Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

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Prince Constantijn
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (more...)
Prince Constantijn (in the middle) together with his wife Princess Laurentien (on the left of the prince)
Prince Constantijn (in the middle) together with his wife Princess Laurentien (on the left of the prince)
Spouse Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Issue
Countess Eloise
Count Claus-Casimir
Countess Leonore
Full name
Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin
Father Claus von Amsberg
Mother Beatrix
Born October 11, 1969 (1969-10-11) (age 38)

Dutch Royal Family

HM The Queen *

Extended royal family
* Member of the Dutch Royal House


Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (given names: Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin; born 11 October 1969) is the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg. His godparents are HM King Constantine II of Greece, HSH Prince Aschwin zu Lippe-Biesterfeld, Axel Freiherr 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 Friso of Orange-Nassau. He goes by the nickname Tijn. He is currently fifth 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 INSEAD 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 worked until late 2002 for strategic consultants Booz Allen and Hamilton. As of 2003 he works for the RAND Corporation Europe in Brussels. Furthermore he has a part time position at the Dutch department of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.

They have three children:

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Name Birth Birthplace
Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg 8 June 2002 The Hague
Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg 21 March 2004 The Hague
Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg 3 June 2006 The Hague

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.

Styles of
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir


Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
Cadet branch of the House of Amsberg
Born: 11 October 1969
Dutch royalty
Preceded by
Princess Ariane		 Line of succession to the Dutch Throne
5th position		 Succeeded by
Countess Eloise
British royalty
Preceded by
Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau		 Line of succession to the British throne Succeeded by
Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau

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