Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
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The official origins of her given names:
All children of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima will bear the style Royal Highness and titles Prince (Princess) of the Netherlands and Prince (Princess) of Orange-Nassau (Royal Decree 25 January 2002, nr. 41).
Following the tradition, Princess Catharina-Amalia is styled as "The Hereditary Princess of Orange" (In Dutch: De Erfprinses van Oranje); she will become the first Princess of Orange in her own right when her father accedes to the throne.
, and because the crown of the Netherlands devolves upon the eldest child regardless of gender, she will not be replaced in the line of succession by any future son of her father. So, providing her father and grandmother, the Queen
, predecease her or abdicate and she does not marry without permission of Parliament, she will become Queen regnant of the Netherlands
.
She is also 868th in the line of succession to the British throne
, as she is a descendant of King George II through his granddaughter, Princess Augusta, who was also a sister of King George III
(George III and Augusta's father predeceased George II). In accordance with the British Act of Settlement 1701
, her father was removed from the line of succession to the British throne after he married a Roman Catholic.
- Catharina has been speculated to be after Henriette Catherine of NassauHenriette Catherine of NassauHenriette Catherine of Nassau was a daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and his wife Amalia of Solms-Braunfels. Henriette was a member of the House of Orange-Nassau .- Family :...
- Amalia is after Amalia of Solms-BraunfelsAmalia of Solms-BraunfelsAmalia of Solms-Braunfels , was a regent of Orange. She was the wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. She was the daughter of John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels and Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein.-Childhood:...
- Beatrix is after her paternal grandmother, the Queen of the NetherlandsBeatrix of the NetherlandsBeatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
- Carmen is in honour of her maternal grandmother
- Victoria is after her godmother, the Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
All children of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima will bear the style Royal Highness and titles Prince (Princess) of the Netherlands and Prince (Princess) of Orange-Nassau (Royal Decree 25 January 2002, nr. 41).
Following the tradition, Princess Catharina-Amalia is styled as "The Hereditary Princess of Orange" (In Dutch: De Erfprinses van Oranje); she will become the first Princess of Orange in her own right when her father accedes to the throne.
Succession to the Thrones
She is second in the line of succession to the Dutch throneLine of succession to the Dutch Throne
The 1814 constitution stated that the oldest son of the monarch would succeed him , followed by the monarch's brother or his son. Only when there would be a complete lack of males in his near family, would the oldest daughter of the monarch succeed him...
, and because the crown of the Netherlands devolves upon the eldest child regardless of gender, she will not be replaced in the line of succession by any future son of her father. So, providing her father and grandmother, the Queen
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
, predecease her or abdicate and she does not marry without permission of Parliament, she will become Queen regnant of the Netherlands
Monarchy of the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since.-Constitutional role and position of the monarch:...
.
She is also 868th in the line of succession to the British throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
, as she is a descendant of King George II through his granddaughter, Princess Augusta, who was also a sister of King George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
(George III and Augusta's father predeceased George II). In accordance with the British Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
, her father was removed from the line of succession to the British throne after he married a Roman Catholic.