Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

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Prince Maurits
Prince of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.jpg
Born (1968-04-17) 17 April 1968 (age 56)
Spouse Marilène van den Broek (m. 1998)
Issue Anna van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Full name
Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau
House Orange-Nassau
Father Pieter van Vollenhoven
Mother Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Royal styles of
Maurits of Orange-Nassau
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Reference style His Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Sir

Prince Maurits Willem Pieter Hendrik of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 17 April 1968, in Utrecht) is the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. His godparents are Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Prince Alois-Konstantin of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Jhr. G. Krayenhof, and The Dutch Merchant Fleet.[1] At the time of the investiture of his cousin Willem-Alexander as King, he was a member of the Dutch Royal House and tenth in the line of succession to the Dutch throne. With Willem-Alexander's investiture however, he is no longer a member of the Dutch Royal House, and is no longer in line to succeed to the Dutch throne.[2]

Life and career

Prince Maurits as sub-lieutenant aboard one of the Dutch warships

Van Vollenhoven has three brothers: Bernhard, Pieter-Christiaan, Floris.[3]

In 1987, van Vollenhoven performed military service with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Netherlands Navy. He graduated at University of Groningen in 1995, where he obtained a MSc degree in Economics. After his study he worked for the Schiphol Airport Authority, where he occupied several positions, including Senior Manager of Passenger Services.[4] From September 2001 to May 2006, the prince worked for Philips (Domestic Appliances and Personal Care) in Amersfoort, where he was in charge of part of the Philishave portfolio.

In May 2006, van Vollenhoven started his own business, The Source, which focuses on innovative concepts for products, services and systems for both business and government. Since 1 May 2013, Maurits is Aide-de-camp to King Willem-Alexander and promoted to the rank of Commander (Dutch: Kapitein-luitenant ter Zee) in the Royal Netherlands Navy.[5]

Marriage and family

In 1989, van Vollenhoven met Marilène (Marie-Helène) van den Broek b. 4 February 1970), the youngest daughter of Hans van den Broek and Josee van den Broek-van Schendel. Their civil marriage ceremony was in Apeldoorn on 29 May 1998, followed by a religious ceremony on 30 May.[6]

Princess Marilène has given birth to three children:

  • (Anna) Anastasia Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, born in Amsterdam on 15 April 2001) her godparents are Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (paternal uncle) and Mrs. Caroline van Weede-van den Broek (maternal aunt)
  • Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, born in Amsterdam on 26 October 2002.
  • Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, born in Amsterdam on 31 May 2005.[7]

By Royal Decree of 26 May 1998, the children of van Vollenhoven bear the surname "van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven".

Upon the abdication of Queen Beatrix, which took place on 30 April 2013, it was confirmed that the children of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven would no longer be eligible succeed to the throne, and that they would also cease to be members of the Royal House according to The Membership of the Royal House Act. The Act specifies that only those within "three degrees of kinship" to the monarch can be in the line of succession.[8] The exclusion is not permanent. Princess Margriet would succeed in the unlikely event that the King and his daughters die or become ineligible to succeed, and her children would be restored to the Royal House and line of succession.

Ancestry

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See also: Dutch monarchs family tree
Family of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Pieter van Vollenhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Willem Jan van Vollenhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Cornelia Rijshouwer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Pieter van Vollenhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Victor Ulysses Buck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Auguste Philippine Buck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Caroline Dorothea Zickwolff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Pieter van Vollenhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Hendrik Jan de Lange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Antonius Matthias de Lange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Jacoba Gijsberta Hirschig
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Jacoba Gijsbertha Stuyling de Lange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Hendrik Jacob Kann
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Amalia Anna Jacoba Kann
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Anna Willemina van Doorn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Countess Karoline of 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. Princess Margriet 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
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References

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