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Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

Bernhard Zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

Husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1911-2004); prince consort of the Netherlands (1911–2004).

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Father

Prince Bernhard of Lippe

Mother

Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm

Child

Beatrix of the Netherlands
Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Princess Christina of the Netherlands
Alicia De Bielefeld
Kinship to Subject
:
Illegitimate Child
Alexia Grinda
Kinship to Subject
:
Illegitimate Child

Spouse

Juliana of the Netherlands
 (1/7/1937 - 3/20/2004)
Place of Marriage
:
The Hague
Start Time
: 1/7/1937
End Time
: 3/20/2004

Place of Burial

Nieuwe Kerk Delft
 (12/11/2004)
Burial Plot Reference
:Oranje-Nassau family tomb
Point in Time
: 12/11/2004

Country of Citizenship

German Empire
 ( - 11/9/1918)
End Time
: 11/9/1918
Weimar Republic
 (11/9/1918 - 11/4/1936)
Start Time
: 11/9/1918
End Time
: 11/4/1936
Kingdom of the Netherlands
 (11/4/1936 - )
Start Time
: 11/4/1936

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Place of Birth

Jena
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Country
:
German Reich

Place of Death

University Medical Center Utrecht
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Utrecht
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Utrecht
Country
:
Netherlands
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
Utrecht
Utrecht

Award Received

20 items
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Bronze Star Medal
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Nansen Refugee Award
 (1967)
Point in Time
: 1967
Honorary Order of the Yellow Star
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
World War II Victory Medal
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of William
 (6/15/1946)
Point in Time
: 6/15/1946
Zilveren Anjer
 (1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 (11/24/1969)
Point in Time
: 11/24/1969
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star
Order of Propitious Clouds
Order of the Redeemer
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
 (10/13/1972)
Point in Time
: 10/13/1972

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

6/29/1911
1911

Date of Death

12/1/2004
2004

Image

Family

House of Lippe
 (6/29/1911 - )
Start Time
: 6/29/1911
House of Orange-Nassau
 (1/7/1937 - )
Start Time
: 1/7/1937

Educated At

Arndt-Gymnasium Dahlem
 (1926 - 1929)
Start Time
: 1926
End Time
: 1929
University of Lausanne
Frederick William University Berlin
Academic Major
:
Jurisprudence
Academic Degree
:
Doctorate

Member of Political Party

Nazi Party
 (5/1/1933 - 9/9/1936)
Start Time
: 5/1/1933
End Time
: 9/9/1936

Noble Title

Count
 (6/29/1911 - )
Applies to Jurisdiction
:
Biesterfeld
Start Time
: 6/29/1911
Prince of the Netherlands
 (1/7/1937 - )
Start Time
: 1/7/1937
Prince Consort
 (9/6/1948 - 4/30/1980)
Start Time
: 9/6/1948
End Time
: 4/30/1980

Given Name

Bernhard
Series Ordinal
:1
Leopold
Series Ordinal
:2
Friedrich
Series Ordinal
:3
Eberhard
Series Ordinal
:4
Julius
Series Ordinal
:5
Kurt
Series Ordinal
:6
Karl (Given Name)
Series Ordinal
:7
Gottfried
Series Ordinal
:8
Peter
Series Ordinal
:9

Manner of Death

Natural Causes
Has Cause
:
Lung Cancer

Commons Gallery

Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

Sibling

Prince Aschwin of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Kinship to Subject
:
Brother

Religion or Worldview

Church of Lippe
 ( - 1/7/1937)
End Time
: 1/7/1937
Dutch Reformed Church
 (1/7/1937 - )
Start Time
: 1/7/1937

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Sex or Gender

Male

Position Held

President
 (4/29/1961 - 9/9/1976)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
World Wildlife Fund
Start Time
: 4/29/1961
End Time
: 9/9/1976
Chairperson
 (5/29/1954 - 9/29/1976)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Bilderberg Group
Start Time
: 5/29/1954
End Time
: 9/29/1976
Inspector-General of the Armed Forces
 (9/13/1945 - September 1976)
Start Time
: 9/13/1945
End Time
: September 1976
Consort of the Netherlands
 (9/4/1948 - 4/30/1980)
Replaces
:
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Replaced By
:
Prince Claus, Prince Consort of the Netherlands
Start Time
: 9/4/1948
End Time
: 4/30/1980

Occupation

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Activist
Religion or Worldview
:
Animal Rights
Conservationist
Lobbyist
Aircraft Pilot
Photographer
Military Officer
Military Commander
Consort
Painter
Amateur Photographer

Employer

IG Farben
 (9/1/1935 - 9/8/1936)
Location
:
Paris
Start Time
: 9/1/1935
End Time
: 9/8/1936

Affiliation

Schutzstaffel
Subject Has Role
:
Aspirant
Sturmabteilung
Subject Has Role
:
Aspirant

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

German
Dutch
English

Native Language

German

Family Name

Lippe-Biesterfeld

Name in Native Language

Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

Significant Event

Lockheed Bribery Scandals
Q114976486

Has Works in the Collection

National Museum of World Cultures
Overloon War Museum
NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
National Museum Paleis Het Loo
Royal Collections of the Netherlands
Dutch Resistance Museum
Nationaal Archief

Eye Color

Blue

Field of Work

Military Affairs
Diplomacy
Politics

Unmarried Partner

Helene Grinda

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Different From

Prince Bernhard of Lippe
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