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Beatrix of the Netherlands

1938 - Today

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Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːjaːtrɪks ˌʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː ˈʔɑr(ə)mɡɑrt] ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix was born during the reign of her maternal grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, and became heiress presumptive upon the accession of her mother, Queen Juliana, in 1948. Beatrix attended a public primary school in Canada during World War II, and then finished her primary and secondary education in the Netherlands in the post-war period. In 1961, she received her law degree from Leiden University. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beatrix of the Netherlands is the 311th most popular politician (down from 310th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 2nd most popular Dutch Politician.

Beatrix of the Netherlands is most famous for being the queen of the Netherlands. She was born on January 31, 1938, and became queen on April 30, 1980.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Beatrix of the Netherlands ranks 311 out of 19,576Before her are Anwar Sadat, Philip I of Castile, Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Alexander III of Russia, and Park Chung-hee. After her are François Mitterrand, Konstantin Chernenko, Batu Khan, Alp Arslan, Christian X of Denmark, and Gaiseric.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Beatrix of the Netherlands ranks 3Before her are Juan Carlos I of Spain, and Kofi Annan. After her are Claudia Cardinale, Romy Schneider, Bernie Madoff, Adriano Celentano, Queen Sofía of Spain, Jon Voight, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Giddens, and Leonid Kuchma.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Beatrix of the Netherlands ranks 16 out of 1,646Before her are Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Mata Hari (1876), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Christiaan Huygens (1629), and Hendrik Lorentz (1853). After her are Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852), Hugo Grotius (1583), Pieter Zeeman (1865), Abel Tasman (1603), and Sophia of Hanover (1630).

Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Beatrix of the Netherlands ranks 2Before her are William III of England (1650). After her are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), William I of the Netherlands (1772), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), William II of the Netherlands (1792), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Mark Rutte (1967), Johan de Witt (1625), and William II of Holland (1228).