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This page is a list of heirs to the Dutch throne. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of the Netherlands, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 16 March 1815.[1] Those who succeeded as King or Queen of the Netherlands are shown in bold. The list also shows who were next in line to the heirs.
Heirs to the Dutch throne
Monarch
Heir
Relationship to monarch
Became heir (Date; Reason)
Ceased to be heir (Date; Reason)
Next in line of succession
Willem I
Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
Son
16 March 1815 Father became king
7 October 1840 Father abdicated, became king
Prince Frederik, 1815–1817, brother
Prince Willem, 1817–1840, son
Willem II
Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
Son
7 October 1840 Father became king
17 March 1849 Father died, became king
Prince Willem, son
Willem III
Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
Son
17 March 1849 Father became king
11 June 1879 Died
Prince Maurits, 1849–1850, brother
Prince Hendrik, 1850–1851, uncle
Prince Alexander, 1851–1879, brother
Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange
Son
11 June 1879 Brother died
21 June 1884 Died
Prince Frederik, 1879–1881, granduncle
Princess Wilhelmina, 1881–1884, half-sister
Princess Wilhelmina
Daughter
21 June 1884 Half-brother died
23 November 1890 Father died, became queen
Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, aunt
Wilhelmina
Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Aunt
23 November 1890 Niece became queen
23 March 1897 Died
Hereditary Grand Duke Karl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1890–1894, son
Hereditary Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1894–1897, grandson
Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
First cousin once removed
23 March 1897 Grandmother died
30 April 1909 Daughter born to queen
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1897–1900, brother
Marie, Princess Heinrich VII Reuß of Köstritz, 1900–1909, aunt
Princess Juliana
Daughter
30 April 1909 Born
4 September 1948 Mother abdicated, became queen
Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1909–1922, second cousin
None[a], 1922–1938
Princess Beatrix, 1938–1948, daughter
Juliana
Princess Beatrix
Daughter
4 September 1948 Mother became queen
30 April 1980 Mother abdicated, became queen
Princess Irene, 1948–1964, sister
Princess Margriet, 1964–1967, sister
Prince Willem-Alexander, 1967–1980, son
Beatrix
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
Son
30 April 1980 Mother became queen
30 April 2013 Mother abdicated, became king
Prince Friso, 1980–2003, brother
Princess Catharina-Amalia, 2003–2013, daughter
Willem-Alexander
Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Daughter
30 April 2013 Father became king
Incumbent
Princess Alexia, sister
^In 1922, the law of succession was changed to include proximity of blood, limiting succession to three degrees of kinship from the current monarch.
^King Willem I (1772-1843) Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine. The Dutch Royal House. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
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