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About Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (née Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst; born 25 May 1966)[1] is the wife of Prince Constantijn and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.
Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst was born in Leiden on 25 May 1966, the daughter of the former Dutch minister of Economic Affairs, Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Jantien Brinkhorst-Heringa. She has one brother. She is known by her middle name, Laurentien, a portmanteau of her parents' given names.
Princess Laurentien started primary school in Groningen. Her family then moved to The Hague, where she completed her primary education. She spent four years at the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, and a year at the Eerste Vrijzinnige Christelijk Lyceum, both in The Hague. In 1984, she passed the Baccalauréat A examinations at the Lycée français in Tokyo. Her father was working in Japan at the time, being the Permanent Envoy of the European Union.
Princess Laurentien studied History at the University of Groningen, where she received her propaedeuse in 1986. After this she studied at College of Queen Mary of the University of London where she received her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Science in 1989 and subsequently at the University of California, Berkeley, where she obtained her Master of Journalism (MJ) degree in 1991.
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Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands's Timeline
| 1966 |
May 25, 1966
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Leiden, Netherlands
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| 2002 |
June 8, 2002
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The Hague, Netherlands
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| 2004 |
March 21, 2004
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The Hague, Netherlands
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| 2006 |
June 3, 2006
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The Hague, The Netherlands
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