Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés; born 10 April 2007) is the third and youngest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. Princess Ariane is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently third in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.[1]

Princess Ariane
Princess Ariane in 2019
Born	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 HMC Bronovo, The Hague, Netherlands
Full name Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Mother	Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti

Life

Princess Ariane was born in the HMC Bronovo in The Hague at 21:56 local time[2] on 10 April 2007 as the third child and youngest daughter of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.[3] Prime Minister Balkenende addressed the nation shortly afterwards and said both mother and child were healthy and doing well.[4] The next morning, her father appeared on television with his new daughter. The names of the baby were announced on 13 April, when the birth was registered in The Hague.[5]

Princess Ariane was baptised in the Kloosterkerk, The Hague on 20 October 2007. Vicar Deodaat van der Boon used water from the Jordan River to baptize the princess, who was wearing the christening gown that Princess Wilhelmina first wore in 1880.[6] Over 850 guests were invited to attend, including Princess Máxima's parents and Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende. Her godparents are Valeria Delger, Inés Zorreguieta, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Tijo Baron Collot d’Escury, and Anton Friling.

Princess Ariane speaks Dutch, English and some Spanish.[7]

Hospitalisation

On 2 May 2007, Princess Ariane was admitted to the Leiden University Medical Center with a suspected lung infection.[8] She was released from the hospital on 5 May 2007 after treatment for her bacterial and viral infection.[9] On 13 June 2007, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima released a thank you note "not only for the congratulations upon Ariane's birth but also for the best wishes they received upon her hospitalisation" and released a third official picture with their newborn daughter. The couple reportedly received over 30,000 letters of well-wishers.[10] On 8 October 2009, Princess Ariane was again admitted to a hospital, in which she had to stay for one night, due to a respiratory infection.[11]

Titles, styles and arms

Ariane's full title and style is: Her Royal Highness Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau.[13] (Dutch: Hare Koninklijke Hoogheid Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés, Prinses der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau).

Coat of arms of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

Notes Princess Ariane uses the same coat of arms as her sisters, Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Alexia.[14] Escutcheon Quarterly: I and IV azure billety or, a lion with coronet also or armed and langued gules, holding in his dexter paw a sword argent hilted or, and in his sinister seven arrows argent pointed and bound together or, which is of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; II and III or, a horn azure opened and bound gules, which is of the first House of Orange; an inescutcheon or bearing a castle of three towers gules flanked on each side by a poplar tree au naturel, and a river azure flowing from the base, ondoyant to the gate of the castle, which is of the house of Zorreguieta in Argentina. Symbolism The first and fourth quarters are the coat of arms of the Netherlands, based on the coat of arms of the House of Nassau.[14] The second and third quarters are the coat of arms of the Prince of Orange.[14] In the center is the coat of arms of the Zorreguieta family.[14]

References

1. Current line of succession Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine - Official website of the Dutch Royal House
2. Trotse kroonprins toont 'voorbeeldbaby'; Retrieved on 2007-04-11 Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Communiqué van de Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst" (Press release) (in Dutch). Government Information Service (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst). 2007-04-10. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
4. "Felicitatietoespraak minister-president" (Press release) (in Dutch). Government Information Service (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst). 2007-04-10. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
5. "Namen dochter Prins van Oranje en Prinses Máxima" (Press release) (in Dutch). Government Information Service (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst). 2007-04-13. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
6. Prinses Ariane gedoopt. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
7. "The children of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
8. "Princess Ariane admitted to hospital". DutchNews.nl. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
9. "Royal News, May 2007". NettyRoyal. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
10. http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/article435036.ece/Prins_en_prinses_bedanken_voor_belangstelling_Ariane Prince and princess say thanks
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Princess Ariane admitted to hospital
12. "Staatsblad 41 2002" (41). The Hague: Staatsblad, SDU. 25 January 2002. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
13. By royal decree of 25 January 2002, nr. 41 is determined that all children of King Willem-Alexander will bear the title of Prince (Princess) of the Netherlands and Prince (Princess) of Orange-Nassau.[12]
14. (in Dutch) Wapens van leden van het Koninklijk Huis Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, Dutch Royal House. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.

External links

• Royal House of the Netherlands
• (official website Dutch Royal House)

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands House of Orange-Nassau Born: 10 April, 2007
Lines of succession
Preceded by Princess Alexia of the Netherlands	Line of succession to the Dutch throne 3rd position	Succeeded by Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands