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List of Succession to the Dutch Throne

The Netherlands applied Salic law until 1884 when King William III's last male heir died and Staten General adopted agnatic primogenture making Princess Wilhelmina heiress presumptive. No males were born into the royal family until 1967. In 1982 the Netherlands adopted full cognatic primogenture (the eldest child is heir).

1. HRH Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (eldest son of Queen Beatrix)
2. HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (eldest child of Prince Willem-Alexander)
3. HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (youngest son of Queen Beatrix)
4. Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (daughter of Prince Constanijn)
5. Count Claus of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (son of Prince Constanijn)
6. HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld (daughter of Queen Juliana)
7. HH Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (son of Princess Margriet)
8. HH Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (son of Princess Margriet)
9. HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (son of Princess Margriet)
10. HH Prince Johan-Friso of the Netherlands was removed from the succession when he married without government approval in 2004.