Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

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Prince Floris Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Spouse Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-Söhngen Issue Magali van Vollenhoven Eliane van Vollenhoven Full name Floris Frederik Martijn Father Pieter van Vollenhoven Mother Princess Margriet of the Netherlands Born April 10, 1975 (1975-04-10) (age 34) Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Dutch Royal Family HM the Queen * HRH the Prince of Orange * HRH Princess Máxima * HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia * HRH Princess Alexia * HRH Princess Ariane * HRH Prince Friso HRH Princess Mabel Countess Luana Countess Zaria HRH Prince Constantijn * HRH Princess Laurentien * Countess Eloise * Count Claus-Casimir * Countess Leonore * Extended royal family HRH Princess Irene HRH The Prince of Piacenza HRH The Countess of Colorno Tjalling ten Cate HRH The Count of Bardi HRH The Duchess of Guernica HRH Princess Margriet * Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven * HH Prince Maurits * HH Princess Marilène * HH Prince Bernhard * HH Princess Annette * HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan HH Princess Anita HH Prince Floris HH Princess Aimée HRH Princess Christina Bernardo Guillermo Nicolás Guillermo Juliana Guillermo * Member of the Dutch Royal House

Prince Floris Frederik Martijn of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (born Nijmegen, 10 April 1975) is the fourth and youngest son of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven. His godparents are HI&RH Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria-Este, HRH Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Dr. F. Philips, Dr. J.W. de Pous, F.A. Bierman, and Robert McChesney.

Prince Floris has three older brothers: Prince Maurits, Prince Bernhard, Prince Pieter-Christiaan

Prince Floris announced his engagement to Aimée Söhngen on 25 February 2005. The couple were married in a civil ceremony at the Stadhuis in Naarden on 20 October 2005 and in a religious ceremony on 22 October at the Grote Kerk in Naarden. Prince Floris had been 10th in the line of succession to the Dutch throne but decided not to seek parliamentary approval for his marriage, as would be required in the Netherlands. This means that Prince Floris ceased to be in line to inherit the throne when he married.

Prince Floris and Princess Aimée's first child, Magali Margriet Eleonoor van Vollenhoven, was born in Amsterdam on 9 October 2007.^[1] She is named for Aimée's sister, Magali Söhngen, and her mother Eleonoor, as well as Princess Margriet. The baby girl was baptised in the chapel of Het Loo Palace on 20 April 2008. Her godparents are Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, Pieter van Voorst Vader, Magali Söhngen and Loes Korthals. Their second child, Eliane Sophia Carolina van Vollenhoven was born in Amsterdam on 5 July 2009^[2]

Prince Floris currently works as a policy adviser to the Public Prosecution Service in the Netherlands, having graduated in 2002 from Leiden University with an LL.M. degree in Dutch corporate and criminal law.

Styles of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Reference style His Highness Spoken style Your Highness Alternative style Sir

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Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven House of Orange-Nassau Born: 10 April 1973
British royalty
Preceded by Emma van Vollenhoven	Line of succession to the British throne	Succeeded by Magali van Vollenhoven