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.

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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
surface form: Armed forces of the Netherlands
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Netherlands
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
memberOf House of Orange-Nassau
surface form: Dutch Royal Family

House of Orange-Nassau
surface form: Dutch Royal House
officeCreated 1815
officeHolder Willem-Alexander
surface form: 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

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Nassau family historicalRole King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: kings of the Netherlands
OON headOfOrder King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Order of Orange-Nassau
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau awardingAuthority King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch monarch
Knight 3rd Class conferredBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch monarch
M.W.O. awardingAuthority King of the Netherlands
Royal Decree of the Netherlands issuedBy King of the Netherlands
Royal Decree of the Netherlands signedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Knight 4th Class awardingBody King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Dutch monarchy headOfStateTitle King of the Netherlands
King’s Commissioner of North Brabant appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch monarch
Duke of Cleves hasSuccessor King of the Netherlands
royal standard of the Netherlands usedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch monarch
royal standard of the Netherlands usedBy King of the Netherlands
Council of State appointedBy King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Council of State (Netherlands)
Council of State president King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Council of State (Netherlands)
RNLA commanderInChiefTitle King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Royal Netherlands Army
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
William, Prince of Orange positionHeld King of the Netherlands
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations canBeDismissedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Mayor of Uithoorn appointedBy King of the Netherlands
Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Countess d’Oultremont spouseOccupation King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Henrietta d’Oultremont
Countess d’Oultremont positionHeld King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: William I of the Netherlands
Royal designation (Koninklijk) grantedBy King of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands servesAtPleasureOf King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Mayor of Heerlen appointedBy King of the Netherlands
State Secretary for European Affairs of the Netherlands appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
William II, Grand Duke of Luxembourg positionHeld King of the Netherlands
Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Netherlands appointedBy King of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Monarch of the Netherlands
Je Maintiendrai usedBy King of the Netherlands
RvS president King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Raad van State
Grand Cross conferredBy King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Military Order of William
Grand Cross conferredBy King of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Military Order of William
this entity surface form: Dutch monarch
Order of the House of Orange awardingAuthority King of the Netherlands
Ottonian line associatedWithTitle King of the Netherlands