King of the Netherlands

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head of state role monarchical office

The King of the Netherlands is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, performing representative and unifying duties within its parliamentary democracy.

Aliases (7)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state role → monarchical office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
appointedBy	hereditary succession →
appoints	Prime Minister of the Netherlands → ministers of the Netherlands →
associatedWithOrder	Order of Orange-Nassau → Order of the Netherlands Lion →
ceremonialRole	hosting visiting heads of state → receiving foreign ambassadors → state visits abroad →
commanderInChiefOf	Armed forces of the Netherlands →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands →
country	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
dateOfPredecessorAbdication	2013-04-30 →
dynasty	House of Orange-Nassau →
firstNameOfCurrentHolder	Willem-Alexander →
flag	Royal Standard of the Netherlands →
governmentForm	constitutional monarchy →
hasDuty	delivering annual Speech from the Throne →
hasTitleStyle	His Majesty →
headOfGovernmentSystem	parliamentary democracy →
inaugurationCeremonyLocation	Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam →
inaugurationType	swearing-in and investiture →
languageUsed	Dutch →
meetsRegularlyWith	Prime Minister of the Netherlands →
memberOf	Dutch Royal Family → Dutch Royal House →
officeCreated	1815 →
officeHolder	Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands →
officeHolderStartTime	2013-04-30 →
opens	parliamentary year of the States General →
predecessorOfficeHolder	Beatrix of the Netherlands →
religionTraditionally	Protestantism →
represents	Kingdom of the Netherlands in international relations →
requiresForActs	ministerial countersignature →
residence	Huis ten Bosch Palace → Noordeinde Palace → Royal Palace of Amsterdam →
roleInGovernment	ceremonial head of state → symbolic representative of the nation → unifying figure →
seat	The Hague →
signs	acts of parliament →
SpeechFromTheThroneLocation	Ridderzaal, The Hague →
styleOfAddress	Your Majesty →
successionLaw	absolute primogeniture →
termLength	life tenure →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands → Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands ("Monarch of the Netherlands") → King's Commissioner ("Dutch monarch") → Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands ("Monarch of the Netherlands") → State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science ("Monarch of the Netherlands") → State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment ("Monarch of the Netherlands") → Vice-President of the Council of State →	appointedBy
House of Orange-Nassau → Willem-Alexander → William I of the Netherlands → William I of the Netherlands ("Stadtholder of the Netherlands in exile") → William I of the Netherlands → William II of the Netherlands → William III of the Netherlands →	positionHeld
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands ("Dutch monarchy") → Royal Crypt in Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ("Dutch monarchy") →	associatedWith
Military William Order → Order of the Netherlands Lion →	awardingAuthority
Dutch Senate ("Monarch of the Netherlands") → Senate of the Netherlands ("Monarch of the Netherlands") →	constitutionalMonarchInSystem
Lord of the Netherlands → Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands →	followedBy
King’s Office (Kabinet van de Koning) ("Dutch monarch") → Vice-President of the Council of State →	reportsTo
King’s Office (Kabinet van de Koning) → King’s Office (Kabinet van de Koning) ("Dutch monarch") →	supportsOffice
Willem-Alexander → William III of the Netherlands →	title
Noordeinde Palace → Ridderzaal →	usedBy
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands →	advises
Military Order of William →	awardingBody
Council for the Kingdom →	chairedBy
William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879) →	didNotBecome
First Chamber →	dissolutionBy
Council of State of the Netherlands →	formalChair
Raad van State →	formalHead
Stadtholder of Friesland →	hasSuccessorOffice
House of Nassau →	hasTitle
Military Order of William →	headOfOrder
Constitution of the Netherlands →	headOfStateDefinedAs
Nassau family ("kings of the Netherlands") →	historicalRole
Government of the Netherlands →	includesBody
Vice-President of the Council of State ("King of the Netherlands as President of the Council of State") →	isSecondTo
Aruba ("Monarch of the Netherlands") →	monarch
Dutch Bronze Lion →	presentedBy
Stadtholder of Holland ("King of the Netherlands (as head of state, later Orange-Nassau monarchy)") →	replacedBy
Henrietta d’Oultremont →	spouseOccupation
Anna Pavlovna of Russia →	spouseTitle
Rutte IV cabinet →	stateHeadTitle
Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands →	succeededByOffice