Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

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**Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands**
Constantijn Christof Frederick Aschwin
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Born	October 11 1969 (age 39)
Title	Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer of Amsberg
Spouse	Laurentien Brinkhorst
Children	Eloise, Claus-Casimir, Leonore
Parents	Claus von Amsberg and Beatrix of the Netherlands

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (Constantijn Christof Frederick Aschwin), Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer of Amsberg, (born October 11, 1969), is the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg. His godparents are King Constantine II of Greece, Prince Aschwin zu Lippe-Biesterfeld, Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst, Dr. Max Kohnstam, and Mrs. C. de Beaufort-Sickinghe. Prince Constantijn has two brothers: Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, and Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau. He goes by the nickname Tijn. He is currently fourth in line to the Dutch throne.

Prince Constantijn studied law at Leiden University, and then worked at the Brussels department of (Dutch) European Union commissioner of foreign relations Van den Broek. Later, he was hired by the EU, and continued to work there in various capacities until the end of 1999. In December 2000, he was awarded a Master of Business Administration at the European Institute of Business Administration in Fontainebleau, France. He then spent a summer working for the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank group in Washington D.C..

Prince Constantijn married Laurentien Brinkhorst on May 17, 2001. Following his marriage, Prince Constanijn and Princess Laurentien moved to London where he works for strategic consultants Booz Allen and Hamilton. They have three children, with the recent birth of Countess Leonore.

Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurence Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (born June 8, 2002), who is the first grandchild of Queen Beatrix
Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max Count of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, born March 21, 2004.
Leonore Marie Irene Enrica Countess of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg, born June 3, 2006.

Prince Constantijn is a keen sportsman. He enjoys football, tennis, golf and skiing. His other hobbies include drawing, cooking and reading.

Prince Constantijn rarely attends public events in his capacity as a member of the Dutch Royal House. The family currently live in Brussels.

Styles of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Preceded by: Princess Alexia of the Netherlands/the unborn child of the Prince of Orange	Line of succession to the Dutch Throne	Succeeded by: Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau
	Line of succession to the British Throne	Succeeded by: Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau