Ilse of the Netherlands

Ilse of the Netherlands
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	12 August 1996 (age 28); Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Equestrianism
Event(s)	Eventing
Medal record
Equestrian: Eventing
Representing Netherlands
International Equestrian Federation Championships
European Championships

Full name
	Ilse Elisabeth Hans-Frederik William Alexandra

Ilse
Ilse
Queen of the Netherlands
Reign	March 3, 2019 — present
Inauguration	March 3, 2019
Predecessor	Hans-Frederik
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Born	Ilse Elisabeth Hans Frederik William Alexandra; 12 August 1996 (age 28); Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Full name
Full name
	Ilse Elisabeth Hans-Frederik William Alexandra
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	Hans-Frederik of the Netherlands
Mother	Jacoliene Sutherland
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Air Force;
Years of service	2014-2019 (active service)
Rank	Group Captain
Unit	No. 322 Squadron RNLAF
Battles/wars	Dutch military intervention against ISIL; Mali War

Ilse (Ilse Elisabeth Hans-Frederik William Alexandra; born 12 August 1996) is the Queen of the Netherlands. She acceded to the throne upon the death of her father, Hans-Frederik. She is also a noted eventing rider, having represented her country in several eventing championships.

Early Life

Ilse was born on the 12th of August 1996 to King Hans-Frederik and former Dutch actress Jacoliene Sutherland. As the eldest and only female sibling among her three younger brothers, she was joyously expected to become the country's fourth female sovereign, after her great great great grandmother Queen Wilhelmina I, her great grandmother Queen Wilhelmina II and grandmother Queen Elisabeth. Her middle names consisted the first names of her grandmother, her father and subsequently those of the then King of Britain, a close friend of the Dutch king, and the Princess Royal Alexandra.

She was baptised as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church on the 25th of September 1996. As heir apparent to her father, she was styled as the Princess of Orange, being the first to do so following an amendment which established the title's succession via absolute primogeniture in 1983. Additionally, Ilse's birth coincided with that of Queen Alexandra, who was born three months prior and whom she was partially named after.

Princess of Orange

Ilse attended the locally prestigious International School of Amsterdam from 2002 until 2008. Upon completing primary school, she then attended the Rotterdam International School for her secondary education. At the age of 13, with the encouragement of her father, Ilse undertook a private lesson in equestrianism that lasted for two years long.