Pc of The Netherlands Johan Friso van Orange
Born: 25 SEP 1968  Utrecht      Sex: M

Relationship: 18. cousin, etc
Ancestors:
Father: Prince of The Netherlands Claus von Amsberg Claus von Amsberg
Freiin v.d. Bussche-Haddenhausen Gosta
Child: Pc of The Netherlands Johan Friso van Orange
Mother: Queen of The Netherlands Beatrix Pc ot Netherlands+Lippe-Biesterfeld Bernhard
Queen of The Netherlands Juliana
Marriage(s) and Relationships:
Married to: Mabel Wisse Smit   24 APR 2004,   Old Church in Delft
       Child: Countess van Oranje-Nassau Joana Zaria
       Child: Private, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg
Notes:
Prince Johan Friso was born on 25 September 1968 in Utrecht, the second child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. The Prince has two brothers: Prince Willem-Alexander (born in 1967) and Prince Constantijn (born in 1969). Prince Johan Friso spent his early childhood with his parents and brothers at Drakensteyn Castle in Lage Vuursche in the province of Utrecht. He received his primary education at the Nieuwe Baarnse School, and started his secondary education at Baarns Lyceum. His mother became Queen of the Netherlands in 1980 and the royal family moved to Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague in 1981. The Prince continued his secondary education at the Eerste Vrijzinnig Christelijk Lyceum in The Hague, and gained his VWO (pre-university education) certificate in 1986. From 1986 to 1988, the Prince studied mechanical engineering at the College of Engineering of the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He went on to study aerospace engineering at Delft University of Technology from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, he received work-experience training with the aircraft manufacturer McDonnell-Douglas in California. In 1994, Prince Johan Friso graduated in aerospace engineering management. His dissertation was on lead time reduction in the delivery of aircraft. From 1990 to 1995, the Prince also studied economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. On 25 September 1995, he was awarded his degree. The title of his dissertation was: The applicability and application of concurrent engineering in commercial aircraft development. In November 1992, Prince Johan Friso accompanied Queen Beatrix, Prince Claus, Prince Willem-Alexander and Prince Constantijn on an official visit to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. From 24 October 1995 to 31 December 1996, Prince Johan Friso was employed as a fellow by McKinsey and Company. In 1997, he resumed his studies at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) at Fontainebleau in France. He occasionally attends official receptions and pays official visits. The Prince is keen on sports, both as a participant and as a spectator. His leisure pursuits include golf and diving. On June 30, 2003 Johann Friso became engaged to Miss Mabel Wisse-Smith. In a Royal Decree that was issued 3/19/2004 it says that after his marriage to Mabel Wisse Smit on April 24 Prince Johan Friso will keep the title of Prince van Oranje-Nassau as a personal title with the personal title of Royal Highness. The hereditary title Count and the family name 'Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg' will be confered upon him. Because of his marriage he will no longer be a member of the Royal House. According to the Law Membership Royal House from 2002 his family name and eventual titles must be decided at the latest within three months after the wedding has taken place. At the moment he marries he will become: 'His Royal Highness Prince Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David van Oranje-Nassau, Count van Oranje-Nassau, jonkheer van Amsberg' with the family name 'Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg'. Children from his marriage can be Count(ess) van Oranje-Nassau, jonkheer (jonkvrouw) van Amsberg, with the family name 'Van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg'. By her marriage Mabel Wisse Smit will not become noble, but she use the title of her husband. Source: Netty Leistra
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