![King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/willem-alexander.jpg?w=360)
Profession: King of the Netherlands
Biography: Willem-Alexander has been the reigning King of the Netherlands since the succeeded his mother, Beatrix, on 30 April 2013.
Prior to this he was the Prince of Orange and took an interest in sports and international water management issues. His roles included member of the International Olympic Committee, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Water to the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment and chairman of the Secretary-General of the United Nations' Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.
Born: April 27, 1967
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
Age: 57 years old
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus
Married Life
- 2002-02-02 Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (34) weds Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti (30) at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Historical Events
- 1981-07-01 Prince Willem Alexander opens Willems Bridge in Rotterdam
- 2013-04-30 Willem-Alexander becomes the first male Monarch of Netherlands in 123 years, following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix
- 2023-07-01 Dutch King Willem-Alexander makes formal apology for the country's role in the slave trade, at 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands