Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (full name: Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien; born on 26 June 2005) is the second daughter of

Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following Beatrix of the Netherlands, his mother's abdication in 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the old ...

and

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. Argentine by birth, she worked in marketing when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix ...

. Princess Alexia is a member of the

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and second in the

line of succession to the Dutch throne Since 1983, the crown of the Netherlands passes according to absolute primogeniture. From 1814 until 1887, a monarch could only be succeeded by their closest female relative if there were no eligible male relatives. Male-preference cognatic pri ...

Life

Princess Alexia was born on 26 June 2005 at HMC Bronovo in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

as the second child of

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 ...

, then

Prince of Orange Prince of Orange (or Princess of Orange if the holder is female) is a title originally associated with the sovereign Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France and subsequently held by sovereigns in the Netherlands. The title ...

, and his wife, Máxima. The infant's uncles Prince Friso and Juan Zorreguieta, the

Duchess of Brabant The Duke of Brabant (, ) was the ruler of the Duchy of Brabant since 1183/1184. The title was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Henry I of the House of Reginar, son of Godfrey III of Le ...

Alexandra Jankovich Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

de Jeszenice, and Jonkheer Frans Ferdinand de Beaufort stood as godparents at

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by Reverend Deodaat van der Boon on 19 November 2005 in the Dorpskerk in Wassenaar. Princess Alexia attended the public primary school Bloemcampschool in Wassenaar. She attended secondary school at the

Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, commonly known simply as Sorghvliet, is an independent Protestant gymnasium in The Hague. Sorghvliet is consistently ranked among the top 10 schools in the Netherlands by the influential magazine Elsevier. Sorghv ...

in The Hague from 2017 to 2021. Beginning in August 2021, she is continuing her secondary education at the

United World College of the Atlantic Atlantic College (formally the United World College of the Atlantic; alternatively styled UWC Atlantic College, UWCAC, or UWCA) is an independent boarding school in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of th ...

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, where her father was also a student. Alexia speaks Dutch, English, and Spanish. Alexia's friend, Jan de Beaufort, son of Alexia's godfather died in 2022 at the age of 19.

Hospitalization

In February 2016, while on a skiing holiday with her family in Austria, Princess Alexia broke her right

femur The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with ...

. She was transported via helicopter to a local hospital and had surgery to repair the injury. After a few days in the hospital she was released and required the use of crutches while she healed. Updates on Princess Alexia's condition were posted on the official website of the Dutch monarchy. The accident occurred in the same area as the avalanche which resulted in eventually fatal injuries to her paternal uncle and godfather, Prince Friso, in February 2012.

Titles, styles and arms

Alexia's full title and style is: '' Her Royal Highness'' Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau.

References

External links

Princess Alexia
on the website of the Royal House of the Netherlands {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexia Of The Netherlands 2005 births Living people House of Orange-Nassau Dutch people of German descent Dutch people of Argentine descent Dutch people of Basque descent Dutch people of Italian descent Dutch people of Portuguese descent Dutch people of Spanish descent Princesses of Orange-Nassau People from Wassenaar Daughters of kings People educated at Atlantic College