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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was born on 19 January, 1943 in Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, is a Dutch princess (born 1943). Discover Princess Margriet of the Netherlands's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 19 January 1943
Birthday 19 January
Birthplace Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality The Netherlands

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Who Is Princess Margriet of the Netherlands's Husband?

Her husband is Pieter van Vollenhoven (m. 10 January 1967)

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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Net Worth

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1940

The Dutch royal family went into exile when the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940, and went to live in Canada.

Margriet was born in Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa.

The maternity ward of the hospital was temporarily declared to be extraterritorial by the Canadian government.

This ensured that the newborn would not be born in Canada, and not be a British subject under the rule of jus soli.

Instead, the child would only inherit Dutch citizenship from her mother under the principle of jus sanguinis, which is followed in Dutch nationality law.

Thus, the child would be eligible to succeed to the throne of the Netherlands.

This would have applied if the child had been male, and therefore heir apparent to Juliana, or if her two older sisters died without eligible children.

It is a common misconception that the Canadian government declared the maternity ward to be Dutch territory.

That was not necessary, as Canada follows jus soli, while the Netherlands follows jus sanguinis.

It was sufficient for Canada to disclaim the territory temporarily.

Princess Margriet was named after the marguerite, the flower worn during the war as a symbol of the resistance to Nazi Germany.

1943

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca; 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 currently eighth and last in the line of succession to the throne.

Princess Margriet has often represented the monarch at official or semi-official events.

Some of these functions have taken her back to Canada, the country where she was born de facto, and to events organised by the Dutch merchant navy of which she is a patron.

Her mother was heir presumptive to Queen Wilhelmina.

She was christened at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, on 29 June 1943.

Her godparents included US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Queen Mary (Queen dowager of the United Kingdom), Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway, and Martine Roell (lady-in-waiting to Princess Juliana in Canada).

1945

It was not until August 1945, when the Netherlands had been liberated, that Princess Margriet first set foot on Dutch soil.

Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard returned to Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, where the family had lived before the war.

It was while she was studying at Leiden University that Princess Margriet met her future husband, Pieter van Vollenhoven.

1965

Their engagement was announced on 10 March 1965, and they were married on 10 January 1967 in The Hague, in the St. James Church.

It was decreed that any children from the marriage would be titled Prince/Princess of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, with the style of Highness, titles that would not be held by their descendants.

1968

Together, they had four children: Princes Maurits (born 17 April 1968), Bernhard (born 25 December 1969), Pieter-Christiaan (born 22 March 1972), and Floris (born 10 April 1975).

The Princess and her husband took up residence in the right wing of Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn.

1975

In 1975 the family moved to their present home, Het Loo, which they had built on the Palace grounds.

Princess Margriet is particularly interested in health care and cultural causes.

1984

From 1984 to 2007, Princess Margriet was president of the European Cultural Foundation, who set up the Princess Margriet Award for Cultural Diversity in acknowledgement of her work.

She is a member of the honorary board of the International Paralympic Committee.

1987

From 1987 to 2011 she was vice-president of the Dutch Red Cross, who set up the Princess Margriet Fund in her honour.

She is a member of the board of the International Federation of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

2017

Princess Margriet has continued to visit Canada over the years in an official capacity, as recently as 2017 (Stratford, Ontario and Goderich, Ontario) and 2022 (Ottawa).