List of titles and honours of Beatrix of the Netherlands
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch.
Titles and styles
- 31 January 1938 – 30 April 1980: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1]
- 30 April 1980 – present: Her Majesty Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld[1][2]
Queen Beatrix's official title is: "Her Majesty Beatrix, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc." The triple 'etc.' refers to the title Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld and the following titles formerly borne by the Queen. These being dormant titles, they are retained in the masculine form:
- Marquis of Veere and Vlissingen (both in the Netherlands);
- Count of Buren, Culemborg and Leerdam (all in the Netherlands), Dietz, Katzenelnbogen and Spiegelberg (all three now in Germany), and Vianden (now in Luxembourg);
- Viscount of Antwerp (now in Belgium);
- Baron of Breda, Cranendonck, Lands of Cuijk, Eindhoven, City of Grave, IJsselstein and Liesveld (all in the Netherlands), Diest, Herstal and Warneton (all three now in Belgium), Beilstein (now in Germany), Arlay and Nozeroy (both now in France);
- Hereditary Lord and Seigneur of Ameland (in the Netherlands);
- Lord of Baarn, Borculo, Bredevoort, Geertruidenberg, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Klundert, Lichtenvoorde, 't Loo, Naaldwijk, Niervaart, Polanen, Steenbergen, Sint Maartensdijk, Soest, Ter Eem, Willemstad and Zevenbergen (all in the Netherlands), Bütgenbach, Sankt Vith and Turnhout (all three now in Belgium), Besançon and Montfort (now in France), and Daasburg (now in Germany).
Regarding most of these titles, the land ownership that was attached to the title was forfeited by the French in 1795 after the invasion of the Netherlands. The House of Orange-Nassau, however, continued to use the titles.
The Queen signs official documents "Beatrix"[2] and is addressed as "Your Majesty" (Dutch: "Uwe Majesteit").[3] Queen Beatrix's mother, Queen Juliana, frowned upon this title. She preferred to be addressed as "Mevrouw", Dutch for "Madam". Queen Beatrix re-introduced the Royal Style of Majesty when addressing her.
Dutch Honours
National orders
House orders
Other orders
Medals and decorations
Honorary degrees
Foreign honours
National orders
Other awards
References
- ^ a b c d e f g H.M. (koningin Beatrix) Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (Parlement.nl)
- ^ a b (As example) Vaststellingsbesluit onderscheidingsvlag voor Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Willem-Alexander en zijn broeders (BWBR0003786)
- ^ "The Dutch Royal House; FAQ; "How should I address members of the Royal House?"". Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070610075751/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/content.jsp?objectid=13853. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ Utrechts Nieuwsblad (19-06-1959), pag. 1 van 20 - website Het Utrechts Archief
- ^ Windows Media file of Queen Beatrix receiving degree, February 2005.
- ^ Recipients of the Royal Victorian Chain: Nicholas II of Russia, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Charles de Gaulle, Wilhelm II, German Emperor - Paperback, website Amazon.com
- ^ Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order: Beatrix of the Netherlands, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Mary of Teck, Margrethe Ii of Denmark - Paperback, websiteAmazon.com
- ^ Ordensdetaljer: ridder af Elefantordenen - website borger.dk (Danish)
- ^ Members of the Order of the Garter - The official website of The British Monarchy
- ^ Queen Beatrix welcomed with fanfare - Royal Blog News Summary
- ^ Poder Ejecutivo Secretaria de Releciones Exteriores - website of the Mexican government (Spanish)
- ^ Pesquisa dos membros das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas - official website of the President of Portugal (Portuguese)
- ^ Koningin zegt het met parels in Qatar - website Algemeen Dagblad (Dutch)
- ^ (Romanian) Recipients of the order (Excel sheet), Presidency of Romania website (Romanian)
- ^ [1] - website of the Spanish Royal family (Spanish)
- ^ Real Decreto 754/1980 - BOE website (Spanish)
- ^ Der Karlspreisträger 1996 - Königin Beatrix der Niederlande - website of the Internationalen Karlspreises zu Aachen