Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Born January 19, 1943 (1943-01-19) (age 64) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Other names Margriet Francisca Title Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld Spouse Pieter van Vollenhoven Children Maurits, Bernhard, Pieter Christiaan, Floris Parents Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Juliana of the Netherlands Relatives Queen Beatrix, Princess Irene and Princess Christina of the Netherlands

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 Johan Friso HRH Princess Mabel Countess Luana Countess Zaria HRH Prince Constantijn HRH Princess Laurentien Countess Eloise Count Claus-Casimir Countess Leonore HRH Princess Irene HRH Princess Margriet Prof. mr. 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

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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca, born January 19, 1943), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the third daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, the former Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. As a daughter of the late Queen Juliana and a younger sister of the current monarch, Queen Beatrix, she is currently eighth in line to the Dutch throne. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government  - Mayor Larry OBrien  - City Council Ottawa City Council  - MPs List... 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Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David), Count of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, (born September 25, 1968), is the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prince Claus von Amsberg. ... Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, (born August 11, 1968), is the wife of Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau, second son of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus of the Netherlands. ... Emma Luana Ninette Sophie van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg (born March 26, 2005), Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, is the child of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau born Wisse Smit. ... Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg (born June 18, 2006), Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, is the second child of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau born Wisse Smit. ... 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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 of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, n... Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. ... Pieter van Vollenhoven (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. ... His Highness Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968), is the eldest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Mr Pieter van Vollenhoven. ... Her Highness Princess Marie-Helène Angela of Orange-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (born February 4, 1970) is the wife of HH Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, the eldest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. ... His Highness Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born in Nijmegen on 25 December 1969. ... Her Highness Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... His Highness Prince Pieter Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... Her Highness Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... His Highness Prince Floris Frederik Martijn of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... Princess Christina of the Netherlands (born February 18, 1947), Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the youngest of Queen Juliana’s four daughters. ... 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The Princess was born in Ottawa, Ontario, as the family had been living in Canada since June 1940 after the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany. The Ottawa Civic Hospital in which Princess Margriet was born was placed temporarily outside the jurisdiction of Canadian law so that she would have exclusively Dutch, and not dual, nationality. This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The Ottawa Hospital or LHopital dOttawa is a major, non-profit, public, university teaching hospital in Ottawa made up of the former Riverside Hospital, Ottawa General Hospital and Ottawa Civic Hospital. ...

Since she is a descendant of King George II of Great Britain, and is therefore theoretically in line for the British throne, she became a British subject after a 1957 court case filed by Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (who was also a prince of the UK) decided that all persons in line for the British throne are British subjects. Though this rendered previous efforts to avoid dual nationality useless, Margriet does not hold dual citizenship. George II (George Augustus; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover (German Prinz Ernst August von Hannover; 18 March 1914 - 9 December 1987) was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia. ...

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands could claim British nationality because of her descent from Sophia, Electress of Hannover. Her British nationality is based on 'The Act for the Naturalization of the Most Excellent Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover, and the Issue of her Body' from 1705. This Act was repealed in 1948 and is no longer in force, but that was after her birth. The Sophia Naturalization Act is an Act passed by the English Parliament in 1705. ...

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is a direct descendant of Sophia Electress of Hannover via her daughter Anne Princess of Orange, Fürstin of Nassau née Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hannover, Duchess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, The Princess Royal (1709-1759).

She was named after the marguerite, the flower worn during the war as a symbol of the resistance to Nazi Germany. (See also the book When Canada Was Home, the Story of Dutch Princess Margriet, by Albert VanderMey, Vanderheide.)

Princess Margriet was christened at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, on 29 June 1943. Her godparents include President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the USA, Queen Mary of Great Britain, Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, and The Dutch Merchant Fleet. St. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... FDR redirects here. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ... Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway, Princess of Sweden (March 28, 1901 in Stockholm – April 5, 1954 in Oslo), full name, Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra was the first crown princess of Norway in modern times. ...

It was not until August 1945, when the Netherlands had been liberated, that Princess Margriet first set foot on Dutch soil. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard returned to Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, where the family had lived before the war. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Soestdijk Palace, where Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard lived for over six decades. ... Baarn is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ...

The van Vollenhoven family, Prince Pieter Christiaan, Prince Floris, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Princess Annette with daughter Lily, and Prince Bernhard and seated, Prince Maurits, Princess Marilène with son Lucas and Princess Margriet with their daughter Anna

It was while she was studying at Leiden University that Princess Margriet met her future husband, Pieter van Vollenhoven. Their engagement was announced on 10 March 1965, and they were married on 10 January 1967 in The Hague. It was decreed that any children of the marriage would be styled HH Prince/Princess van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, titles that would not be hereditary. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... His Highness Prince Pieter Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... His Highness Prince Floris Frederik Martijn of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... Pieter van Vollenhoven (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. ... Her Highness Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... His Highness Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born in Nijmegen on 25 December 1969. ... His Highness Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968), is the eldest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Mr Pieter van Vollenhoven. ... Her Highness Princess Marie-Helène Angela of Orange-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (born February 4, 1970) is the wife of HH Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, the eldest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. ... Leiden University, located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands[1]. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, the Europaeum and the League of European Research Universities. ... Pieter van Vollenhoven (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ...

The Princess and her husband took up residence in the right wing of Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. In 1975 the family moved to their present home, Het Loo, which they had had built near the Palace. Apeldoorn ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles east of Amsterdam, in central Netherlands. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Het Loo and its gardens, more ambitious than they were actually executed, in an early 18th century engraving (watercolor added) The former royal residence Het Loo near Apeldoorn, Netherlands, was built starting in 1684 for the Stadtholder Willem, known to English-language readers as William III of Orange and his...

Margriet often represents Queen Beatrix at official or semi-official events. Some of these functions have taken her back to Canada, and to events organized by the Dutch merchant navy of which she is a patron. Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (born January 31, 1938 as Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Prinses der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau, Prinses van Lippe-Biesterfeld) has been the queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since April 30, 1980. ...

As of 2007, she is 793rd in the line of succession to the British Throne, and 9th to the Dutch Throne. HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent. ...

Children

Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven have four sons:

• Prince Maurits (born 17 April 1968) m. Marilène van den Broek (b. 4 February 1970) on 29 May 1998. They have three children:
  • Anastasia (Anna) Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 15 April 2001)
  • Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 26 October 2002)
  • Felicia Juliana Benedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 31 May 2005)
• Prince Bernhard (b. 25 December 1969) m. Annette Sekrève (b. 18 April 1972). They have two children:
  • Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven (b. 14 May 2002)
  • Samuel Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven (b. 25 May 2004)
• Prince Pieter Christiaan (b. 22 March 1972) m. Anita van Eijk (b. 27 October 1969) They have one daughter:
  • Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (b.28 November 2006
• Prince Floris (b. 10 April 1975) m. Aimée Söhngen (b. 19 October 1977).

Upon the marriage of Prince Maurits to Marie-Helene van den Broek in 1998, it was announced that the couple's children would bear the surname van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven. The children of Prince Bernhard, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Prince Floris will be known by the surname van Vollenhoven. His Highness Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968), is the eldest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Mr Pieter van Vollenhoven. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Her Highness Princess Marie-Helène Angela of Orange-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (born February 4, 1970) is the wife of HH Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, the eldest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Highness Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel, Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born in Nijmegen on 25 December 1969. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Her Highness Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Highness Prince Pieter Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Highness Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... His Highness Prince Floris Frederik Martijn of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (b. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

Since neither Prince Pieter Christiaan nor Prince Floris applied for parliamentary approval for their marriages, as required in the Netherlands, they lost their place in the succession when they married.

Trivia

A commemorative ceramic plate by the American pottery firm of Lamberton & Scammel was commissioned by the Netherlands Aid Society to celebrate the birth of the little royal princess. The inscription on the plate reads:

Which loosely translates as:

In 1945, the Dutch royal family sent 100,000 tulip bulbs to Ottawa as thanks for having housed the Royal Family and declaring the Hospital in which Princess Margriet was born Dutch territory. They have sent tulips every year since.