Queen Mxima of the Netherlands Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Quick Info
Height	5 ft 10 in
Weight	62 kg
Date of Birth	May 17, 1971
Zodiac Sign	Taurus
Spouse	King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is the spouse of King Willem-Alexander who became the first Argentine-born queen consort in the history of the Netherlands on April 30, 2013.

Born Name

Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti

Other Name

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands as seen in her official portrait photo in 2015 (RVD, Jeroen van der Meyde / Royal House of the Netherlands / Public Domain)

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Residence

Huis ten Bosch, The Hague, Netherlands

Nationality

Education

Queen Máxima studied at Northlands School and then graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) in 1995 with a degree in Economics.

She pursued her further education in the United States and secured a Master’s degree.

Occupation

Member of the Dutch Royal Family, Former Teacher, Former Investment Banker

Family

Father – Jorge Zorreguieta (Served as Secretary of Agriculture under General Jorge Rafael Videla during Argentina’s last civil-military dictatorship)
Mother – María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart
Siblings – Martín Zorreguieta Cerruti (Younger Brother), Juan Zorreguieta Cerruti (Younger Brother), Inés Zorreguieta (Younger Sister)
Others – Prince Claus of the Netherlands (Father-In-Law), Beatrix of the Netherlands (Mother-In-Law) (Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013), Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (Late Brother-In-Law), Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (Brother-In-Law), María Zorreguieta López (Older Paternal Half-Sister), Ángeles Zorreguieta López (Older Paternal Half-Sister), Dolores Zorreguieta López (Older Paternal Half-Sister)

Build

Slim

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane pictured during the balcony scene after the abdication of Beatrix in May 2013 (Floris Looijesteijn / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

62 kg or 136.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Queen Máxima has dated –

Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1999-Present) – The duo first met in Seville, Spain during the Seville Spring Fair in April 1999 and eventually married on February 2, 2002, in a civil ceremony in the Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, followed by a religious ceremony at Amsterdam’s Nieuwe Kerk (“New Church”). They parent 3 daughters – Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (b. December 7, 2003), Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (b. June 26, 2005), and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (b. April 10, 2007).

Race / Ethnicity

Mixed (White and Hispanic)

She is of Argentinian (Italian, Spanish (Andalusian, Canary Islander, Cantabrian, Castilian, Extremaduran, and Leonese), Basque, and Portuguese), and Indigenous Peruvian (Quechua) descent.

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Light Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Tall stature
High cheekbones

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the side of Willem-Alexander as he reads the speech from the throne on Prince’s Day in September 2016 (ANP / Sander Koning / Government of the Netherlands / Public Domain)

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Facts

She spent her childhood years growing up in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires city.

She is named after her paternal great-grandmother, Máxima Bonorino González.

Queen Máxima is the godmother to Countess Sophie Philippa Máxima Walburga Marie of Waldburg-Zeil, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, and Countess Leonore Marie Irene Enrica of Orange-Nassau.

Since April 30, 2013, her full title has been “Her Majesty Queen Maxima, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau”.

Featured Image by RVD, Jeroen van der Meyde / Royal House of the Netherlands / Public Domain

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