List of Dutch consorts

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A consort of the Netherlands is a person married to a Dutch monarch during his or her reign. All female spouses of the monarchs of the Netherlands have been titled "Queen of the Netherlands" with the style Majesty. The male spouses of the three Queens regnant of the Netherlands were titled "Prince of the Netherlands" with the style Royal Highness. The spouse of the Bonaparte King of Holland was "Queen of Holland" with the style Majesty. The following spouses of the monarchs of Holland between 1806 and 1810; and the Netherlands since 1813:

Queen consorts of Holland

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
110px Hortense de Beauharnais Alexandre de Beauharnais
(Beauharnais)
10 April 1783 4 January 1802 5 June 1806
husband's ascension
1 July 1810
husband's abdication
5 October 1837 Louis I

Royal consorts of Netherlands

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Wilhelmina van Pruisen.jpg Wilhelmine of Prussia Frederick William II of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
18 November 1774 1 October 1791 6 December 1813
husband's ascension
12 October 1837 William I
110px Anna Pavlovna of Russia Paul I of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
18 January 1795 21 February 1816 7 October 1840
husband's ascension
7 March 1849
husband's death
1 March 1865 William II
110px Sophie of Württemberg William I of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
17 June 1818 18 June 1839 7 March 1849
husband's ascension
3 June 1877 William III
110px Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(Waldeck)
2 August 1858 7 January 1879 23 November 1890
husband's death
20 March 1934
Prince Henry of Holland.jpg Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(Mecklenburg)
19 April 1876 7 February 1901 3 July 1934 Wilhelmina
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld 1976.jpg Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
(Lippe)
29 June 1911 8 September 1936 6 September 1948
wife's ascension
30 April 1980
wife's abdication
1 December 2004 Juliana
Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1986.jpg Claus von Amsberg Claus Felix von Amsberg
(Amsberg)
6 September 1926 10 March 1966 30 April 1980
wife's ascension
6 October 2002 Beatrix
110px Máxima Zorreguieta Jorge Zorreguieta 17 May 1971 2 February 2002 30 April 2013
husband's ascension
Willem-Alexander

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