HRH Prince Willem, Prince of Orange, Prince of the Netherlands

Eldest child of King Willem III of the Netherlands


Date & place of birth September 4, 1840 Palace at the Plein, the Hague
Born as HRH Prince of the Netherlands
Names Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik

Father King Willem III of the Netherlands (then Prince Willem, Prince of Orange)
Mother Princess Sophia of Wurttemberg (Queen Sophie of the Netherlands)





Royal house Orange-Nassau
Heir apparent Prince of Orange March 17, 1849-June 11, 1879





Siblings (3)
Eldest of three children (2 brothers) (1 younger half-sister)*
Prince Maurice of the Netherlands
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Princess Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands)*





Died June 11, 1879 Rue Auber, Paris (age 39)
Place of burial Nieuwe Kerk, Delft

*Died during his father's reign, succeeded as heir by his younger brother Prince Alexander





Titles
HRH Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau
HRH Prince Willem, Prince of Orange, Prince of the Netherlands,Prince of Orange-Nassau





Paternal grandparents
King Willem II of the Netherlands
Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (Queen Anna of the Netherlands

Paternal great-grandparents
King Willem I of the Netherlands
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia (Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands)
Emperor Paul I Petrovitch of Russia
Princess Sophia Dorthea of Wurttemberg (Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia)





Maternal grandparents
King Wilhelm I of Wurttemberg
Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (Queen Catherine of Wurttemberg)

Maternal great-grandparents
King Frederick I of Wurttemberg
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
Emperor Paul I Petrovitch of Russia
Princess Sophia Dorthea of Wurttemberg (Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia)