Royals

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Several members of the present Dutch Royal Family (House of Orange-Nassau) have law degrees. The former queen, Beatrix (born 1938, acceded 1980 on the abdication of her mother Queen Juliana) received a law degree from the University of Leiden. Her brother in law Pieter van Vollenhoven also holds a law degree from the University of Leiden. Princess Beatrix’s son Prince Constantijn also holds a law degree from Leiden University. Her nephew Prince Pieter-Christiaan graduated from the University of Utrecht with a law degree in 1999. Another nephew, Prince Floris, received a law degree from Leiden University in 2002.