Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg

Countess Eloise Beatrix Sophie Laurence van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (born 8 June, 2002 in Bronovo Hospital in The Hague), is the first child and daughter of TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

By Royal Decree of 11 May 2001, nr. 227 is determined that all children of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands 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.

She is the first grandchild of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlandsand her late husband, Prince Claus. She has two younger siblings, Count Claus-Casimir and Countess Leonore. Eloise was baptised on December 15, 2002 in the chapel of Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. Her godparents are: Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, and Sophie de Wouw. Countess Eloise is currently sixth in line to the Dutch throne.

Countess Eloise lives with her parents, her brother and her sister in Brussels, Belgium.

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