Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (Leonore Marie Irene Enrica; born 3 June 2006), is the third child and second daughter of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands. She is a member of the Dutch royal family and currently seventh in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.[1]
Leonore van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg | |||||
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Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg | |||||
Born | HMC Bronovo, The Hague, Netherlands | 3 June 2006||||
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Father | Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands | ||||
Mother | Laurentien Brinkhorst |
Life and Education
editCountess Leonore was born on 3 June 2006 in HMC Bronovo in The Hague, She was baptised in the chapel of Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn on 8 October 2006. Her godparents are her paternal aunt, Queen Máxima; her maternal uncle, Marius Brinkhorst; her father's first cousin, Juliana Guillermo; and Count Jean-Charles Ullens de Schooten Whettnall. Since September 2022, she studies at UWC Atlantic College in Wales. Her cousin Princess Alexia of the Netherlands also attended this school from 2021 to 2023.
Titles and styles
editBy Royal Decree of 11 May 2001, nr. 227, it was determined that all children and male-line descendants of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands would bear the title of Count (ess) of Orange-Nassau (with princely rank) and the honorific Jonkheer (Jonkvrouwe) van Amsberg with the style of "His/Her Highborn Lord/Lady" and have the surname Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg.
Upon the abdication of Queen Beatrix on 30 April 2013, the children of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien ceased to be members of the Royal House, although continue to be members of the royal family.[2]
References
edit- ^ Current line of succession Archived 25 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Official website of the Dutch Royal House
- ^ "Abdication information". Dutch Royal House. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.