Princess Laurentien

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Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Mrs. Van Amsberg, (born Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst on May 25, 1966 in Leiden) is the wife of His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, the third son of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2126x2126, 285 KB)http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2126x2126, 285 KB)http://www. ... The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlands. ... Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), is the Queen of the Netherlands and a princess of Orange-Nassau and Lippe-Biesterfeld. ... 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Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst is the daughter of the Dutch minister of Economic Affairs, Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst and Jantien Brinkhorst-Heringa. She has one brother. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born March 18, 1937) is a Dutch politician. ...

Princess Laurentien started primary school in Groningen. Her family then moved to The Hague, where she completed her primary education. She spent four years at the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, and a year at the Eerste Vrijzinnige Christelijk Lyceum, both in The Hague. In 1984, she passed the Baccalauréat A examinations at the Lycée français in Tokyo. Her father was working in Japan at the time, being the Permanent Envoy of the European Union.

Princess Laurentien studied history at Groningen University until 1986, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at London University in 1989. From September 1989 she studied journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, where she obtained her master of journalism degree in 1991. Front of the main building of the University of Groningen The University of Groningen (Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen or RuG) is a university in Groningen, Netherlands. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administration offices and its library The University of London, founded in 1836, is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The engagement of Prince Constantijn and Laurentien Brinkhorst was announced on 16 December 2000. The civil marriage was conducted by the mayor of The Hague, Wim Deetman, in the Oude Raadzaal, Javastraat, The Hague on 17 May 2001. The church wedding took place two days later in the Grote of St Jacobskerk, with Reverend Carel ter Linden officiating. Although not a Princess in her own right, since her marriage she has been known as Princess Laurentien, and she holds the courtesy titles of Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Mrs. Van Amsberg. By Royal Decree of 15 January 2003, nr. 36 to Princess Laurentien was granted her own personal standard. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien have three children, with the recent birth of Countess Leonore:

• Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurence Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg,

born June 8, 2002), who is the first grandchild of Queen Beatrix Her Excellency Countess Eloise Beatrix Sophie Laurence of Orange-Nassau was born on June 8th 2002. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

• Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max Count of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

born March 21, 2004. His Excellency Count Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max of Orange-Nassau was born on March 21, 2004, soon after the death of his great-grandmother Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, as the second child and first son of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and Laurentien Brinkhorst. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Leonore Marie Irene Enrica Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg,

born June 3, 2006. De hooggeboren vrouwe (The highborn lady) Leonore Marie Irene Enrica van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg (born 3 June 2006 in Bronovo hospital in The Hague), Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, is the third child and second daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her niece HRH Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of the Netherlands, second daughter of the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, was named in her honor partially. HRH Princess Alexia of the Netherlands a few hours after she was born. ... // The Principality of Orange The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in the valley of Rhone in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (and from 1544 of the House of Orange-Nassau). ... Princess Máxima of the Netherlands (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti on May 17, 1971) is the wife of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, heir to the Dutch throne, as the eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. ...

Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien and their children live in Brussels.

More recent, Princess Laurentien has become an advocate for the fight against illiteracy in the Netherlands, which is now to be considered an underestimated problem.

Styles of Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

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