King of the Netherlands

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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.


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

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