Ilse of the Netherlands
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| 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 Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||
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| House | Orange-Nassau | ||||
| Father | Hans-Frederik of the Netherlands | ||||
| Mother | Jacoliene Sutherland | ||||
| Religion | Protestant Church in the Netherlands | ||||
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| Years of service | 2014-2019 (active service) | ||||
| Rank | Air Commodore(RNLAF) Captain(RNLA) | ||||
| Unit | No. 322 Squadron RNLAF Grenadiers' and Rifles Guard Regiment | ||||
| Battles/wars | Dutch military intervention against ISIL Mali War | ||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1996 (age 28) Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Eventing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 for two years under the tutelage of a local Dutch equestrian, which the princess considerably excelled in, and at the same time, partook in several local competitions where she showed considerable success in her performance. Upon completing her training, she was chose to represent her country at the IEF Championships and later at the European Eventing Championships.
Military Career
During the final months of her secondary education, Ilse decided to pursue a military career in the Royal Air Force. On the 7th of November 2014, she completed her officer course at the Royal Military Academy in Breda and was commissioned as a Flying officer.
As heir apparent to her father, there was much public debate among government officials in regards of potentially allowing the Princess of Orange to ever see combat. However, a subsequent compromise allowed the princess to be deployed to Iraq as part of the small group of Dutch F-16 Fighting Falcons tasked in executing air strikes against ISIL positions in the war-torn country, where upon reaching a specific period of evaluation, prospects of a continued service overseas would be evaluated once more. Subsequently, following her initial service period for three months, a follow-up evaluation found her eligible for further service.
In September 2015, she was promoted to Squadron Leader, amidst reports of her being transferred over to Mali as part of the MINUSMA mission in the country, in which the Netherlands is a contributing member. Ilse was then promoted to Group Captain for her services in July 2016, and later to the rank of Air Commodore on August 2017.
Due to unspecified reasons, it was then announced in December 2017 that the Princess of Orange was seconded to seek an alternative commission in the Royal Netherlands Army. Upon receiving her commission as an officer, she was assigned to the Grenadiers' and Rifles and was formally promoted to Captain on the June of 2018.
As the Dutch constitution prohibits the head of state from being a serving member of the armed forces, Ilse was honorably discharged before her investiture as queen. However, she is allowed to wear a military uniform, albeit only with a royal insignia, opposed to that of her former rank.
Queen of the Netherlands
Personal Information
Titles & Honours
- 12 August 1996 - 3 March 2019 Her Royal Highness The Princess of Orange
- 3 March 2019 - Present Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands
Honours
National
Grand Master of the Military William Order
Grand Master and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Grand Master of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Co-Grand Master and Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
Grand Master of the Order of the Crown
Grand Master of the Order for Loyalty and Merit
Honorary Commander of the Order of Saint John in the Netherlands
Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Ark
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Foreign
Spain - Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Jordan - Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali
France - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
United Kingdom - Stranger Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter- United Kingdom - Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Malaysia - Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
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