Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
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Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (Constantijn Christof Frederick Aschwin), Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer of Amsberg, (born October 11, 1969), is the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg. His godparents are King Constantine II of Greece, Prince Aschwin zu Lippe-Biesterfeld, Baron Axel von dem Bussche-Streithorst, Dr. Max Kohnstam, and Mrs. C. de Beaufort-Sickinghe. Prince Constantijn has two brothers: Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau. He goes by the nickname Tijn. He is currently fourth in line to the Dutch throne.
Prince Constantijn studied law at Leiden University, and then worked at the Brussels department of (Dutch) European Union commissioner of foreign relations Van den Broek. Later, he was hired by the EU, and continued to work there in various capacities until the end of 1999. In December 2000, he was awarded a Master of Business Administration at the European Institute of Business Administration in Fontainebleau, France. He then spent a summer working for the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank group in Washington D.C..
Prince Constantijn married Laurentien Brinkhorst on May 17, 2001. Following his marriage, Prince Constanijn and Princess Laurentien moved to London where he works for strategic consultants Booz Allen and Hamilton. They have two children:
- Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurence (born June 8, 2002), who is the first grandchild of Queen Beatrix
- Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max, born March 21, 2004.
On December 1, 2005, it was announced that Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien are expecting their third child to be born in June 2006.
Prince Constantijn is a keen sportsman. He enjoys football, tennis, golf and skiing. His other hobbies include drawing, cooking and reading.
Prince Constantijn rarely attends public events in his capacity as a member of the Dutch Royal House. The family currently live in Brussels.
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External links
- Official page created by the Dutch Royal House (English version)
- Fan site containing images of the wedding of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentiende:Constantijn von Oranien-Nassau