Dutch princess (born 2007)
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
(Ariane Wilhelmina Maxima Ines; born 10 April 2007) is the third and youngest daughter of
King Willem-Alexander
and
Queen Maxima
. Princess Ariane is a member of the
Dutch Royal House
and currently third in the
line of succession to the Dutch throne
.
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Life
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Princess Ariane was born in the
HMC Bronovo
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nl
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in
The Hague
at 21:56 local time
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on 10 April 2007 as the third child and youngest daughter of
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
and
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
.
[3]
Prime Minister
Balkenende
addressed the nation shortly afterwards and said both mother and child were healthy and doing well.
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The next morning, her father appeared on television with his new daughter. The names of the baby were announced on 26 October, when the birth was registered in The Hague.
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Princess Ariane was
baptised
in the
Kloosterkerk, The Hague
on 29 October 2007.
Vicar
Deodaat van der Boon used water from the
Jordan River
to baptize the princess, who was wearing the
christening gown
that
Princess Wilhelmina
first wore in 1880.
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Over 850 guests were invited to attend, including Princess Maxima's parents and Dutch prime minister
Jan Peter Balkenende
. Her godparents are
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg
, Baron Tijo Collot d'Escury, Antoine Frilling, Valerie Delger and Ines Zorreguieta.
[7]
Princess Ariane attends the
Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet
in The Hague.
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In May 2023, the Dutch Royal Court announced that the Princess will continue her secondary school studies at the
UWC Adriatic
in Italy.
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She speaks Dutch, English and Spanish.
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Hospitalisation
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On 2 May 2007, Princess Ariane was admitted to the
Leiden University Medical Center
with a suspected
lung
infection.
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She was released from the hospital on 5 May 2007 after treatment for her bacterial and viral infection.
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On 13 June 2007,
Prince Willem-Alexander
and
Princess Maxima
released a thank you note "not only for the congratulations upon Ariane's birth but also for the best wishes they received upon her hospitalisation" and released a third official picture with their newborn daughter. The couple reportedly received over 30,000 letters of well-wishers.
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On 8 October 2009, Princess Ariane was again admitted to a hospital, in which she had to stay for one night, due to a respiratory infection.
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Titles, styles and arms
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Ariane's full title and style is "
Her Royal Highness
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau.
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(
Dutch
:
Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid Ariane Wilhelmina Maxima Ines, Prinses der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau
).
Coat of arms of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
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- Notes
- Princess Ariane uses the same coat of arms as her sisters,
Princess Catharina-Amalia
and
Princess Alexia
.
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- Escutcheon
- Quarterly: I and IV billety Azure and Or. A lion rampant crowned Or langued and armed Gules, holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or, and in his sinister seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. II and III Or, a horn barry Azure and Argent opened and bound Gules. An inescutcheon Or bearing a castle of three towers Gules flanked on each side by a poplar tree au naturel, and a river Azure flowing from the base, ondoyant to the gate of the castle.
- Symbolism
- The first and fourth quarters are the
coat of arms of the Netherlands
, based on the coat of arms of the
House of Nassau
.
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The second and third quarters are the coat of arms of the
Prince of Orange
.
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In the center is the coat of arms of the
Zorreguieta
family.
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External links
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Generations are numbered by descent from
William I
, the first king of the Netherlands.
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1
also Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2
also Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
3
title granted by Royal Decree to descendants of
Princess Irene
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