Editing Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

{{Short description|Dutch prince (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Prince Constantijn
| full name    = Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin
| image        = Prince Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau on 29 January 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Prince Constantijn in 2024
| house        = [[House of Orange-Nassau|Orange-Nassau]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[University Medical Center Utrecht]], [[Utrecht]], Netherlands
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands|Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst]]|17 May 2001}}
| issue        = {{ubl|[[Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau|Countess Eloise]]|[[Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau|Count Claus-Casimir]]|[[Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau|Countess Leonore]]}}
| father       = [[Claus von Amsberg]]
| mother       = [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]]
}}
{{Dutch Royal Family}}

'''Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands''' (''Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin''; born 11 October 1969) is the third and youngest son of the former Dutch queen, [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]], and her husband, [[Claus von Amsberg]], and is the younger brother of the reigning Dutch king, [[Willem-Alexander]]. He is a member of the [[Dutch Royal House]] and currently fourth in the [[line of succession to the Dutch throne]] behind his nieces.<ref>[http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/Monarchy/Succession_to_the_throne/Current_line_of_succession.html Current line of succession] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125170708/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/Monarchy/Succession_to_the_throne/Current_line_of_succession.html |date=25 January 2011 }} – Official website of the Dutch Royal House</ref>

==Life and career==
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Prince Constantijn was born on 11 October 1969 at  Academic Hospital Utrecht (now the [[University Medical Center Utrecht]]) in [[Utrecht]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birth Prince Constantijn (1969) - Netherlands |url=https://www.lastdodo.com/en/items/4103291-birth-prince-constantijn |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=LastDodo |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Limited |first=Alamy |title=Claus makes names youngest prince known University Hospital Utrecht. The birth certificate prince Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin Date: 14 October 1969 Location: Utrecht Keywords: NAMES, birth certificates, princes Personal name: Claus, prince, Prince Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin Stock Photo - Alamy |url=https://www.alamy.com/claus-makes-names-youngest-prince-known-university-hospital-utrecht-the-birth-certificate-prince-constantijn-christof-frederik-aschwin-date-14-october-1969-location-utrecht-keywords-names-birth-certificates-princes-personal-name-claus-prince-prince-constantijn-christof-frederik-aschwin-image340876576.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=www.alamy.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Limited |first=Alamy |title=Prince Claus shows Prince Constantijn to mayor de Ranitz at the University Hospital Utrecht. Prince Constantijn Date: October 24, 1969 Keywords: mayors, princes, hospitals Personal name: Constantijn, prince Institution name: University Hospital Utrecht Stock Photo - Alamy |url=https://www.alamy.com/prince-claus-shows-prince-constantijn-to-mayor-de-ranitz-at-the-university-hospital-utrecht-prince-constantijn-date-october-24-1969-keywords-mayors-princes-hospitals-personal-name-constantijn-prince-institution-name-university-hospital-utrecht-image341209274.html |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.alamy.com |language=en}}</ref> following the births of his brothers, [[Willem-Alexander]] (b. 1967), and [[Johan Friso]] (1968–2013). He goes by the nickname ''Tijn''. His godparents are former King [[Constantine II of Greece]] (1940–2023), [[Prince Aschwin of Lippe-Biesterfeld]], [[Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst]], [[Max Kohnstamm]], and Corinne de Beaufort-Sickinghe.

Prince Constantijn studied law at [[Leiden University]], becoming a lawyer, and then worked at the [[Brussels]] department of the (Dutch) [[European Union]] commissioner of foreign relations, [[Hans 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 spent a summer working for the [[International Finance Corporation]] (part of the [[World Bank Group]]) in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. He worked until late 2002 for strategic consultants [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] in London. Since 2003, he works for the [[RAND Corporation|RAND Corporation Europe]] in Brussels. Furthermore, he has a part-time position at the [[Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] in [[The Hague]].

Prince Constantijn rarely attends public events in his capacity as a member of the Dutch royal family. He is a keen sportsman and enjoys [[association football|football]], tennis, golf, and [[skiing]]. His other hobbies include drawing, cooking, and [[reading]].

==Marriage and family==
The engagement of Prince Constantijn and [[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands|Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst]] was announced on 16 December 2000. The civil marriage was conducted by the mayor of [[The Hague]], Wim Deetman, in the Oude Raadzaal, Javastraat, [[The Hague]], on 17 May 2001. The church wedding took place two days later on 19 May in the [[Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)|Grote or St Jacobskerk]], with the Reverend Carel ter Linden officiating.

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien have three children: [[Eloise, Countess of Orange-Nassau|Eloise]] (b. 2002), [[Claus-Casimir, Count of Orange-Nassau|Claus-Casimir]] (b. 2004), and [[Leonore, Countess of Orange-Nassau|Leonore]] (b. 2006). The family then moved from [[Brussels]], where they lived, to [[The Hague]].

Upon the [[abdication]] of Queen Beatrix on 30 April 2013, the children of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien ceased to be members of the Royal House, although they continue to be members of the royal family and remain in the line of succession.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abdication information|url=http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/globale-paginas/taalrubrieken/english/abdication-and-investiture/|publisher=Dutch Royal House|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622132327/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/globale-paginas/taalrubrieken/english/abdication-and-investiture/|archive-date=22 June 2015}}</ref>

==Honours and arms==
[[File:Royal Monogram of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands.svg|thumb|upright=0.5|Constantijn's monogram]]
{{see also|List of honours of the Dutch Royal Family by country}}

=== National ===
* {{flag|Netherlands}} : Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]<ref>Belga Pictures, Victoria of Sweden's wedding, [http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/picture/20856313.html?page=1 Constantijn & Laurentien] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515081426/http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/picture/20856313.html?page=1 |date=15 May 2013 }}</ref>
* {{Flag|Netherlands}}/{{Flag|Luxembourg}} : Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]] (11 oktober 1969; by birth)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/onderscheidingen/huisorden|title=Huisorden|access-date=13 October 2023|publisher=Het Koninklijk Huis}}</ref>
*{{flag|Netherlands}} : [[:nl:Inhuldigingsmedaille 1980|Queen Beatrix Investiture Medal]] (30 April 1980)
*{{flag|Netherlands}} : [[:nl:Huwelijksmedaille 2002|Royal Wedding Medal]] 2002 (2 February 2002)
*{{flag|Netherlands}} : [[:nl:Inhuldigingsmedaille 2013|King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal]] (30 April 2013)

=== Foreign ===
* {{flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] (20 June 2006)<ref>[http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Jun2006/06062071.jpg PPE group photo]</ref>
* {{flag|France}}: Grand Officer of the [[Legion of Honour|Order of the Legion of Honour]] (11 April 2023)<ref>[https://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=332482&zoektype=2&search=11-04-2023%20Gala Prince Constantijn wearing the order]</ref>
* {{flag|Jordan}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Supreme Order of the Renaissance]] (30 October 2006)<ref>PPE Agency, [http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Oct2006/06103032.jpg Group photo]</ref>

===Arms===
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|image             = Coat of Arms of the children of Beatrix of the Netherlands (Variant).svg
|imagesize         = 200
|bannerimage       = Standard of a Prince of the Netherlands (sons of Beatrix).svg
|notes             = Prince Constantijn bore the same coat of arms as his brothers; [[Prince Willem-Alexander]] and [[Prince Friso]].<ref name="coatsofarms">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/wapens/inhoud/wapens-van-leden-van-het-koninklijk-huis/ Wapens van leden van het Koninklijk Huis], [[Dutch Royal House]]. Retrieved 2013-05-06.</ref> 
|escutcheon        = Quarterly: I and IV azure billety or, a lion with coronet also or armed and langued gules, holding in his dexter paw a sword argent hilted or, and in his sinister seven arrows argent pointed and bound together or, which is of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; II and III or, a horn azure opened and bound gules, which is of the First House of Orange; on an inescutcheon vert, a castle proper, on a mount of the last (arms of the [[House of Amsberg]], i.e. that of his late father, [[Prince Claus]]).<ref name="coatsofarms"/>
|banner            = Prince Constantijn uses a square, with the Royal standard colours and his maternal arms (the horn of Orange) in the 2nd and 3rd quarters and two white towers in the 1st and 4th quarters. The crowned arms of the Netherlands is in the middle.
|symbolism         = 
}}

== Ancestry ==
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| 1  = 1. '''Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands'''
| 2  = 2. [[Prince Claus of the Netherlands|Jonkheer Claus von Amsberg]]
| 3  = 3. [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]]
| 4  = 4. [[Claus Felix von Amsberg]]
| 5  = 5. [[Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen]]
| 6  = 6. [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld]]
| 7  = 7. [[Juliana of the Netherlands]]
| 8  = 8. Wilhelm von Amsberg ([[:nl:Wilhelm von Amsberg|nl]])
| 9  = 9. Elise von Vieregge ([[:nl:Elise von Vieregge|nl]])
| 10 = 10. Baron Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen ([[:nl:Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen|nl]])
| 11 = 11. Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg ([[:nl:Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg|nl]])
| 12 = 12. [[Prince Bernhard of Lippe (1872–1934)|Prince Bernhard of Lippe]]
| 13 = 13. [[Armgard von Cramm]]
| 14 = 14. [[Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
| 15 = 15. [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/prince-constantijn Official page created by the Dutch Royal House] (English version)

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