Dutch monarchy

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The Dutch monarchy is the constitutional royal institution of the Netherlands, headed by the House of Orange-Nassau and serving as a ceremonial and unifying symbol of the Dutch state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
monarchy
associatedColor orange
capitalCity Amsterdam
ceremonialDuties opening of parliament
receiving foreign heads of state
state visits abroad
constitutionalPowers appoints the prime minister formally
delivers annual Speech from the Throne
signs acts of parliament into law
constitutionalPrinciple ministerial responsibility
the king is inviolable
constitutionalRole ceremonial head of state
symbolic unifying figure
country Netherlands
currentMonarch Willem-Alexander
surface form: King Willem-Alexander
currentMonarchStart 2013-04-30
firstKing William I of the Netherlands
surface form: King William I of the Netherlands
governmentForm constitutional parliamentary monarchy
headOfStateTitle King of the Netherlands
heirApparent Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
surface form: Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
heirTitle Princess of Orange
influences national identity of the Netherlands
kingDayDate April 27
languageOfInstitution Dutch
legalFoundation Constitution of the Netherlands
monarchyEstablished 1815
motto Je Maintiendrai
surface form: Je maintiendrai
nativeName Kingdom of the Netherlands
surface form: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (monarchy)
officialName Dutch monarchy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Monarchy of the Netherlands
partOf Kingdom of the Netherlands
predecessorStateForm Dutch Republic
previousQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands
surface form: Queen Beatrix
previousQueenReignEnd 2013-04-30
publicHolidayAssociated King's Day
religiousBackgroundTradition Protestantism
residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
surface form: Royal Palace of Amsterdam (ceremonial)
royalHouse House of Orange-Nassau
seatOfGovernment The Hague
sharesSovereignWith Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
successionLaw absolute primogeniture
successionLawChangeYear 1983
symbol Coat of arms of the Netherlands
surface form: royal coat of arms of the Netherlands

royal standard of the Netherlands
typeOfStateHead hereditary head of state
workingPalace Noordeinde Palace

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Orangism in the Netherlands relatedTo Dutch monarchy
Queen Regent of the Netherlands partOf Dutch monarchy
Hall of Knights associatedWith Dutch monarchy
Je Maintiendrai associatedWith Dutch monarchy