Grote, or St. Jacob's, Church in The Hague. Her godparents include her uncles, Prince Constantijn and Martin Zorreguieta, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden. Catharina-Amalia's maternal grandparents, Jorge Zorreguieta and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart, were prohibited from attending her parents' wedding in 2002 due to Zorreguieta's involvement in the regime of General Jorge Rafael Videla, but were present at her baptism, which was a private rather than a state affair.[3]

Childhood

Princess Catharina-Amalia was enrolled in Bloemcamp school in Wassenaar on 10 December 2007.[4] Her birthdays are traditionally celebrated with a concert at Kloosterkerk, The Hague, which is attended by ambassadors and members of the royal household and the Council of State of the Netherlands.[5] On her seventh birthday, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain once owned by her great-grandfather, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, was named after Catharina-Amalia by Peter Hartman. The princess herself was prevented from attending the naming ceremony by school obligations.[6]

On 28 January 2013, it was announced that Queen Beatrix would abdicate on 30 April and that Princess Catharina-Amalia, as the heiress apparent to her father, would assume the title of Princess of Orange, becoming the first to do so in her own right. Following her father's accession as King Willem-Alexander, she continues to reside in Wassenaar, but will eventually move along with her family to Huis ten Bosch. Princess Catharina-Amalia will assume a seat in the Advisory Division of the Council of State of the Netherlands upon reaching the age of majority at 18.[2]

Titles, styles and arms

Title

Royal styles of
The Princess of Orange
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleMa'am
  • 7 December 2003 – 30 April 2013: Her Royal Highness Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Hereditary Princess of Orange, Princess of Orange-Nassau
  • 30 April 2013 - present: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Orange, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau

Her official title in Dutch is Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid De Prinses van Oranje

Queen Beatrix abdicated the Dutch throne on 30 April 2013. Upon the abdication, Princess Catharina-Amalia became the Princess of Orange as heiress apparent.[7]

Honours

See also List of honours of the Dutch Royal Family by country

Dutch orders and decorations

As a daughter of one of the 2 Heads of the House, she will become at 18 years old :

Ancestry

Family of Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
16. Wilhelm von Amsberg
8. Claus Felix von Amsberg
17. Elise von Vieregge
4. Claus von Amsberg
18. Baron George von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
9. Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
19. Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg
2. Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
20. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
10. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
21. Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm
5. Beatrix of the Netherlands
22. Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
11. Juliana of the Netherlands
23. Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
1. Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
24. Dr. Amadeo Zorreguieta Hernández
12. Juan Antonio Zorreguieta Bonorino
25. Máxima Blanca Bonorino González
6. Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini
26. Oreste Stefanini
13. Cesira Maria Stefanini Borella
27. Tullia Borella
3. Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
28. Dr. Santiago Anastasio Cerruti Ponce de León
14. Dr. Jorge Horacio Cerruti de Sautu
29. María de las Mercedes de Sautu Martínez
7. María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart
30. Domingo Carricart Etchart
15. María del Carmen Carricart Cieza
31. María del Carmen Cieza Rodríguez

References

  1. ^ a b c Newly-born Princess Catharina-Amalia second in line for Dutch throne
  2. ^ a b "News" (in Dutch). Royal House. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ Joyful christening of Catharina-Amalia
  4. ^ "Princess Amalia to attend state school" (in Dutch). DutchNews. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Princess Amalia celebrates sixth birthday" (in Dutch). DutchNews. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Princess Amalia turns seven" (in Dutch). DutchNews. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Abdication information". Dutch Royal House.
  8. ^ Orders for services to the Royal House - description at the website of the Dutch Royal House (Dutch language) : "Princesses (daughters of the Heads of the House of Nassau) receive the order at majority age (18), as decided in 1984 by Queen Beatrix and Grand-Duke Jean"

External links

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Cadet branch of the House of Amsberg
Born: 7 December, 2003
Dutch royalty
First
Not recognized before
 Princess of Orange
(in own right)
2013 		Incumbent
Heir:
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Dutch throne
1st position 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne

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