Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

Princess Ariane
Ariane in 2024
Born (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 19)
The Hague, Netherlands
Names
Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés
House
FatherWillem-Alexander of the Netherlands
MotherMáxima Zorreguieta
Education

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés, pronounced [ariˈjaːn]; 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.

Life

Princess Ariane was born in the HMC Bronovo [nl] in The Hague at 21:56 local time on 10 April 2007 as the third child and youngest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Prime Minister Balkenende addressed the nation shortly afterwards and said both mother and child were healthy and doing well. The next morning, her father appeared on television with his new daughter. The names of the baby were announced on 26 October, when the birth was registered in The Hague.

Princess Ariane was baptised in the Kloosterkerk, The Hague on 29 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. Over 850 guests were invited to attend, including Princess Máxima's parents and Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende. Her godparents are Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Baron Tijo Collot d'Escury, Antoine Frilling, Valerie Delger and Inés Zorreguieta.

Princess Ariane attended the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague. In May 2023, the Dutch Royal Court announced that the Princess would continue her secondary school studies at the UWC Adriatic in Italy. On 24 May 2025 she graduated from UWC Adriatic. It was announced in 2026 that she would begin studying aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology in September.

She speaks Dutch, English and Spanish.

Hospitalisation

On 2 May 2007, Princess Ariane was admitted to the Leiden University Medical Center with a suspected lung infection. She was released from the hospital on 5 May 2007 after treatment for her bacterial and viral infection.[citation needed] 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. 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.

Titles, styles and arms

Titles and styles

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

Honours

National

Foreign

Arms

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.
Escutcheon
Quarterly: I and IV billety Azure and Or. A lion rampant crowned Or langued and armed Gules, holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or, and in his sinister seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. II and III Or, a horn barry Azure and Argent opened and bound Gules. 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.
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.
The second and third quarters are the coat of arms of the Prince of Orange.
In the center is the coat of arms of the Zorreguieta family.

References

  1. ↑ "Deze kant van prinses Ariane ken je nog niet". YouTube. Blauw Bloed (EO). Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Current line of succession". Dutch Royal House. 23 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Geen titel". Elsevier.nl (in Dutch). 11 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  4. ↑ "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.
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  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Prinses Ariane gedoopt". nrc.nl (in Dutch). Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. 21 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  8. 1 2 "Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau". Dutch Royal House. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Princess Ariane to attend UWC Adriatic". Dutch Royal House. 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Princess Ariane attends Graduation and Academic Year Closing Ceremony UWC Adriatic". Dutch Royal House. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ↑ King, Rachel (24 August 2026). "Princess Alexia Joins King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Dutch Grand Prix". Town & Country. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "The children of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima". Holland.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Princess Ariane admitted to hospital". DutchNews.nl. 2007-05-02. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  14. ↑ "Prince and princess say thanks". Volkskrant.nl. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Prinses Ariane 8 oktober 2009 opgenomen in ziekenhuis met benauwdheidsverschijnselen". Het Koninklijk Huis (in Dutch). 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  16. ↑ "Staatsblad 41 2002". The Hague: Staatsblad, SDU. 25 January 2002. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. 1 2 "Prinses Ariane 18 jaar". Het Koninklijk Huis (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
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