Irene of the Netherlands

Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born Irene Emma Elisabeth; 5 August 1939) is a Dutch royal and environmentalist. She is the second child of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.

Princess Irene
prev. Duchess of Parma
Princess Irene in 2011
Born	(1939-08-05) 5 August 1939 (age 85) Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
Spouse	Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1981)​
Issue	Prince Carlos Xavier, Duke of Bourbon-Parma Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala
Full name Irene Emma Elisabeth
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Mother	Juliana of the Netherlands
Religion	Roman Catholicism, prev. Calvinism

Titles

• 5 August 1939 – 15 November 1964: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange -Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
• 15 November 1964-7 May 1977: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Piacenza
• 7 May 1977-7 January 1981: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Parma and Piacenza
• 7 January 1981 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld^[1][2]

The Princess used the following names since her divorce:

• Princess Irene of Lippe-Biesterfeld^[3]
• Mrs (Mevrouw) van Lippe-Biesterfeld.^[4]
• Honors

References

1. Princess Irene Archived 26 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
2. Wet lidmaatschap Koninklijk Huis art. 10: "Those who carry titles and names enforced by the Royal orders of 26 october 1937 (Stb. 1937, no. 5) en 2 januari 1967 (Stb. 1967, no. 1) retain these"
3. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XIII. "Niederlande". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1987, pp. 85-86.
4. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Niederlande". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, p. 75.

Other websites

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Irene of the Netherlands House of Orange-Nassau Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 5 August 1939
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset	— TITULAR — Queen consort of Spain Carlist 7 May 1977 – 7 January 1981	Vacant Title next held by Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel