Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born 22 March 1972), is the third son of
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (born 19 January 1943) is the third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. As an aunt of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander, she is a member of the Dutch Royal House and curren ...
and
Pieter van Vollenhoven
Pieter van Vollenhoven Jr. (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member, by marriage, of the Dutch Royal House.
Early life and career
Van Vollenhoven was born in Schiedam, he is the second son of ...
.
Before the succession of his cousin Prince
Willem-Alexander
Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the oldest child of Princess Beat ...
as King in 2013, he was a member of the Dutch Royal House and twelfth in line to the throne. With Willem-Alexander's succession however, he is no longer a member of the Dutch Royal House. He is no longer in line to direct succession to the Dutch throne following his marriage without parliamentary approval in 2005, but still retains his membership as a member of the Dutch Royal Family.
Education and career
Prince Pieter-Christiaan lived during his early years at the estate near the
Het Loo Palace
Het Loo Palace ( nl, Paleis Het Loo , meaning "The Lea") is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, built by the House of Orange-Nassau.
History
The symmetrical Dutch Baroque building was designed by Jacob Roman and Johan van Swieten and was b ...
in Apeldoorn. In Apeldoorn he also attended the primary school and his high school. After graduation he did his military conscription at the
Royal Marechaussee
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, for which his still was enlisted as a Reserve
Lieutenant Colonel
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. He subsequently obtained his
LL.M. degree in Law at the
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...
in 1999.
Between 2000 and 2003 he worked for
Equity Capital Markets
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in London, which is a joint venture between the
ABN AMRO
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Companies
* ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group
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* Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank
Radio, news and television organizat ...
and
NM Rothschild.
In autumn 2003 Prince Pieter-Christiaan successfully finished a one-year
MBA
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at the
International Institute for Management Development
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(IMD) in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. From March 2004 he worked as a marketing strategist for the ICT company Shopservices in Amsterdam. Since 13 September 2004, the prince is working as lieutenant colonel at the Operations Department of the Central Office of the Royal Marechaussee in The Hague.
On 24 July 2010, he was made a Knight of the
Order of Saint John in the Netherlands.
In April 2015, Prince Pieter-Christiaan was appointed
Chairman
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of the
Advisory Board of
CSR and
sustainability
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consultancy EMG Group. Members of the EMG Advisory Board include the former Danish Minister of the Environment
Ida Auken
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MP.
Marriage and children
He married
Anita van Eijk
Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau (Anita Theodora, née van Eijk; born 27 October 1969) is a member of the Dutch Royal Family. She is the wife of Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.
Early life
Anita van Eijk was born in ...
in a civil ceremony on 25 August 2005 at the
Het Loo Palace
Het Loo Palace ( nl, Paleis Het Loo , meaning "The Lea") is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, built by the House of Orange-Nassau.
History
The symmetrical Dutch Baroque building was designed by Jacob Roman and Johan van Swieten and was b ...
,
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. Th ...
, which was followed by a religious ceremony on 27 August 2005 at the
Grote of St. Jeroenskerk, currently known as
Oude Jeroenskerk
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, in
Noordwijk
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On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwij ...
. Since he did not seek parliamentary approval for his marriage, due to the remote chance of his succession to the throne, Pieter-Christiaan lost his place in the succession to the Dutch throne when he married van Eijk.
On 9 June 2006, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita announced that they were expecting their first child. Anita gave birth to a daughter, ''Emma'' Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven, on 28 November 2006. The baby was born at 6:00 pm at the
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (English: "Our Lady Hospital") is a major clinical hospital situated near Oosterpark in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Founded in 1898, it is now part of OLVG
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (English: "Our Lady Hospital") i ...
in
Amsterdam
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. Like her cousins, the baby was christened in the chapel of
Het Loo
Het Loo Palace ( nl, Paleis Het Loo , meaning "The Lea") is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, built by the House of Orange-Nassau.
History
The symmetrical Dutch Baroque building was designed by Jacob Roman and Johan van Swieten and was b ...
palace in
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. Th ...
, on her parents' wedding anniversary, 25 August 2007. Emma's godparents are her uncle,
Prince Bernhard
, house = Lippe
, father = Prince Bernhard of Lippe
, mother = Armgard von Cramm
, birth_date =
, birth_name = Count Bernhard of Biesterfeld
, birth_place = Jena, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany
, death_date = ...
; her aunt, Caroline van der Toorn; Evert-Jan Wamsteker and Countess Alexandra de Witt.
On 15 May 2008, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child by the end of November 2008. Anita gave birth to a son on 19 November 2008. His full name is ''Pieter'' Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven. He was born at 1:32 am at the in
The Hague
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. As with his sister and their cousins, he was christened in the chapel of
Het Loo
Het Loo Palace ( nl, Paleis Het Loo , meaning "The Lea") is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, built by the House of Orange-Nassau.
History
The symmetrical Dutch Baroque building was designed by Jacob Roman and Johan van Swieten and was b ...
palace in
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. Th ...
on September 20, 2009. Pieter's godparents were his paternal grandfather
Pieter van Vollenhoven
Pieter van Vollenhoven Jr. (born April 30, 1939) is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member, by marriage, of the Dutch Royal House.
Early life and career
Van Vollenhoven was born in Schiedam, he is the second son of ...
, his paternal uncle
Prince Maurits, Jonkvrouw Anouk van Door and Sandra Chollet.
Monarchen.nl - de Europese vorstenhuizen -- Royaltynieuws
Ancestry
References
External links
Website Royal House - Family Van Vollenhoven
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1972 births
Living people
Pieter Christiaan
Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands
Princes of Orange-Nassau
Utrecht University alumni