Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg

Countess Luana Full name Emma Luana Ninette Sophie House House of Orange-Nassau Father Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau Mother Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau Born 26 March 2005 (2005-03-26) (age 6) London, England Religion Christian (Dutch Reformed Church)

Styles of Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau van Amsberg Reference style Her highborn Spoken style Freule Alternative style Ma'am

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

Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (Emma Luana Ninette Sophie; born 26 March 2005 in London^[1]) is the oldest child of Prince Friso and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau. She is member of the Dutch Royal Family and granddaughter of Queen Beatrix and her late husband, Prince Claus of the Netherlands.

Luana was christened by Huub Oosterhuis on 18 December 2005 at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague. Her godparents are Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Eveline Wisse Smit, Baroness Sophie von der Recke and Emma Bonino.

The Countess is a distant member in the Line of succession to the British Throne, being past 800th in line.

Countess Luana has one younger sister, Countess Zaria, born on 18 June 2006 in London.^[1]

Style, titles and names

• Her highborn Countess Emma Luana Ninette Sophie of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (since her birth on 26 March 2005)

Upon the marriage of Prince Friso to Mabel Wisse Smit, the Government did not offer the constitutionally-required Bill of Consent for their marriage to the Netherlands Parliament. As a result of this, the Prince ceased to be a member of the Royal House and lost his place in the line of succession for himself and his descendants. By Royal Decree of 19 March 2004, nr. 126 is determined that all children of the couple will bear the title of Count (Countess) of Orange-Nassau and the honorific Jonkheer (Jonkvrouwe) van Amsberg, and have the surname Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg. The titles are hereditary in male lineage.^[2]

The official origins of her given names are:

• Emma refers to her great-great-great-grandmother, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and her godmother, Emma Bonino.
• Luana is a Germanic name meaning "gracious warrior" which her parents chose because they thought it was a beautiful name.^[3]
• Ninette is a name on her mother's side of the family.
• Sophie is the name of one of her godmothers.

Ancestry

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. Prince Friso of the Netherlands

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. Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg

24. Leendert Johannes Los

12. Martinus Los

25. Jacoba de Graaf

6. Hendrik Cornelis Los

26. Hendrik Cornelis van der Helden

13. Roberta Hermina van der Helden

27. Judig van Woerkom

3. Mabel Wisse Los

28. Anthonie Willem Kooman

14. Anthonie Kooman

29. Gijsberta Gerritdina Peters van Nijenhof

7. Florence Kooman

30. Adrianus Jan van Woerkom

15. Antoinette Petronella van Woerkom

31. Anthonetta Petronella Laban

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Dutch Royal House
2. ^ Titles of the children of HRH Prince Friso - Communiqué of the Netherlands Central Office of Information (in Dutch)
3. ^ Netty Royal

External links

• Royal House of the Netherlands

Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg House of Orange-Nassau Cadet branch of the House of Amsberg Born: 26 March 2005
British royalty
Preceded by Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau	Line of succession to the British throne	Succeeded by Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau

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Name	Luana Of Orange-Nassau
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Date of birth	26 March 2005
Place of birth	London, England
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