How old is Willem-Alexander?
54 years (April 27, 1967)
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands/Age
Is King Willem-Alexander related to Queen Elizabeth?
King Willem-Alexander is a far distant cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, Margrethe II of Denmark, Albert II of the Belgians, the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg, Harald V of Norway, Juan-Carlos of Spain and Albert II of Monaco.
How much does the king of the Netherlands earn?
Salary Willem-Alexander Of that, the King gets €5.9 million. Business Insider Sep 2019: King Willem-Alexander will receive a “constitutional payment” of 949,000 euros next year.
When was King Willem-Alexander crowned?
April 30, 2013
On April 30, 2013, Beatrix stepped down, and Willem-Alexander was inaugurated as king of the Netherlands. As the first in line to the throne, Princess Catharina-Amalia became princess of Orange.
Who are the parents of King William 1 of the Netherlands?
King William I’s parents were the last stadtholder William V, Prince of Orange of the Dutch Republic, and his wife Wilhelmina of Prussia.
When did William II become king of the Netherlands?
When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed himself king in 1815, he became Prince of Orange as heir apparent of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the abdication of his father on 7 October 1840, William II became king.
Who is the king and Queen of the Netherlands?
A general view of celebrations for the inauguration of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands as Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates on April 30, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Visibly moved, Princess Beatrix turned to her granddaughters, including the new heir to the throne, smothering her tears in family laughter over a private joke.
When did the Netherlands stop crowning the king?
The tradition of not crowning the monarch dates from 1815, when Willem I became the monarch of the newly created Kingdom of the Netherlands, says Han van Bree, a historian who specialises in the Dutch royal family.
