Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (29 June 1911 – 1 December 2004) was the prince consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. He was the father of Beatrix of the Netherlands. He was born in Jena, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire.

Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Official photo of Prince Bernhard
Prince consort of the Netherlands
Tenure	6 September 1948 – 30 April 1980
Born	Count Bernhard of Biesterfeld (1911-06-29)29 June 1911 Jena, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire
Died	1 December 2004(2004-12-01) (aged 93) University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Burial	11 December 2004 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands
Spouse	Juliana of the Netherlands (m. 1937; died 2004)
Issue among others…	Queen Beatrix Princess Irene Princess Margriet Princess Christina
Full name German: Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld Dutch: Bernhard Leopold Frederik Everhard Julius Coert Karel Godfried Pieter, Prins van Lippe-Biesterfeld
House	Lippe-Biesterfeld
Father	Prince Bernhard of Lippe
Mother	Armgard von Cramm
Religion	Church of Lippe (1911–1937) Dutch Reformed Church (1937–2004)
Occupation	Military officer, aviator, conservationist, nonprofit director
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Political party	Nazi Party (1933–1937)

He died of lung cancer in Utrecht, Netherlands at the age of 93.