Talk:Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
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Gentlemen, if he were to select the name Alexander whenever he becomes King, would not his reignal name be merely Alexander, rather Alexander I? His mother, for instance, does not reign under the name Beatrix I (I am, of course, not attempting to be impolite to other editors.)--Anglius 19:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, indeed. But I don't think he has announced yet which name he will use after succeeding his mother. Unless anyone can provide a reference, I will remove it from the article. Baszoetekouw 10:57, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
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- He did. I've added a reference. Eugene van der Pijll 12:15, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] New Zealand visit
Not sure if this belongs in the article (or is even relavent) but saw this article in today's newspaper:
The Prince and Princess are in New Zealand as part of a state visit and was asked by a reporter if they were enjoying their visit to New Zealand, to which the Prince responded "It's none of your business, it's private". It should be noted though that the visit to Queenstown is not part of the NZ taxpayer founded trip. Someone more involved with the article can make a judgement as to whether this belongs in the article. I don't know enough about the Dutch royal family to know if this is out of character or not. Evil Monkey - Hello 20:38, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dark or light?
On the picture in this article (and other pictures) the titleperson is darkhaired (so called "darkblond"). On most other press-pictures however, the titleperson is (sometimes very) lightblond (as good as whiteblond). In case insiders can confirm, that the titleperson often or mostly appears with bleached hair, this might be a relevant fact, to be mentioned in the text. James Blond 04:18, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Prince of Orange?
How can somebody be Prince of Orange, when Orange isn't a princedom any more, for a long time, but simply a town in France? That guy is Prince of the Netherlands and nothing but that. James Blond 16:31, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
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- It's not uncommon for a title of nobility to survive the demise of the political entity to which it was tied. The title 'Prince of Orange' is an excellent example. It could be argued that most noble titles function this way. You won`t find a Duke of Norfolk that actually rules Norfolk, or anything else. --Isolani 18:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
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- After all, the House of Wittelsbach (past monarchs of Bavaria) still claims the title of King of Jerusalem, if I remember right. Nyttend 04:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Dynasty name v/s Surname
Can someone clarify for me what this is for Prince William-Alexander? for the Prince of Wales, the dynasty name is Windsor, whereas his personal surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.Drachenfyre 16:09, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Dynastic name would be Oranje-Nassau, with the most common family name being 'van Oranje' however any member of the royal family can use the surname of any other noble title they hold. The prince has used the surname 'van Buren' when running the NY Marathon and was entitled to using it as being Count van Buren as well. --Isolani 12:25, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
