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Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is the King of the Netherlands. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht and is the oldest child of Beatrix of the Netherlands and German diplomat Claus van Amsberg. He became Prince of Orange and heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands on 30 April 1980, when his mother became queen regnant, and he ascended the throne on 30 April 2013 when his mother abdicated. He went to public primary and secondary schools, served in the Royal Netherlands Navy, and studied history at Leiden University. He married Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti in 2002 and they have three daughters: Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003), Princess Alexia (born 2005), and Princess Ariane (born 2007). Willem-Alexander is interested in sports and international water management issues. Until his accession to the throne, he was a member of the International Olympic Committee (1998–2013),〔.〕 chairman of the Advisory Committee on Water to the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment (2004–2013),〔.〕 and chairman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations' Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (2006–2013).〔(Who We Are ), United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation. Retrieved 19 April 2013.〕〔(Willem-Alexander neemt afscheid als 'waterprins' ), ''Trouw'', 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.〕 At the age of forty-eight, he is currently the second youngest monarch in Europe after Felipe VI of Spain. ==Early life and education== Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand was born on 27 April 1967 in the University Medical Center in Utrecht, Netherlands. He is the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus,〔(The Prince of Orange ). Dutch Royal House. Retrieved 19 July 2009.〕 and the first grandchild of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. He was the first male Dutch royal baby since the birth of Prince Alexander in 1851, and the first immediate male heir since Alexander's death in 1884. From birth, Willem-Alexander has held the titles Prince of the Netherlands ((オランダ語:Prins der Nederlanden)), Prince of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: ''Prins van Oranje-Nassau''), and Jonkheer of Amsberg (Dutch: ''Jonkheer van Amsberg'').〔 He was baptised as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church〔(Doop Willem-Alexander ). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. Retrieved 13 December 2009.〕 on 2 September 1967〔(40 meest gestelde vragen ). Dutch Royal House. Retrieved 13 December 2009.〕 in Saint Jacob's Church in The Hague.〔(Doopplechtigheid Prins Willem-Alexander in Sint Jacobskerk ). Radio Netherlands Worldwide. Retrieved 13 December 2009.〕 His godparents are Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Gösta Freiin von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen, Ferdinand von Bismarck, former Prime Minister Jelle Zijlstra, jonkvrouw Renée Röell, and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.〔 He had two younger brothers: Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, (1968-2013), and Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, born in 1969. He lived with his family at the castle Drakensteyn in the hamlet Lage Vuursche near Baarn from his birth until 1981, when they moved to the larger palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague. His mother Beatrix became Queen of the Netherlands in 1980, after his grandmother Juliana abdicated. He then received the title of Prince of Orange as heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.〔 Willem-Alexander attended Nieuwe Baarnse Elementary School in Baarn from 1973 to 1979. He went to three different secondary schools: the Baarns Lyceum in Baarn from 1979 to 1981, the Eerste Vrijzinnig Christelijk Lyceum in The Hague from 1981 to 1983, and the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, UK (1983 to 1985), from which he received his International Baccalaureate.〔〔(Z.M. koning Willem-Alexander , koning der Nederlanden, prins van Oranje-Nassau ), Parlement. Retrieved 5 April 2013.〕 After his military service from 1985 to 1987, Willem-Alexander studied history at Leiden University from 1987 onwards and received his MA degree (''doctorandus'') in 1993.〔()〕〔()〕 His final thesis was on the Dutch response to France's decision under President Charles de Gaulle to leave NATO's integrated command structure.〔 Willem-Alexander speaks English, Spanish and German in addition to his native Dutch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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