Beatrix's patriline is the line from which she is descended father to son.

Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if Beatrix were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Lippe, as all her male-line ancestors have been of that house.

House of Lippe (claimed descent from Saxon kings)

1. Hermann I of Lippe, 1071 - 1126
2. Hermann II of Lippe, 1119 - 1160
3. Bernhard II of Lippe, 1151 - 1224
4. Hermann III of Lippe, 1175 - 1229
5. Bernhard III of Lippe, 1197 - 1265
6. Bernhard IV of Lippe, 1240 - 1275
7. Simon I of Lippe, d. 1344
8. Otto of Lippe, d. 1360
9. Simon III of Lippe, d. 1410
10. Bernhard VI of Lippe, 1366 - 1415
11. Simon IV of Lippe, 1404 - 1429
12. Bernhard VII of Lippe, 1429 - 1511
13. Simon V, Count of Lippe, 1471 - 1536
14. Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe, 1527 - 1563
15. Simon VI, Count of Lippe, 1554 - 1613
16. Simon VII, Count of Lippe-Detmold, 1587 - 1627
17. Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe-Sternberg, 1625 - 1678
18. Rudolf Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Sternberg, 1671 - 1726
19. Friedrich, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1705 - 1781
20. Karl of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1735 - 1810
21. (Wilhelm) Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1777 - 1840
22. Julius Peter, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1812 - 1884
23. Count Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1842 - 1904
24. Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1872 - 1934
25. Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, 1911 - 2004
26. Beatrix of the Netherlands, 1938 -

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Children

The queen and her late husband, Prince Claus, have three sons:

• Prince Willem-Alexander, The Prince of Orange and his mother's heir apparent (born 1967)
• Prince Friso (born 1968)
• Prince Constantijn (born 1969)

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Grandchildren

Queen Beatrix and her late husband, Prince Claus, have eight grandchildren:

• Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, second in line to the throne, after her father
• Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
• Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
• Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
• Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
• Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
• Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg
• Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg

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Titles

Royal coat of arms of The Netherlands

Queen Beatrix's titles are:

"Beatrix, by the Grace of God Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc."

The triple 'etc.' refers to the title Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld and the following titles formerly borne by the princes of Orange. These being dormant titles, they are retained in the masculine form.

• Marquis of Veere and Vlissingen
• Count of Katzenelnbogen (now in Germany), Vianden (now in Luxembourg), Diez and Spiegelberg (both now in Germany), Buren, Leerdam, and Culemborg
• Viscount of Antwerp (now in Belgium)
• Baron of Breda, Diest (now in Belgium), Beilstein (now in Germany), the town of Grave and the lands of Cuijk, IJsselstein, Cranendonck, Eindhoven, Liesveld, Herstal (now in Belgium), Warneton, Arlay and Nozeroy (both now in France)
• Hereditary Lord and Seigneur of Ameland
• Lord of Besançon (now in France), Borculo, Bredevoort, Bütgenbach (now in Belgium), Clundert, Daasburg, Geertruidenberg, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, 't Loo, Lichtenvoorde, Montfoort, Naaldwijk, Niervaart, Polanen, Steenbergen, Sint-Maartensdijk, Sankt Vith (now in Belgium), Soest, Ter Eem, Turnhout (now in Belgium), Willemstad, and Zevenbergen.

The queen signs official documents "Beatrix" and is addressed as "Your Majesty" (Dutch: "Uwe Majesteit"). Queen Beatrix's mother, Queen Juliana, frowned upon this title. She preferred to be addressed as "Mevrouw", Dutch for "Madam". Queen Beatrix re-introduced the Royal Style of Majesty when addressing her.

Queen Beatrix is Grand Master of the Military Order of William (Militaire Willemsorde) and the other Dutch orders of merit. She is also a supernumary member of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a Dame of the Order of the Elephant (Elefantordenen) and has received numerous other medals and decorations.

Queen Beatrix International Airport in Oranjestad, Aruba, is named after Her Majesty.

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Prime Ministers of the Netherlands during The Queen's reign

• Dries van Agt (1977–1982)
• Ruud Lubbers (1982–1994)
• Wim Kok (1994–2002)
• Jan Peter Balkenende (2002–present)

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See also

• Dutch monarchs family tree

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Beatrix of the Netherlands

• Queen Beatrix: Official website
• Information on Counts of Lippe
• Further information on House of Lippe

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