Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

HRH Princess Alexia of the Netherlands at her christening.

Dutch Royal Family

HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Orange HRH Princess Máxima HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia HRH Princess Alexia HRH Prince Friso HRH Princess Mabel Countess Luana HRH Prince Constantijn HRH Princess Laurentien Countess Eloise Count Claus-Casimir HRH Princess Irene HRH Princess Margriet Prof. mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven HH Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau HH Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau HH Prince Bernhard of Orange Nassau HH Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau HH Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau HH Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau HH Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau HRH Princess Christina

Styles of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Alexia Juliana Marcella Laurentien prinses der Nederlanden, prinses van Oranje-Nassau) (born June 26, 2005), is the second daughter of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, the Prince of Orange, the heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, his spouse.

By Royal Decree of 25 January 2002, nr. 41 is determined that all children of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will bear the title of Prince (Princess) of the Netherlands and Prince (Princess) of Orange-Nassau.

Princess Alexia is third in line to the Dutch throne, behind her father and elder sister, Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands.

Birth

Princess Alexia was born at 14:41 in the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague. She was 50 centimeters (19.7 inches) long and weighed 3440 grams (7 pounds 8 ounces.)

Her baptism took place on November 19, 2005 in The Hague. The godparents to Princess Alexia are: Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant; Alexandra jonkvrouwe Jankovich de Jeszenice; Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau; Juan Zorreguieta and Frans Ferdinand, Jonkheer de Beaufort.

Names

The official origins of her names:

• Alexia is after her father.
• Juliana is after her great-grandmother, the former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Marcela is after her mother's aunt and godmother, Marcela Cerruti
• Laurentien is after her aunt Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

External links

• Dutch Royal House

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