Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta; 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander.
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Queen consort of the Netherlands | |
Tenure | 30 April 2013 – present |
Born | Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti 17 May 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Father | Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini |
Mother | María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Dutch royal family |
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* Member of the Dutch royal house |
Argentine by birth, she worked in marketing when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted social integration of immigrants, LGBT rights, and financial inclusion. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the line of succession.
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