Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand was born on 27 April 1967 at the Utrecht University Hospital (now known as the University Medical Center Utrecht) in Utrecht, Netherlands.He is the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus, and the first grandchild of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard.He was the first male Dutch royal baby since the birth of Prince Alexander in …

The Netherlands has been a monarchy since 16 March 1815, but has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau (by chosen and later hereditary stadtholders) since 1556, when William of Orange-Nassau was appointed stadtholder and led the successful Dutch Revolt against Spain.. The present monarchy was founded in 1813. After the expulsion of the French, the …

Koningsdag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːnɪŋzdɑx] ()) or King's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Celebrated on 27 April (26 April if the 27th is a Sunday), the date marks the birth of King Willem-Alexander. When the Dutch monarch is female, the holiday is known as Koninginnedag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkoːnɪŋˈɪnədɑx] ()) or Queen's Day and, under …

William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.. He was the son of the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, who went into exile to London in 1795 because of the Batavian Revolution.As compensation for the loss of all his father's possessions in the Low …

The Netherlands is a country that is part (of a constituent country) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Most of it is in Western Europe, but there are also some parts in the Caribbean.More than 17 million people live there. To the north and west of the European part of the Netherlands is the North Sea, and to the east is Germany, and to the south is Belgium.