Irene of the Netherlands

Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born Irene Emma Elisabeth; 5 August 1939) is a Dutch royal and environmentalist. She is the second child of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.

Princess Irene
prev. Duchess of Parma
Princess Irene in 2011
Born	(1939-08-05) 5 August 1939 (age 86) Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
Spouse	Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1981)​
Issue	Prince Carlos Xavier, Duke of Bourbon-Parma Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala
Full name Irene Emma Elisabeth
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Mother	Juliana of the Netherlands
Religion	Roman Catholicism, prev. Calvinism

Titles

• 5 August 1939 – 15 November 1964: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange -Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
• 15 November 1964-7 May 1977: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Piacenza
• 7 May 1977-7 January 1981: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Parma and Piacenza
• 7 January 1981 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld^[1][2]

The Princess used the following names since her divorce:

• Princess Irene of Lippe-Biesterfeld^[3]
• Mrs (Mevrouw) van Lippe-Biesterfeld.^[4]
• Honors