31 January 1938 Birth of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
On 31 January 1938, a very noble girl was born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands. She received the names: Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Family Princess Beatrix was the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (then Princess) and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She belonged to the noble house of Orange-Nassau by birth. Through her father she was a member of the noble house of Lippe. Baptism Princess Beatrix was baptized in the Great Church of The Hague. Her godparents were: - King Leopold III of Belgium; - Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; - Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg; - Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg; - Countess Allene de Kotzebue. Sisters Princess Beatrix has 3 sisters: Princess Irene Princess Margriet Princess Christina Love and Marriage Queen Beatrix married on 10 March 1966 to Prince Claus. They had 3 children: Willem-Alexander Friso Constantijn Reign On 30 April 1980, Queen Juliana abdi