Alexander, Prince of Orange (Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik; 25 August 1851 – 21 June 1884), was heir apparent to his father King William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death.
For a span of 116 years, from the birth of Alexander (1851) until the birth of the present king Willem-Alexander (1967), no male heirs were born into the Dutch Royal House.
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands was born in The Hague on 25 August 1851.[1] He was the third child of King William III and Queen Sophie. His second brother, Prince Maurice had died the previous year.[2] Unlike his brother William, the heir-apparent, he was disciplined, intellectual and well-read. His mother, Queen Sophie died in 1877. After Prince William's death two years later on 11 June 1879, he became heir apparent to the Dutch throne and as such the Prince of Orange.
Alexander held the position of heir apparent until his own death, at age 32, on 21 June 1884 in The Hague from typhus.[1] Although he never married, negotiations were held for him to marry, firstly Princess Thyra of Denmark, and supposedly secondly the Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal. He was buried in the new royal burial vault in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft on 17 July 1884.[3] After his death, his half-sister, the future Queen Wilhelmina, became heir presumptive to the Dutch throne.[4] Alexander's death meant that on the death of William III the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg came into the hands of Duke Adolphus from the Walram line of the House of Nassau, as under the terms of the house-treaty a princess could not succeed to that title.
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Alexander Prince of Orange Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik 25 August 1851 21 June 1884 was heir apparent to his father King William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death AlexanderPrince of OrangeBorn 1851 08 25 25 August 1851Noordeinde Palace The Hague NetherlandsDied21 June 1884 1884 06 21 aged 32 The Hague NetherlandsBurial17 July 1884Nieuwe Kerk Delft NetherlandsNamesWillem Alexander Karel Hendrik FrederikHouseOrange NassauFatherWilliam III of the NetherlandsMotherSophie of WurttembergFor a span of 116 years from the birth of Alexander 1851 until the birth of the present king Willem Alexander 1967 no male heirs were born into the Dutch Royal House Contents 1 Life 2 Honours 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksLife editPrince Alexander of the Netherlands was born in The Hague on 25 August 1851 1 He was the third child of King William III and Queen Sophie His second brother Prince Maurice had died the previous year 2 Unlike his brother William the heir apparent he was disciplined intellectual and well read His mother Queen Sophie died in 1877 After Prince William s death two years later on 11 June 1879 he became heir apparent to the Dutch throne and as such the Prince of Orange Alexander held the position of heir apparent until his own death at age 32 on 21 June 1884 in The Hague from typhus 1 Although he never married negotiations were held for him to marry firstly Princess Thyra of Denmark and supposedly secondly the Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal He was buried in the new royal burial vault in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft on 17 July 1884 3 After his death his half sister the future Queen Wilhelmina became heir presumptive to the Dutch throne 4 Alexander s death meant that on the death of William III the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg came into the hands of Duke Adolphus from the Walram line of the House of Nassau as under the terms of the house treaty a princess could not succeed to that title Prince Alexander was Grand Master of the Grand Orient of the Netherlands Honours edit nbsp Netherlands Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion 1861 nbsp Luxembourg Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown 1861 nbsp Wurttemberg Grand Cross of the Order of the Wurttemberg Crown 1869 5 nbsp Saxe Weimar Eisenach Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon 1873 6 nbsp Denmark Knight of the Order of the Elephant 4 July 1874 7 nbsp nbsp Austria Hungary Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen 1874 8 nbsp Kingdom of Prussia Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle 4 December 1874 9 nbsp Kingdom of Hawaii Grand Cross of the Order of Kamehameha I 1881 10 Ancestry editAncestors of Alexander Prince of Orange8 William I of the Netherlands4 William II of the Netherlands9 Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia2 William III of the Netherlands10 Paul I of Russia5 Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia11 Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg1 Alexander Prince of Orange12 Frederick I of Wurttemberg6 William I of Wurttemberg13 Duchess Augusta of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel3 Princess Sophie of Wurttemberg14 Paul I of Russia 10 7 Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia15 Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg 11 References edit a b in Dutch Prins Alexander 1851 1884 Archived 2008 09 18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008 07 28 in Dutch Stamboom Koninklijk Huis Archived 2008 07 26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008 07 28 The royal burial vaults Archived 2012 02 13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008 07 28 Genealogy of the Royal Family of the Netherlands Archived from the original on 2009 10 28 Retrieved 2013 05 04 Wurttemberg 1869 Hof und Staats Handbuch des Konigreichs Wurttemberg 1869 p 32 Staatshandbuch fur das Grossherzogtum Sachsen Sachsen Weimar Eisenach 1880 Grossherzogliche Hausorden p 14 Jorgen Pedersen 2009 Riddere af Elefantordenen 1559 2009 in Danish Syddansk Universitetsforlag p 467 ISBN 978 87 7674 434 2 A Szent Istvan Rend tagjai Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Schwarzer Adler orden Koniglich Preussische Ordensliste in German vol 1 Berlin 1877 p 14 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint location missing publisher link The King s Tour Round the World Additional Particulars of the Royal Visit to Spain and Portugal Honolulu Hawaiian Islands The Pacific Commercial Advertiser October 15 1881 Retrieved December 16 2016 via Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers Lib of Congress External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Prince of Orange Biography of Alexander of the Netherlands 1851 1884 Alexander Prince of OrangeHouse of Orange NassauBorn 25 August 1851 Died 21 June 1884Dutch royaltyPreceded byWillem Prince of Orange1879 1884 VacantTitle next held byWillem AlexanderMasonic officesPreceded byPrince Frederick of the Netherlands Grand Master of theGrand Orient of the Netherlands1882 1884 Succeeded byPieter Johannes Gesinus van Diggelen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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