Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Princess Marilène
Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
Spouse Prince Maurits
Issue
Anastasia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Full name
Marie-Helène Angela
Born 4 February 1970 (1970-02-04) (age 42)
Rheden
Dutch Royal Family

HM The Queen *

Princess Marie-Hélène Angela "Marilène" of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van den Broek (legal name: Marie-Hélène Angela van Vollenhoven-van den Broek, née: van den Broek, 4 February 1970) is the wife of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, and thereby member of the Dutch Royal Family by marriage.

Early life

Princess Marilène was born in Dieren, Rheden, and is the youngest daughter of Hans van den Broek and Josee van den Broek-van Schendel. Marilène van den Broek obtained her highschool diploma diploma (pre-university secondary education) in Wassenaar in 1988. She studied from 1988 to 1994 at the University of Groningen where she received her MSc degree in Business Administration. Princess Marilène currently works at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts, crafts, and history.

Marriage and children

She married Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven in Apeldoorn civilly on 29 May 1998, followed by a religious ceremony on 30 May. Prince Maurits is the eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. Princess Marilène and Prince Maurits have three children, who by Royal Decree of 26 May 1998 bear the surname "van Lippe-Biesterfield van Vollenhoven":

Styles of
Princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van den Broek
Reference style Her Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

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