List of Kings of the Netherlands

The first was King of the Netherlands William I, son of stadtholder William V. He ruled over the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from its creation in 1815 to the independence of the Kingdom of Belgium in 1830 (self he acknowledged only the independence of Belgium in 1839) and remained King of the Netherlands until 1840.

The Kings of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are the legitimate successors of the above constitutional William I, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Also female heads of State are constitutional referred to with the title King (not: Queen). Thus, the following persons have been King of the Netherlands : ==List[ Edit] == Officially, the name of the Dutch ruling House becoming Orange-Nassau, but Queen Juliana belongs to the genealogical seen House Mecklenburg by her father and Princess Beatrix to the House of Lippe by her father.The present King Willem-Alexander belongs in fact to the House Amsberg. ==Relative length of the reigns[ Edit] == 