Children
| Styles of Princess Margriet |
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|---|---|
| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven have four sons:
- Prince Maurits (born 17 April 1968) m. Marilène van den Broek (born 4 February 1970) on 29 May 1998. They have three children:
- Anastasia (Anna) Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (born 15 April 2001)
- Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (born 26 October 2002)
- Felicia Juliana Benedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (born 31 May 2005)
- Prince Bernhard (born 25 December 1969) m. Annette Sekrève (born 18 April 1972) on 6 July 2000. They have three children:
- Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven (born 14 May 2002)
- Samuel Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven (born 25 May 2004)
- Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven (born 12 March 2008)
- Prince Pieter-Christiaan (born 22 March 1972) m. Anita van Eijk (born 27 October 1969) on 25 August 2005. They have two children:
- Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (born 28 November 2006)
- Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven (born 19 November 2008)
- Prince Floris (born 10 April 1975) m. Aimée Söhngen (born 19 October 1977) on 20 October 2005. They have two children:
- Magali Margriet Eleonoor van Vollenhoven (born 9 October 2007)
- Eliane Sophia Carolina van Vollenhoven (born 5 July 2009)
Upon the marriage of Prince Maurits to Marie-Helene van den Broek in 1998, it was announced that the couple's children would bear the surname Van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven. The children of Prince Bernhard, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Prince Floris will be known by the surname Van Vollenhoven.
Since neither Prince Pieter-Christiaan nor Prince Floris applied for Parliamentary approval for their marriages, as required in the Netherlands, they lost their place in the succession when they married.
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