Alexander, Prince of Orange [SEP] father
Alexander, Prince of Orange
Alexander, Prince of Orange (Willem "Alexander" Karel Hendrik Frederik; 25 August 1851 – 21 June 1884), was heir apparent to his father King William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death.
For a span of 116 years, from the birth of Alexander (1851) until the birth of the present king Willem-Alexander (1967), no male heirs were born into the Dutch Royal House.
Life.
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands was
1983, the heir to the Dutch throne, whether male or female, bears the title Prince or Princess of Orange. The first-born child of the heir to the Dutch throne bears the title Hereditary Prince(ss) of Orange. When her father Willem-Alexander became King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix, Princess Catharina-Amalia became the Princess of Orange.
Princes of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau Style.
The Prince(ss) of Orange is styled "His/Her Royal Highness the Prince(ss