Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

Prince Constantijn Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (more) Prince Constantijn (in the middle) together with his wife Princess Laurentien (on the left of the prince) Spouse Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands Issue Countess Eloise Count Claus-Casimir Countess Leonore Full name Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin House House of Orange-Nassau Father Claus von Amsberg Mother Beatrix of the Netherlands Born 11 October 1969 (1969-10-11) (age 42)

Dutch Royal Family HM The Queen * HRH The Prince of Orange * HRH Princess Máxima * HRH The Hereditary Princess of Orange * 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 v · d · e

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Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (given names: Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin; born 11 October 1969 in Utrecht) is the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus of the Netherlands. His godparents are King Constantine II of Greece, Prince Aschwin zu Lippe-Biesterfeld, Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst, Max Kohnstamm, and Mrs. C. de Beaufort-Sickinghe. He is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently fifth in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.^[1]

Life and education

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Prince Constantijn has two brothers: Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau. He goes by the nickname Tijn.

Prince Constantijn studied Law at Leiden University becoming a Lawyer, and then worked at the Brussels department of (Dutch) European Union commissioner of foreign relations Van den Broek. Later, he was hired by the EU, and continued to work there in various capacities until the end of 1999. In December 2000, he was awarded a Master of Business Administration at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He then spent a summer working for the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank group in Washington, D.C.. He worked until late 2002 for strategic consultants Booz Allen Hamilton in London. Since 2003 he works for the RAND Corporation Europe in Brussels. Furthermore, he has a part time position at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.

Prince Constantijn rarely attends public events in his capacity as a member of the Dutch Royal House. Prince Constantijn is a keen sportsman and enjoys football, tennis, golf and skiing. His other hobbies include drawing, cooking and reading.

Marriage and family

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 on 19 May in the Grote of St Jacobskerk, with Reverend Carel ter Linden officiating.

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien have three children:

• Countess Eloise Beatrix Sophie Laurence, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (born 8 June 2002 in Bronovo Hospital in The Hague)
• Count Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born 21 March 2004 at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague)
• Countess Leonore Marie Irene Enrica, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg  (born 3 June 2006 at Bronovo hospital in The Hague)

The family currently live in Brussels.

Style, titles and names

• His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (since his birth on 11 October 1969)

Ancestry

16. Gabriel von Amsberg

8. Wilhelm von Amsberg

17. Marie von Passow

4. Claus Felix von Amsberg

18. Leopold von Vieregge

9. Elise von Vieregge

19. Baroness Agnes von Gutschmid

2. Claus von Amsberg

20. Baron Julius von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen

10. Baron Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen

21. Mathilde von Salviati

5. Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen

22. Baron Eberhard von dem Bussche-Ippenburg

11. Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg

23. Barbara Warinka von Chelius

1. Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

24. Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld

12. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

25. Countess Caroline von Wartensleben

6. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

26. Baron Aschwin of Sierstorpff-Cramm

13. Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm

27. Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg

3. Beatrix of the Netherlands

28. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

14. Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

29. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

7. Juliana of the Netherlands

30. William III of the Netherlands

15. Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

31. Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

See also

• Dutch royal family

References

1. ^ Current line of succession – Official website of the Dutch Royal House

External links

• Royal Family of the Netherlands
• Official page created by the Dutch Royal House (English version)
• Fan site containing images of the wedding of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands House of Orange-Nassau Cadet branch of the House of Amsberg Born: 11 October 1969
Dutch royalty
Preceded by Princess Ariane	Line of succession to the Dutch Throne 5th position	Succeeded by Countess Eloise
British royalty
Preceded by Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau	Line of succession to the British throne	Succeeded by Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau	Line of succession to the Headship of the House of Amsberg	Succeeded by Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau

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Name	Constantijn Of The Netherlands, Prince
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Date of birth	11 October 1969
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