Dutch Royal Baptisms, Godparents and Godchildren

**Marengo** · #1 10-29-2006, 05:44 PM

This thread is created to share information and pictures of baptisms of Dutch royals in the past and to discuss their godparents. As the topic is simular we can also discuss the godchildren of the Dutch royals here.

The new generation has their own threads for their baptisms, so we won't discuss that here.

Baptism of Willem-Alexander
Baptism of Catharina-Amalia
Baptism of Alexia
Baptism of Ariane
Baptism of Claus-Casimir
Baptism of Leonore
Baptism of Benjamin van Vollenhoven
Baptism of Emma van Vollenhoven
Baptism Magali van Vollenhoven

**Marengo** · #2 10-29-2006, 06:02 PM

This list was previously posted in the chitchat forum by Helena, I added some names:

Queen Beatrix:
- King Leopold III of Belgium
- Duke Adolf of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Princess Alice of Teck, coutess of Athlone
- Countess Allene de Kotzebue
- Princess Elisabeth zu Erbach-Schönberg

The prince of Orange:
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- Gosta von Amsberg née Freein von dem Bussche
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
- Fürst Ferdinand von Bismarck
- Mrs Renée Smith née Lady Roëll
- Prof. Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (prime-minister at the time)

Princess Catharina-Amalia:
- CP Victoria of Sweden
- P. Constantijn
- Martin Zorreguieta
- Samantha Deane, Baroness Rengers
- Mr. H. D. Tjeenk Willink

Princess Alexia:
- Princess Mathilde of Belgium
- Prince Friso
- Jonkheer Mr. Frans de Beaufort
- Mw. Drs. Alexandra Jankovish de Jeszenice
- Juan Zorreguietta

Princess Ariane:
- HRH Hereditairy Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg
- Ines Zorreguietta
- Valeria Delger
- Antoine Frilling
- Baron Tijo Collot d' Escury

Prince Johan-Friso:
- Queen Juliana
- Crownprince (now King) Harald of Norway
- Christina von Amsberg
- Johan Christian Frieherr von Jenisch
- Dr. J.H. van Royen

Countess Luana:
- Prince Constantijn
- Emma Bonino
- Eveline Wisse Smit
- Sophie, Baroness von der Recke

Countess Zaria:
- The Prince of Orange
- Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma
- Nicoline Wisse-Smit
- Ruben Ameling
- Maria Luz Luano

Prince Constantijn:
- Aschwin Prince zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
- Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst
- Mrs. C. de Beaufort-Sickinghe
- Dr. Max Kohnstam (founding father of Europe)
- King Constantine of Greece

Princess Eloïse:
- CP Haakon of Norway
- Prince Johan-Friso of the Netherlands
- Princess Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Parma
- Sophie de Wouw

Count Claus-Casimir:
- The Prince of Orange
- Prince Maurits
- Ed Spanjaard
- Countess Tatiana Razumovsky

Countess Leonore:
- Princess Maxima
- Count Charles Ullens de Schooten
- Juliana Guillermo
- Marius Brinkhorst

Princess Irene:
- Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain & Northern
Ireland (the Queen Mother)
-

Prince Carlos jr.:
- Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
- Prince Xavier de Bourbon de Parme

Prince Jaime:
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- Princess Madeleine de Bourbon de Parme

Princess Margarita:
- Crown Princess Beatrix (now Queen)
- Prince Sixte de Bourbon de Parme

Princess Maria-Carolina:
- Prince Claus of the Netherlands
- Princess Christina of the Netherlands
- Princess Maria-des-Neiges de Bourbon de Parme

Princess Margriet:
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Crown princess Märtha of Norway (née Princess of Sweden)
- Prince Francis of Teck, Count of Athlone
- Dutch merchant fleet

Prince Maurits:
- Princess Christina of the Netherlands
- Hereditary Prince Aloys zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- Jkhr. G. Krayenhof
- The Dutch Merchant Fleet

Anastasia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven:
- Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau
- Lady Caroline van Weede-van den Broek

Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven:
- Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau
- Jeroen Pit
- Emilie Pit, nee Jkvr van Karnebeek

Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven:
- Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands
- Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau
- Barbara Ruding

Prince Bernhard jr:
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- Mrs C. Evelein née Baronesse Bentinck
- Ms. J. Fleischman
- Mr. J. Baron van Boetzelaer
- The Royal Air Force

Isabella van Vollenhoven:
- Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau
- José Sekrève
- Menno de Jong

Samuel van Vollenhoven:
- Princess Margriet of The Netherlands
- Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau
- Marjolein Sekrève
- Diederik de Rooy

Prince Pieter-Christiaan:
- Crown Princess Beatrix
- Mr. P. van Vollenhoven (paternal grandfather)
- Archduke Michael of Austria
- Mrs. M. Drabbe née Lady de Graeff
- Jkhr Mr. J. Reuchlin

Emma van Vollenhoven:
- Prince Bernhard Jr
- Caroline van der Toorn
- Evert-Jan Wamsteker
- Countess Alexandra de Witt

Prince Floris:
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands
- Archduchess Maria Christine of Austria (wife of Archduke Michael)
- Mr. Robert McChesney
- Dr. J.W. de Pous
- Drs. F. Philips (thé Frits Pilips)
- Mr. F.A. Bierman
- Canadian Leagion

Magali van Vollenhoven:
- Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau
- Mr. Pieter van der Voorst Vader
- Magali Sohngen
- Drs. Loes Korthals

Princess Marijke:
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (not verified)
- ?

Bernardo Guillermo:
- Princess Irene of the Netherlands
- Prince Claus of the Netherlands
- Ms. M.A. McTague
- Mr. J. Chapin

Nicolas Guillermo:
- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
- Lady C.E.B. Roëll (lady-in-waiting & friend of HM Queen Juliana)
- Mrs. E. Pardies
- Mr. T. Daily
- Mr. F.O. Kielman
- Mr. S. Sesink

Juliana Guillermo:
- Queen Bearix
- Ms. S. Ryan
- Mr. Ch. Huyskamp
- Mr. J. Behlau

**Marengo** · #3 10-29-2006, 06:15 PM

From 'hetgeheugenvannederland':

The baptism of Princess Margriet in Ottawa:

**Marengo** · #4 10-29-2006, 06:28 PM

Baptism of Prince Johan Friso (anp):

**Marengo** · #5 10-29-2006, 06:31 PM

And the baptism of princess Marijke/Christina, at the Dom Church in Utrecht:

Queen Wilhelmina & GD Charlotte of Luxembourg ( a godparent maybe?)

Pics ANP

**Marengo** · #6 10-29-2006, 06:37 PM

Baptism of Princess Beatrix at the Jacobschurch in The Hague:

The public:

Appearance on the balcony of Palace Noordeinde, after the baptism:

(Pics: ANP)

**Marengo** · #7 10-30-2006, 06:27 PM

Baptism of Princess Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Parma in Lignieres, France

pics: ANP

**Marengo** · #8 10-30-2006, 06:29 PM

Dual baptism of Prince Bernhard jr. and Prince Constantijn in Utrecht.

Pics: ANP

**Zonk** · #9 10-30-2006, 06:31 PM

Who is Princess Marijke?

And is it just me...but when I ever I look at pictures of Beatrix, Claud and their children...I just feel the love. Not to be corny or anything. She must miss her husband so much.

**Marengo** · #10 10-30-2006, 06:32 PM

Baptism of Prince Carlos jr. of Bourbon-Parma

Pics: ANP

**Marengo** · #11 10-30-2006, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zonk

Who is Princess Marijke?

And is it just me...but when I ever I look at pictures of Beatrix, Claud and their children...I just feel the love. Not to be corny or anything. She must miss her husband so much.

Princess Christina was named Marijke untill her xth birthday when she decided to change her name (her baptism name is Maria-Christina)

And I agree, I 'feel' the love to, and she does miss him terribly. A friend recently said that she still can not talk about him without crying.

**Marengo** · #12 10-30-2006, 06:37 PM

Grouppicture of the baptism of Prince Pieter-Christiaan:

Pic: ANP

**Zonk** · #13 10-30-2006, 06:39 PM

Christina! Thanks Marengo.

Oppie · #14 10-30-2006, 07:01 PM

How many gowns does the dutch royal family have ? Do all the children use the same one or are there different ones ?

**Marengo** · #15 11-04-2006, 05:17 PM

I gather they have several baptism gowns.

The main line seems to use the most significant one, of 1.80 meters, first used by Queen Wilhelmina. Juliana, Beatrix, Christina, Willem-Alexander, Constantijn, Catharina-Amalia and Alexia seem to have been baptised in that gown.
From comparing the gowns it seems that the one that was used for Margriet in Ottawa was also used for her sons.

Luana got a new gown, from Viktor and Rolf (which will probably also be used for her sister Zaria)
The children of Constantijn and Laurentien have another gown, which seems older.