Alexander, Prince of Orange

Alexander
Prince of Orange
Born(1851-08-25)25 August 1851
Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
Died21 June 1884(1884-06-21) (aged 32)
The Hague, Netherlands
Burial17 July 1884
Names
Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik
HouseOrange-Nassau
FatherWilliam III of the Netherlands
MotherSophie of Württemberg

Alexander, Prince of Orange (Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik; 25 August 1851 – 21 June 1884), was heir apparent to his father King William III of the Netherlands from 11 June 1879 until his death.

For a span of 116 years, from the birth of Alexander (1851) until the birth of the present king Willem-Alexander (1967), no male heirs were born into the Dutch Royal House.