Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
b. 1971
Queen consort of the Netherlands (born 1971)
- Born
- 17 May 1971 · Buenos Aires
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 17 May 1971BornBorn in Buenos Aires
- 2001AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- 2011AwardMachiavelli award
- 2013RoleConsort of the Netherlands
- 2013AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- 2014AwardOrder of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)
- 2015AwardOrder of the Elephant
- 2017AwardGrand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2018AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania
- 2022AwardRoyal Order of the Seraphim
- 2023AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross
- 2023AwardOrder of Diplomatic Service Merit
- 2025AwardOrder of Makarios III
- 2025AwardCivil Order of Oman
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1971 – today).
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander.
Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted social integration of immigrants, LGBTQ rights, and financial inclusion. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the line of succession.
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