#through the years: Willem Alexander

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,546/∞) 20 November 2024 | King Willem-Alexander visits Nieuw Den Helder. The visit focuses on the challenges of a district in a large city, with attention to liveability, community life, safety and solidarity. (Photo by Gemeente Den Helder/ANP/Koninklijkhuis)

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Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan & Rajwa Al Saif's Upcoming Wedding

Only one week day left until the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa bint Khaled Al Saif! It will be held on June 1st at 4:00pm at Zahran Palace followed by a reception at Al Husseiniya Palace. The future Crown Princess Rajwa's engagement ring features a large pear shaped diamond but for her henna party she wore a different ring with tilted marquis cut diamonds.

If Rajwa chooses a tiara that already belongs to the JRF, my choice is Queen Rania's Arabic Scroll Tiara. She has already worn several pairs of earrings loaned by her future mother-in-law so wearing one of her tiaras is a strong possibility.

However, my prediction is for her getting a brand new tiara especially after Princess Iman debuted a new tiara at her wedding earlier this year. The tiara might be a gift from either from the JRF or from her own family, who are apparently quite wealthy, but I very much doubt that they will release any information about the tiara like they will for the gown.

Queen Rania hosted the henna party on May 22nd at Raghadan Palace (here's a longer video and the highlight video is below) and King Abdullah will host the sahra party on May 31st at the Bani Hashem Matharib. There's also a concert on the 29th and practices are underway for the parades and drone shows so I expect this to be a pretty big celebration.

The dress code for the guests will be long dresses but no tiaras. The Jordanian royals aren't very big on tiaras so I wasn't expecting the dress code to include them. Update: Saad Salman is now reporting that the guests will also be wearing tiaras most likely at the banquet following the wedding.

The foreign royals that have confirmed attendance so far are...

Belgium - King Philippe & Crown Princess Elisabeth

Bhutan - Queen Jetsun Pema & Princess Eeuphelma

Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah & Prince Mateen

Denmark - Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary

Japan - Princess Takamado & Princess Tsuguko

Kuwait - Sheikh Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah

Liechtenstein - Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie

Luxembourg - Prince Sebastien

Malaysia - King Abdullah & Queen Azizah

Netherlands - King Willem Alexander, Queen Maxima, & Crown Princess Catharina Amalia

Norway - Crown Prince Haakon

Oman - Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham

Qatar - Sheikha Moza bint Nasser & Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad

Romania - Princess Margareta & Prince Radu

Saudi Arabia - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (he's the official representation but I expect more Saudi royals because Rajwa is related to a lot of them through her mother)

Spain - King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia

Sweden - Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel

United Kingdom - Prince of Wales, Princess of Wales, & Princess Beatrice of York

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Day off for Oranjes in busy Caribbean trip schedule

The Royal Family can take a breather on Sunday. Princess Amalia, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have no planned activities, except for a flight from Bonaire to Aruba.

That is the second destination of Princess Amalia's two-week introductory trip along the Caribbean part of the Netherlands. This is followed by Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

Amalia and the royal couple spent the first two days of the trip on Bonaire, where they sailed through a mangrove forest, went to the slave huts at Witte Pan and talked to islanders about climate change and poverty, among other things. On the first days of the visit, quite a bit of press came: about thirty local and Dutch photographers and journalists followed the group.

The introduction of 19-year-old Amalia to the islands lasts from January 27 to February 9. Her father King Willem-Alexander made a similar journey when he was nineteen years old. State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Kingdom Relations and Digitization) will travel with the royal party.

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Felipe and Letizia retrospective: March 2nd

2006: Inauguration of the 5th Congress of Agrarian Cooperativeism & Visit to the Pedro Barrie de la Maza Foundation

2009: Lunch & Gala dinner offered to the president and first lady of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and Svetlana Medvédeva

2011: Visited the Foundation for People with Disabilities of the Island of Menorca (FPDIM)

2013: Meeting of Crown Princely couples organized by Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima, Princess of Orange in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.

2015: Audience with Carlos Ghosn in Barcelona; Opening of “GSMA Mobile World Congress 2015” in Barcelona & Offered a gala dinner to the president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (1, 2)

2017: Rare Diseases offcial day event. & Audiences at la Zarzuela

2018: Audiences at la Zarzuela; Visited the Madrilenian basilica of Jesus de Medinaceli & ‘Digitalizadas’ Presentation. (1, 2)

2021: National Sports Awards 2018

2022: Delivered the Gold Medals for Merit in Fine Arts in Navarra

F&L Through the Years: 921/??

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who: royal degrees of separation

The imperial, royal, princely and noble families of Europe have been intermarrying for thousands of years. This practice continues to this day, though not as frequently as in times past.

Karolina Augusta I of Mecklenburg is related to all current reigning and most non-reigning houses in Europe. Due to continual intermarriage, she is related to several families through various bloodlines. The lineage connecting her to these houses will be documented here. This is not an exhaustive list.

The closest relation is listed first, followed by any other notable shared ancestors.

REIGNING HOUSES OF EUROPE

Belgium

Karolina Augusta I and Philippe of the Belgians are fourth cousins as descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Karolina Augusta and Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant are fourth cousins once removed.

Karolina Augusta and Philippe are also descendants of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden.

Denmark

Karolina Augusta I and Margrethe II are second cousins once removed as descendants of Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia.

Karolina Augusta and Crown Prince Frederik are third cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Margrethe are also descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and of  King Christian IX of Denmark.

Liechtenstein

Karolina Augusta I and Hans-Adam II are fourth cousins twice removed as descendants of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Prince Alois are fifth cousins once removed.

Luxembourg

Karolina Augusta I and Henri of Luxembourg are fourth cousins as descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume are fourth cousins once removed.

Karolina Augusta and Henri are also descendants of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his wife Caroline of Baden.

Monaco

Karolina Augusta I and Albert II are fifth cousins as descendants of Florestan I of Monaco and his wife Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Prince Jacques are fifth cousins once removed.

The Netherlands

Karolina Augusta I and Willem-Alexander are third cousins once removed as descendants of Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his third wife Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Karolina Augusta and Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, are fourth cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Willem-Alexander are also descendants of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Helene of Nassau.

Norway

Karolina Augusta I and Harald V of Norway are third cousins once removed as descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Karolina August and Crown Prince Haakon are fourth cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Harald are also descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Spain

Karolina Augusta I and Felipe VI of Spain are third cousins as descendants of Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover and his wife Thyra of Denmark.

Karolina Augusta and Leonor, Princess of Asturias are third cousins once removed.

Karolina Augusta and Felipe are also descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Sweden

Karolina Augusta I and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden are third cousins twice removed as descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Karolina Augusta and Crown Princess Victoria are fourth cousins once removed.

Karolina Augusta and Carl XVI Gustaf are also descendants of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Helene of Nassau.

The United Kingdom

Karolina Augusta I and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom are third cousins once removed as descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Karolina Augusta I and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are second cousins twice removed as descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Karolina Augusta I and Charles, Prince of Wales are third cousins once removed through his father’s descent of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Karolina Augusta is fourth cousins to the grandchildren of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Karolina Augusta and Elizabeth, and her husband, are also descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

NON-REIGNING HOUSES OF EUROPE

Austria-Hungary

Karolina Augusta I and Karl von Habsburg are fourth cousins once removed as descendants of King John of Saxony and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.

Karolina Augusta and Ferdinand Zvonimir are fifth cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Karl are also descendants of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Feodora of Leiningen.

Baden (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Max, Margrave of Baden second cousins once removed as descendants of  Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover and his wife Thyra of Denmark.

Karolina Augusta I and Hereditary Prince Bernhard are third cousins.

Karolina Augusta I and Max are also descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Bulgaria

Karolina Augusta I and Simeon II of Bulgaria are fourth cousins once removed as descendants of King John of Saxony and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria.

Karolina Augusta and Boris, Prince of Turnovo are fifth cousins once removed.

Karolina Augusta and Simeon are also descendants of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and his second wife Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf.

Greece

Karolina Augusta I and Constantine II of Greece are second cousins once removed as descendants of Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover and his wife Thyra of Denmark.

Karolina Augusta and Crown Prince Pavlos are third cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Constantine are also descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark, and of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Karolina Augusta and Crown Prince Pavlos are also descendants of Friedrich Franz III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia.

Hannover (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Ernst August V, Prince of Hannover are second cousins once removed as descendants of Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hannover and his wife Princess Thyra of Denmark.

Karolina Augusta and Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hannover are third cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Ernst August are also descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Hesse (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse are fourth cousins once removed as descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Karolina Augusta I and Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Hesse are fifth cousins.

Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg are third cousins once removed as descendants of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Prince Max Leopold are fourth cousins.

Hohenzollern (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern are first cousins once removed as descendants of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Prince Alexander are second cousins.

Leiningen (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I is a niece of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen.

Karolina Augusta I and Hereditary Prince Ferdinand are first cousins.

Mecklenburg-Strelitz (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are fourth cousins once removed as descendants of John of Saxony and his wife Princess Amalia of Bavaria.

Karolina Augusta I and Hereditary Duke Alexander are fifth cousins.

Karolina Augusta I and Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz’s most recent patrilineal ancestor is Adolf Friedrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg, who died in 1658.

Oldenburg (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Christian, Duke of Oldenburg are first cousins once removed as descendants of Nikolaus, Hereditary Duke of Oldenburg and his wife Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Karolina Augusta I and Hereditary Duke Alexander are second cousins.

Portugal

Karolina Augusta I and Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza are fourth cousins twice removed as descendants of Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth.

Karolina Augusta and Afonso, Prince of Beira are fifth cousins once removed.

Prussia (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia are second cousins once removed as descendants of Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and his wife Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Karolina Augusta and Prince Carl Friedrich are third cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Georg Friedrich are also descendants of Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia.

Romania

Karolina Augusta I and King Michael I of Romania are second cousins twice removed as descendants of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.

Karolina Augusta and Crown Princess Margareta are third cousins once removed.

Karolina Augusta and Michael are also descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Russia (Disputed)

Karolina Augusta I and Maria Vladimirovna are first cousins twice removed as descendants of Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and his wife Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Karolina Augusta and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich are second cousins once removed.

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are third cousins twice removed descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Karolina Augusta and Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are fourth cousins once removed.

Schleswig-Holstein (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein are second cousins once removed as descendants of Friedrich August II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Prince Friedrich Ferdinand are third cousins.

Karolina Augusta and Christoph are also descendants of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.

Waldeck and Pyrmont (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont are first cousins twice removed as descendants of Friedrich August II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Karolina Augusta and Hereditary Prince Carl-Anton are second cousins once removed.

Wied (German Empire)

Karolina Augusta I and Maximilian, 9th Prince of Wied are third cousins as descendants of Friedrich August II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Yugoslavia/Serbia

Karolina Augusta I and Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia are third cousins once removed as descendants of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.

Karolina August and Hereditary Prince Peter are fourth cousins.

FUN FACTS

Until 2022, John William Friso, Prince of Orange and Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel were the most recent common ancestors of every reigning royal house.

Albert II of Monaco and Karolina Augusta I of Mecklenburg are the only reigning monarchs who descend from the House of Grimaldi.

The monarchs of the Netherlands, Monaco, and Liechtenstein are the only reigning European monarchs who are not descended from King Christian IX of Denmark or Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands sent their season's greetings through their annual Christmas card. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year everyone!

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,472/∞) 6 June 2024 | King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands attend the D-Day commemoration at Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. Normandy is hosting a variety of events leading up to the official commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing on June 6. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,500/∞) 27 July 2024 | King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands interacts with athletes from Team Netherlands in the Athletes' Villages on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,460/∞) 13 May 2024 | King Willem-Alexander receives the President of Namibia, Mr Nangolo Mbumba, in audience. (Photo by Frank van Beek/Rotapool/Koninklijkhuis)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,507/∞) 27 August 2024 | King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visit the beach of Domburg and speak with citizens about livability in Domburg, Netherlands. The King and the Queen visit the region Walcheren during a full day program. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,503/∞) 30 July 2024 | Princess Alexia, Queen Maxima, Princess Catharina-Amalia, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands watching during the Handball - Olympic Games Paris 2024 match between Netherlands and Spain on Day 4 at South Paris Arena in Paris, France. (Photo by Henk Seppen/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,502/∞) 29 July 2024 | King Willem Alexander of The Netherlands celebrating the win of the women Hockey team during the Olympic Games match between Germany Women v Holland Women at the Stade Olympique Yves du Manoir in Paris France (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,461/∞) 14 May 2024 | King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visit the smalles sea harbor at the Waddensea in Noordpolderzijl, Netherlands. The King and Queen visit the region Hogeland. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,437/∞) 13 March 2024 | King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands visits MINDbase of the Command Material and It from Defense in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,495/∞) 4 July 2024 | King Willem-Alexander receives the chairmen of municipal networks. The King speaks with them about, among other things, the connection between large and small municipalities and between Randstad and the region. (Photo by Wesley de Wit/Rotapool/Koninklijkhuis)

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Through the Years → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1,494/∞) 4 July 2024 | King Willem-Alexander receives Mrs. Ristra-Peeters for her appointment as a State Councilor in the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State. State Councilor Ristra-Peeters is sworn in before the King. (Photo by Wesley de Wit/Koninklijkhuis)