Succession to the Dutch throne

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In October 2021, in a letter to parliament Prime Minister Mark Rutte stated that the monarch and the heir to the throne could marry a person of the same sex without being forced to abdicate or give up their place in the line of succession.

Line of succession

The list below contains all people currently eligible to directly succeed to the throne (numbered 1 to 8) and the descendants of Princess Margriet who would be eligible if she were to succeed.

Queen Juliana (1909–2004)
- Queen Beatrix (born 1938)
  - King Willem-Alexander (born 1967)
    - (1) Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (born 2003)
    - (2) Princess Alexia (b. 2005)
    - (3) Princess Ariane (b. 2007)
  - (4) Prince Constantijn (b. 1969)
    - (5) Countess Eloise (b. 2002)
    - (6) Count Claus-Casimir (b. 2004)
    - (7) Countess Leonore (b. 2006)
- (8) Princess Margriet (b. 1943)
  - Prince Maurits (b. 1968)
    - Anastasia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 2001)
    - Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 2002)
    - Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 2005)
  - Prince Bernhard (b. 1969)
    - Isabella van Vollenhoven (b. 2002)
    - Samuel van Vollenhoven (b. 2004)
    - Benjamin van Vollenhoven (b. 2008)

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