Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands

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Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was a German-born Dutch prince consort, husband of Queen Juliana, noted for his role in the Dutch resistance during World War II and for founding the World Wildlife Fund.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German emigrant to the Netherlands
World War II resistance member
environmentalist
founder
human
member of royalty
prince consort
awardReceived Military William Order
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of the Netherlands Lion
birthDate 1911-06-29
birthName Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
birthPlace German Empire
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Jena
burialPlace Royal Crypt in Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
causeOfDeath lung cancer
child Beatrix of the Netherlands
Princess Christina of the Netherlands
Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
coFounderOf World Wildlife Fund
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
Netherlands
deathDate 2004-12-01
deathPlace Netherlands
Utrecht
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Lausanne
familyName zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
father Prince Bernhard of Lippe
foundingDateOfInvolvement 1961
fullName Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
givenName Bernhard
languageSpoken Dutch
English
German
memberOf House of Lippe
House of Orange-Nassau
militaryBranch Royal Netherlands Air Force
militaryRank general
mother Armgard von Cramm
notableEvent Lockheed bribery scandals
notableRole leader in the Dutch resistance during World War II
notableWork co-founding the World Wildlife Fund
positionHeld Prince consort of the Netherlands
religion Protestantism
residence Soestdijk Palace
The Hague
spouse Juliana of the Netherlands

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Beatrix ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
Beatrix of the Netherlands ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe")
Princess Christina of the Netherlands ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
father
Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld ("Prince consort of the Netherlands")
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands ("Prince consort of the Netherlands")
positionHeld
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands ("Prins Bernhard der Nederlanden")
alsoKnownAs
Netherlands Carillon
dedicatedBy
World Wildlife Fund ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
founder
Bernhard
hasNotableBearer
House of Orange-Nassau ("Juliana of the Netherlands")
hasNotableMember
Armgard von Cramm ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
motherOf
zur Lippe-Biesterfeld ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
notableMember
Het Loo Palace ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
notableResident
Huis ten Bosch Palace ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
previousTenant
Soestdijk Palace ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
residenceOf
Lockheed bribery scandals
significantPerson
Juliana of the Netherlands ("Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld")
spouse
zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
usedAsSurnameBy

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