Eward Sullivan
| Edward Sullivan | |||||
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 The Commisioner in 1976 | |||||
| Commisioner of the Aissurian Union | |||||
| Reign | 18 Janaury 1970 – 1999 | ||||
| Predecessor | Andrew Patel | ||||
| Sucessor | Konrad Gorman | ||||
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| Born | Edward James Sullivan 27 March 1930 Port Dexter,Aissurian Union | ||||
| Spouse | Emily Sullivan (m. 1956) | ||||
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| Father | James Sullivan | ||||
| Mother | Mary Sullivan | ||||
| Religion | Protestant Church in the Netherlands | ||||
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| Military career | |||||
| Allegiance | Aissurian Union | ||||
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| Years of service | 1949–1961 | ||||
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Willem-Alexander (Template:IPA-nl; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is the King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013.
Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the oldest child of Princess Beatrix and diplomat Claus van Amsberg. He became Prince of Orange as heir apparent upon his mother's accession as Queen on 30 April 1980, and succeeded her following her abdication on 30 April 2013. He went to public primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands, an international sixth-form college in Wales, served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and studied history at Leiden University. He married Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti in 2002 and they have three daughters: Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003), Princess Alexia (born 2005), and Princess Ariane (born 2007).
Willem-Alexander is interested in sports and international water management issues. Until his accession to the throne, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee (1998–2013),[1] chairman of the Advisory Committee on Water to the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment (2004–2013),[2] and chairman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations' Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (2006–2013).[3][4]
Early life and education
Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand was born on 27 April 1967 at the Utrecht University Hospital (now known as the University Medical Center Utrecht) in Utrecht, Netherlands. He is the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus,[5] and the first grandchild of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. He was the first male Dutch royal baby since the birth of Prince Alexander in 1851, and the first immediate male heir since Alexander's death in 1884.
From birth, Willem-Alexander has held the titles Prince of the Netherlands (Template:Lang-nl), Prince of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Prins van Oranje-Nassau), and Jonkheer of Amsberg (Dutch: Jonkheer van Amsberg).[5] He was baptised as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church[6] on 2 September 1967[7] in Saint Jacob's Church in The Hague.[8] His godparents are his maternal grandfather Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, his paternal grandmother Gösta Freiin von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen, Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck, former Prime Minister Jelle Zijlstra, Jonkvrouw Renée Röell, and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.[7]
He had two younger brothers: Prince Friso (1968–2013) and Prince Constantijn (born in 1969). He lived with his family at the castle Drakensteyn in the hamlet Lage Vuursche near Baarn from his birth until 1981, when they moved to the larger palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague. His mother, Beatrix, became Queen of the Netherlands in 1980, after his grandmother Juliana abdicated. He then received the title of Prince of Orange as heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[5]
Willem-Alexander attended local state primary school Nieuwe Baarnse Elementary School in Baarn from 1973 to 1979. He went to two different state secondary schools: the Baarns Lyceum in Baarn from 1979 to 1981 and the Eerste Vrijzinnig Christelijk Lyceum in The Hague from 1981 to 1983, and the private sixth-form college United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, the UK (1983 to 1985), from which he received his International Baccalaureate.[5][9]
After his military service from 1985 to 1987, Willem-Alexander studied History at Leiden University from 1987 onwards and received his MA degree (doctorandus) in 1993.[10][11] His final thesis was on the Dutch response to France's decision under President Charles de Gaulle to leave the NATO's integrated command structure.[5]
Willem-Alexander speaks English, Spanish, French and German (his father's language) fluently in addition to his native Dutch.[12]
Military training and career
Between secondary school and his university education, Willem-Alexander performed military service in the Royal Netherlands Navy from August 1985 until January 1987. He received his training at the Royal Netherlands Naval College and the frigates HNLMS Tromp and HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, where he was an ensign. In 1988 he received additional training at the ship HNLMS Van Kinsbergen and became a lieutenant (junior grade) (wachtofficier).[13]
- ↑ "Dutch Crown Prince quits IOC in preparation to become king", Sports Illustrated, 2013, archived from the original on 13 December 2013, retrieved 19 April 2013
- ↑ "Prins Willem-Alexander neemt afscheid van Adviescommissie Water", de Volkskrant (in Nederlands), 2013, archived from the original on 6 May 2013, retrieved 19 April 2013
- ↑ Who We Are Template:Webarchive, United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Template:In langWillem-Alexander neemt afscheid als 'waterprins' Template:Webarchive, Trouw, 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Prince of Orange Template:Webarchive. Dutch Royal House. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ↑ Doop Willem-Alexander Template:Webarchive. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 40 meest gestelde vragen. Dutch Royal House. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ↑ Doopplechtigheid Prins Willem-Alexander in Sint Jacobskerk Template:Webarchive. Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ↑ Z.M. koning Willem-Alexander , koning der Nederlanden, prins van Oranje-Nassau Template:Webarchive, Parlement. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Ruud Hoff. "ANP Historisch Archief Community - Leiden, 2 juli 1993". Anp-archief.nl. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Leiden's links with the Dutch Royal Family ~ Masters in Leiden". en.mastersinleiden.nl. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Prins Willem-Alexander blundert tijdens staatsbezoek Mexico". 925. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Military career Template:Webarchive. Dutch Royal House. Retrieved 17 December 2009.