Pim Lier

Albrecht Willem "Pim" Lier (22 July 1918 9 April 2015) was a Dutch lawyer and jurist. He became well known in 1979 when he was revealed to be the illegitimate son of Prince Henry, the husband of Queen Wilhelmina. This made him a paternal half-brother of Queen Juliana and the half-uncle of Queen Beatrix.

Pim Lier
Born
Albrecht Willem Lier

(1918-07-22)July 22, 1918
The Hague, Netherlands
DiedApril 9, 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 96)[1]
Almelo, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationLawyer, jurist
Known forIllegitimate son of Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
TitleMaster of Laws
Political partyCentre Party
Criminal charge(s)Murder
Criminal penalty4 ½ years
Criminal statusReleased
Spouse(s)
Petra de Vries
(
m. 1948; died 1986)
Parents
RelativesQueen Juliana of the Netherlands (half-sister)
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (half-niece)

He became a member of the Centre Party in 1984 and served as chairman until 1986.

On 18 December 1986 he shot his wife due to her terminal illness. He served four and a half years in prison for murder.[2]

References

Party political offices
Preceded by
Nico Konst
Party chair of the Centre Party
1985-1986
Succeeded by
Danny Segers
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