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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands; Credit – Wikipedia
Of course, King Willem-Alexander is a descendant of the monarchs of the Netherlands and before the establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815, the Princes of Orange. However, a good portion of King Willem-Alexander’s ancestors were members of the German untitled and titled nobility. His father Claus von Amsberg was a member of the Amsberg noble family which belonged to the untitled nobility of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
His grandfather Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld belonged to a non-reigning, cadet line of the House of Lippe, a reigning house until 1918. When the Lippe-Detmold line became extinct, Bernhard’s uncle Count Leopold of Lippe-Biesterfeld succeeded to the throne of the Principality of Lippe as Prince Leopold IV and would be the last reigning Prince of Lippe. During World War I, Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe upgraded the titles of some members of the House of Lippe. In 1916, Leopold’s nephews, sons of his brother, also named Bernhard, were upgraded to the title Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld with the style Serene Highness. One of these nephews was Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld who would marry Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.
Through his great-grandfather, Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Willem-Alexander is a descendant of reigning Dukes and Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among the last five generations of Willem-Alexander’s ancestry, there are no marriages with current monarchies. However, there are marriages with members of the former royal monarchies of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Parents, Grandparents, Great-Grandparents, Great-Great-Grandparents, and Great-Great-Great-Grandparents of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (born April 27, 1967)
- Unofficial Royalty: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- Unofficial Royalty: Kingdom of the Netherlands Index
The links below are from Unofficial Royalty, Wikipedia, Leo’s Genealogics Website, or The Peerage.
Parents
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King Willem-Alexander’s parents
- Claus von Amsberg (1926-2002)
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938)
Grandparents
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, maternal grandparents; Credit – Wikipedia
- Claus Felix von Amsberg (1890-1953)
- Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (1902-1996)
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911-2004)
- Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909-2004)
Great-Grandparents
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, great-grandparents; Credit – Wikipedia
- Wilhelm von Amsberg (1856-1929) (link in Dutch)
- Elise von Vieregge (1866-1951) (link in Dutch)
- Baron Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (1869–1923)
- Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg (1877–1973)
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1872-1934)
- Baroness Armgrad von Sierstorpff-Cramm (1883-1971)
- Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876-1934)
- Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962)
Great-Great-Grandparents
King Willem III of the Netherlands and Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, great-great-grandparents; Credit – Wikipedia
- Gabriel von Amsberg (1822-1899) (link in Dutch)
- Marie von Passow (1831-1904)
- Leopold von Vieregge (1832-1893)
- Baroness Agnes von Gutschmid (1842-1924)
- Baron Julius von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (1827-1882)
- Mathilde von Salviati (1834-1892)
- Baron Eberhard von dem Bussche-Ippenburg (1851-1937)
- Barbara Warinka von Chelius (1856-1949)
- Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1842-1904)
- Countess Karoline von Wartensleben (1844–1905)
- Baron Aschwin von Sierstorpff-Cramm (1846-1909)
- Baroness Hedwig von Sierstorpff-Driburg (1848–1900)
- Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823-1883)
- Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1850-1922)
- King Willem III of the Netherlands (1817-1890)
- Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934)
Great-Great-Great-Grandparents
King Willem II of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia, great-great-great-grandparents; Credit – Wikipedia
- Joachim von Amsberg (1777-1842)
- Anna Bernitt (1790-1846)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Christoph Carl von Passow (1803-1889)
- Auguste von Bülow (1807-1881)
- Matthias von Vieregge (1802-1845)
- Baroness Elise von Oldershausen (1805-1870)
- Baron Felix von Gutschmid (1815-1856)
- Countess Cäcilie von Bassewitz (1819-1874)
- Baron Ludwig von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (1772-1852)
- Elisabeth von Malortie (1802-1862)
- Heinrich von Salviati (1786-1856)
- Caroline Rahlenbeck (1802-1871)
- Baron Clamor von dem Bussche-Ippenburg (1800-1863)
- Amalie Dorothee Michaelis (1822-1901)
- Johann Franz von Chelius (1821-1899)
- Maria Anna Josephe Eleanore Minet (1830-1896)
- Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1812-1884)
- Countess Adelheid of Castell-Castell (1818-1900)
- Count Leopold Otto von Wartensleben (1818-1846)
- Mathilde Halbach (1822-1848)
- Wolfgang Adolf von Cramm (1812-1879)
- Hedwig von Cramm (1819-1891)
- Count Ernst Moritz von Sierstorpff-Driburg (1813-1855)
- Baroness Karoline von Vincke (1822-1870)
- Paul Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800-1842)
- Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803-1892)
- Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1801-1875)
- Princess Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg (1826-1914)
- King Willem II of the Netherlands (1792-1849)
- Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (1795-1865)
- George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831-1893)
- Princess Helena of Nassau (1831-1888)
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