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Alexia in 2019 | |||||
| Born | (2005-06-26)26 June 2005 (age 20) The Hague, Netherlands | ||||
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| House | Orange-Nassau(official) Amsberg(agnatic) | ||||
| Father | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | ||||
| Mother | Máxima Zorreguieta | ||||
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Extended family Princess Irene
Princess Margriet*
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Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien; born 26 June 2005)[1] is the second daughter ofKing Willem-Alexander andQueen Máxima. Princess Alexia is a member of theDutch royal house and second in theline of succession to the Dutch throne.[2]
Princess Alexia was born on 26 June 2005 at HMC Bronovo inThe Hague as the second child ofWillem-Alexander, thenPrince of Orange, and his wife,Máxima.[3] The infant's paternal unclePrince Friso and maternal uncle JuanZorreguieta, the then Duchess of BrabantQueen Mathilde of Belgium,Jonkvrouw Alexandra Jankovich de Jeszenice, andJonkheer Frans Ferdinand de Beaufort stood as godparents atbaptism by Reverend Deodaat van der Boon on 19 November 2005 in the Dorpskerk inWassenaar.[4]
Princess Alexia attended the public primary school Bloemcampschool in Wassenaar.[5] She attended secondary school at theChristelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague from 2017 to 2021.[4][6] Beginning in August 2021, she continued her secondary education at theUnited World College of the Atlantic inWales, where her father had also been a student.[7][8] She graduated, with anInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, in 2023.[9]
In 2024, it was announced that Alexia would start a bachelor's degree in science and engineering for social change at the Faculty of Engineering,University College London (UCL) at the end of September 2024. In November 2024, Alexia had transferred to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at UCL's Faculty of Engineering.
She speaks Dutch, English, and Spanish.[10]
In February 2016, while on a skiing holiday with her family in Austria, Princess Alexia broke her rightfemur. 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.[11]
Alexia's full title and style is "Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau".
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Princess Alexia of the Netherlands Born: 26 June 2005 | ||
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| Preceded by | Line of succession to the Dutch throne 2nd position | Succeeded by |