- Born
- Birth nameWillem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand van Amsberg
- Height6′ 2¾″ (1.90 m)
- King Willem-Alexander was born on April 27, 1967 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He has been married to Queen Máxima of the Netherlands since February 2, 2002. They have three children.
- SpouseQueen Máxima of the Netherlands(February 2, 2002 - present) (3 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesFriso Prins van Oranje-Nassau(Sibling)Prins Constantijn(Sibling)Prinses Irene(Aunt or Uncle)Prinses Margriet(Aunt or Uncle)Prinses Christina(Aunt or Uncle)Eloise van Oranje(Niece or Nephew)Prins Carlos de Bourbon de Parme(Cousin)Prince Jaime Bourbon-Parma(Cousin)Prins Maurits(Cousin)Bernhard van Oranje(Cousin)Floris van Vollenhoven(Cousin)Queen Wilhelmina(Great Grandparent)Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands(Great Grandparent)Queen Juliana(Grandparent)Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands(Grandparent)
- Daughter Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria born on December 7th 2003
- In the eighties he was one of the ice-skaters in "De Elfstedentocht", a Dutch ice-skate event, held in Friesland, Netherlands. He used his nick-name, W.A. van Buren, and he finished the race.
- He appears on several Dutch postal stamps.
- Earned a degree in history from Leiden University and is an expert in international water management issues.
- Grandson of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
- I'm not a protocol fetishist. It's more important to me that people feel at ease when I'm with them.
- I want to be a traditional king first and foremost, building on the tradition of my predecessors standing for continuity and stability in this country, but also a 21st-century king who can unite, represent and encourage society.
- One has to divide attention between having kids and a full workload.
- Sometimes it just means flying from Bogota to New York via Amsterdam to have a day with your kids. When we spend time with them, I think we do our utmost best to be really with them - on vacations or during weekends or even at breakfast in the morning.
- Here in the Netherlands there are towns that take part in the throwing of toilet bowls for a laugh.
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