Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
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Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta;[1][2][3][4][lower-alpha 1] 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander.
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Máxima | |
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Queen consort of the Netherlands | |
Tenure | 30 April 2013 – present |
Born | Máxima Zorreguieta (1971-05-17) 17 May 1971 (age 53) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Issue | |
House | Orange-Nassau (by marriage) |
Father | Jorge Zorreguieta |
Mother | María del Carmen Cerruti |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted social integration of immigrants, LGBT rights, and financial inclusion. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the line of succession.