Alexander, Prince of Orange

Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Prince of Orange
Born	(1851-08-25)25 August 1851 Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
Died	The Hague, Netherlands
Died	21 June 1884(1884-06-21) (aged 32)
Full name
Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	William III of the Netherlands
Mother	Sophie of Württemberg
Burial	17 July 1884 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands

Alexander, Prince of Orange (Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik; 25 August 1851 – 21 June 1884), was heir apparent to his father King William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death.

Titles and styles

• 25 August 1851 — 11 June 1879 His Royal Highness Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau.
• 11 June 1879 — 21 June 1884 His Royal Highness The Prince of Orange, Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau.

Honours

• Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1861
• Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown, 1861
• Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1869
• Template:Country data Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, 1873
• Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 4 July 1874
• Template:Country data Kingdom of HungaryTemplate:Namespace detect showall Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, 1874
• Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 4 December 1874
• Template:Country data Kingdom of Hawaii: Grand Cross of the Order of Kamehameha I, 1881