Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
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Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou; born 18 June 2006 in London
) is the second and youngest child of TRH Prince Friso and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
. She is a granddaughter of HM Queen Beatrix
and her late husband, HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands
.
Upon the marriage of Prince Friso to Mabel Wisse Smit, the Government did not offer the constitutionally required Bill of Consent for their marriage to the Netherlands Parliament. As a result of this the Prince ceased to be a member of the Royal House and lost his place in the line of succession for himself and his descendants. By Royal Decree of 19 March 2004, nr. 126 is determined that all children of the couple will bear the title of Count (Countess) of Orange-Nassau and the honorific Jonkheer
(Jonkvrouwe) van Amsberg, and have the surname Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg. The titles are hereditary in male lineage.
The official origins of her given names are:
on 3 February 2007 at Huis ten Bosch
Palace in The Hague
.
Her godparents are:
London
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) is the second and youngest child of TRH Prince Friso and Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the wife of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau ....
. She is a granddaughter of HM Queen Beatrix
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
and her late husband, HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Claus von Amsberg
Prince Claus of the Netherlands was the prince consort of the current Queen regnant of the Netherlands, Queen Beatrix.-Biography:...
.
Style, titles and names
- Her highborn Countess Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (since her birth on 26 March 2005)
Upon the marriage of Prince Friso to Mabel Wisse Smit, the Government did not offer the constitutionally required Bill of Consent for their marriage to the Netherlands Parliament. As a result of this the Prince ceased to be a member of the Royal House and lost his place in the line of succession for himself and his descendants. By Royal Decree of 19 March 2004, nr. 126 is determined that all children of the couple will bear the title of Count (Countess) of Orange-Nassau and the honorific Jonkheer
Jonkheer
Jonkheer is a Dutch honorific of nobility.-Honorific of nobility:"Jonkheer" or "Jonkvrouw" is literally translated as "young lord" or "young lady". In medieval times such a person was a young and unmarried son or daughter of a high ranking knight or nobleman...
(Jonkvrouwe) van Amsberg, and have the surname Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg. The titles are hereditary in male lineage.
The official origins of her given names are:
- Joanna refers to her father, Johan Friso.
- Zaria refers to the Slavonian goddess, ZariaZaria (goddess)Zaria or Zoria is the goddess of beauty in Slavic mythology. A once-popular goddess also associated with the morning, Zaria was known to her worshippers as "the heavenly bride." She was greeted at dawn as "the brightest maiden, pure, sublime, honorable." She was also known as a water priestess...
. - Nicoline is the name of her mother's sister.
- Milou refers to Princess Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1688–1765), the wife of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of OrangeJohan Willem Friso, Prince of OrangeJohn William Friso became the titular Prince of Orange in 1702...
, the stadholder of FrieslandFrieslandFriesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
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Christening
Zaria was christened by Huub OosterhuisHuub Oosterhuis
Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Henricus Oosterhuis is a controversial Dutch theologian and poet. He is mainly known for his contribution to Christian music and liturgy in the Dutch language, used in both Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, although there is many Catholic opposition to his work,...
on 3 February 2007 at Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch is one of the three official residences of the Dutch Royal Family, located in The Hague in the Netherlands. It has been home to Queen Beatrix since 1981. The other Royal palace in The Hague, Noordeinde Palace, is used for work-related purposes...
Palace in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
.
Her godparents are:
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of OrangeWillem-Alexander, Prince of OrangeWillem-Alexander, Prince of Orange is the eldest child of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus. Since 1980 he is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is also the head of the House of Amsberg since the death of his father in 2002. He was in military service and he studied...
, her uncle - Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, a first cousin of her father
- Nicoline Wisse Smit, her aunt
- Ruben Ameling, a friend of her parents
- Maria Luz Luano, a friend of her parents