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REFERENCE TITLE NAME BORN DIED   TITLE NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
9 King Willem I Frederik of the Netherlands (also Duke of Luxemburg) 1772 1843 Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia 1774 1837 Willem was Prince of Orange, Prince of Nassau-Dietz and by the Treaty of Vienna (1815) he became King of the Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg on 16 March 1815. Luxembourg was elevated to Grand Ducal status on 9 June 1815. Belgium, with Holland formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands as confirmed by the Congress of Vienna on 9 June 1815. A Belgian uprising in 1830 resulted in an enforced separation of the two countries but it wasn't until 19 April 1839 that Willem accepted a settlement and the independent and neutral state of Belgium came into being.
9 King Willem I Frederik of the Netherlands (also Duke of Luxemburg) 1772 1843 Countess Henriette d'Oultremont de Wegimont 1792 1864 Henriette was created Countess of Nassau. Willem's marriage to Henriette was not acceptable to the Dutch, this combined with his opposition to reform forced his abdication on 7 October 1840
9.1 King Willem II of the Netherlands (also Grand Duke of Luxemburg) 1792 1849 Grand Duchess Anna of Russia 1795 1865 See 4.8 - Willem II succeeded his father King Willem I who had become unpopular because of his opposition to reform and who abdicated on 7 October 1840.
9.11 King Willem III of the Netherlands (also Grand Duke of Luxemburg) 1817 1890 Princess Sophie of Wurttemberg 1818 1877 See 22.112
9.11 King Willem III of the Netherlands (also Grand Duke of Luxemburg) 1817 1890 Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont 1858 1934 See 42.4 - Luxemburg which was subject to Salic law and had been ruled by the Kings of the Netherlands was separated from the Netherlands on the death of King Willem III without male issue. Duke Adolf of Nassau from a collateral branch became Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxemburg
A New York Times article on 27 November 1898 reports Wilhelmina was due to marry Prince Wilhelm of Wied (for a short period in 1914 was Prince of Albania)
9.111 Crown Prince Willem of the Netherlands (Prince of Orange) 1840 1879          
9.112 Prince Maurits of the Netherlands 1843 1850          
9.113 Prince Alexander of the Netherlands (Prince of Orange) 1851 1884          
9.114 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands 1880 1962 Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1876 1934 See 23.11K - Wilhelmina was only ten years old when she succeeded her father as Queen and her mother Queen Emma acted as regent until she came of age in 1898. Wilhelmina abdicated 4 September 1948 in favour of her daughter Juliana. Heinrich was created Prince of the Netherlands 6 February 1901.
9.1141 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands 1909 2004 Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld 1911 2004 Juliana abdicated on 30 April 1980 in favour of her daughter Beatrix.
Bernard's father was Count Bernard Kasimir of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1872 - 1934) who in 1905 became a Prince of Lippe when the Counts of Lippe-Biesterfeld line attained sovereign status following the extinction of the Lippe-Detmold line due to the death of Prince Karl Alexander of Lippe-Detmold (1831-1905).
Bernard Kasimir married a commoner Baroness Armgard von Sierstorpff-Cramm in 1909 who was craeted Countess of Biesterfeld shorly before their marriage and in 1916 was created Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
As a result of his parents unequal marriage Bernard was born a Count von Lippe-Biesterfeld but was created a Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld at the same time as his mother was created Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Bernhard was created Prince of the Netherlands 7 January 1937.
Bernhard also had two illegitimate daughters who's recognition were made official after his death although rumours about their existence had persisted prior to this. The first daughter is Alicia von Bielefeld (born 1954), whose mother has not been identified. The other daughter, Alexia Grinda (born 1967), is his child by the French socialite and fashion model Hélène Grinda.
9.11411 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands 1938     Claus von Amsberg 1926 2002 Claus von Amsberg was created Prince of the Netherlands 16 February 1966. Claus was a German diplomat, born with the name of Niklaus von Amsberg. He became a naturalized Dutch citizen, adopting the name "Claus" at the insistence of the Dutch Parliament,
Apparently Queen Beatrix caused riots by marrying Niklaus von Amsberg, who had served in the Wehrmacht and been a member of the Hitler Youth.
9.114111 Crown Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands (Prince of Orange) 1967     Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti 1971    
9.1141111 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands 2003            
9.1141112 Princess Alexia Juliana of the Netherlands 2005            
9.1141113 Princess Ariane of the Netherlands 2007            
9.114112 Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands 1968     Mabel Wisse Smit 1968   By Royal Decree issued on 19 March 2004 the children of Johan Friso and his wife will bear the surname van Orange-Nassau van Amsberg. Johan Friso has lost his succession rights as his marriage was not sanctioned by the Dutch Government due to irregularities in the submission request by Johan Friso and his intended wife Mabel Wisse Smit.
9.1141121 Countess Emma "Luana" van Orange-Nassau van Amsberg 2005            
9.1141122 Countess Joanna "Zaria" van Orange-Nassau van Amsberg 2006            
9.114113 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands 1969     Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst 1966   Petra Laurentien's preferred name is Laurentien
9.1141131 Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau 2002            
9.1141132 Count Claus Casimir van Orange-Nassau 2004            
9.1141133 Countess Leonore van Orange-Nassau 2006            
9.11412 Princess Irene of the Netherlands 1939   Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma (Duke of Parma) 1930   See 38.O2 - Irene renounced her rights of succession on 29 April 1964 following her marriage to Prince Carlos. Carlos is the present Head of the Royal House of Bourbon-Parma. He was naturalised in Spain on 5 January 1979 by Royal Decree
9.11413 Princess Margriet of the Netherlands 1943     Pieter van Vollenhoven 1939   At the marriage of Princess Margriet a special decree was issued that her children would be styled as HH Prince/Princess of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven. This is a personal non-hereditary title.
9.114131 Prince Maurits van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven 1968     Marie-Helen "Marilene" van den Broek 1970   By Royal Decree 26 May 1998, the children of Prince Maurits and his wife will bear the surname van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven presumably in honour of Prince Maurits grandfather Prince Bernard.
9.1141311   Anastasia "Anna" van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven 2001            
9.1141312   Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven 2002            
9.1141313   Felicia Juliana van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven 2005            
9.114132 Prince Bernhard van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven 1969     Annette Sekreve 1972   By Royal Decree 5 July 2000, the children of Prince Bernard and his wife will bear the surname van Vollenhoven
9.1141321   Isabella Lily van Vollenhoven 2002            
9.1141322   Samuel Bernhard van Vollenhoven 2004            
9.1141323   Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven 2008            
9.114133 Prince Pieter-Christian van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven 1972     Anita Theodora van Eijk 1969    
9.1141331   Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven 2006            
9.1141332   Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven 2008            
9.114134 Prince Floris van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven 1975     Aimée Leonie Söhngen 1977    
9.1141341   Magali Margriet Eleonoor van Vollenhoven 2007            
9.11414 Princess Maria Christina of the Netherlands 1947     Jorge Guillermo 1946    
9.114141   Bernardo Guillermo 1977     Eva Prinz-Valdes ?    
9.114142   Nicolas Guillermo 1979            
9.114143   Juliana Guillermo 1981            
9.12 Prince Alexander of the Netherlands 1818 1848          
9.13 Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands 1820 1879 Princess Amalie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1830 1872 See 27.48
9.13 Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands 1820 1879 Princess Marie of Prussia 1855 1888 See 11.511
9.14 Prince Ernst of the Netherlands 1822 1822          
9.15 Princess Sophia of the Netherlands 1824 1897 Grand Duke Carl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1818 1901 See 27.24 - Carl Alexander and Sophia were first cousins, their mothers were daughters of Emperor Paul I of all the Russias
9.2 Prince Frederik of the Netherlands 1797 1881 Princess Luise of Prussia 1808 1870 See 11.8
9.21 Princess Wilhelmina Frederika "Louise" of the Netherlands 1828 1871 King Carl XV of Sweden (& Norway) 1826 1872 See 3.11
9.22 Prince Willem "Frederik" Nicolaas Karel of the Netherlands 1833 1834          
9.23 Prince Willem Frederik Nicolaas Albert of the Netherlands 1836 1846          
9.24 Princess Marie of the Netherlands 1841 1910 Prince Wilhelm of Wied (5th Prince of Wied) 1845 1907 See 33.82
9.3 Princess Pauline of the Netherlands 1800 1806          
9.4 Princess Marianne of the Netherlands 1810 1883 Prince Albrecht of Prussia 1809 1872 See 11.9 - Marianne bought the beautiful Villa Sommariva (on Lake Como) in 1843 and gave it as a wedding present in 1850 to her daughter Princess Charlotte on her marriage to Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen. The Villa was renamed Villa Carlotta in memory of Princess Charlotte who died in childbirth in 1855. The Villa was passed through Marianne's Saxe-Meiningen descendants until 1927 when it was brought under Italian control by the Ente Villa Carlotta, a foundation especially constituted by Italian royal decree on 12 May 1927
9.41   Johannes Willem van Reinhartshausen 1849 1861         Johannes Willem's parents are Princess Marianne of the Netherlands and her lover Johannes van Rossum (1809-1873). The surname van Reinhartshausen was granted to Johannes Willem in 1855 by Duke Adolf of Nassau and was named after one of Princess Marianne's properties Reinhartshausen Castle.

Note - QVD against a reference number indicates the first named individual is a descendant of Queen Victoria.

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