Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (given names: Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin; born 11 October 1969 in Utrecht) is the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus of the Netherlands. His godparents are former King Constantine II of Greece, Prince Aschwin zu Lippe-Biesterfeld, Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst, Max Kohnstamm, and Mrs. Corinne de Beaufort-Sickinghe. He is a member of the Dutch Royal House and currently fifth in the line of succession to the Dutch throne.
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