On 2 February 2002, he married Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.
Máxima is an Argentine woman of Basque, Portuguese and Italian ancestry, who prior to their marriage worked as an investment banker in New York City.
The marriage triggered significant controversy due to the role the bride's father, Jorge Zorreguieta, had in the Argentinian military dictatorship.
The couple have three daughters:
The Princess of Orange (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague)
Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of the Netherlands (born 26 June 2005 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague)
Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés of the Netherlands (born 10 April 2007 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague)
On 2 February 2002, he married Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Máxima is an Argentine woman of Basque, Portuguese and Italian ancestry, who prior to their marriage worked as an investment banker in New York City. The marriage triggered significant controversy due to the role the bride's father, Jorge Zorreguieta, had in the Argentinian military dictatorship. The couple have three daughters:
The Princess of Orange (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria; born 7 December 2003 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague)
Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of the Netherlands (born 26 June 2005 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague)
Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés of the Netherlands (born 10 April 2007 at HMC Bronovo in The Hague)
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands