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Facts

Also Known As Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
Born May 17, 1971 (age 55) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Notable Family Members spouse Willem-Alexander, king of the Netherlands

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Máxima
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands raises his right hand while swearing an oath, standing beside Queen Maxima in formal attire during his investiture ceremony.
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Cornelis de Houtman
Dutch explorer
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Frederik de Houtman
Dutch explorer
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Jean de Limbourg
Flemish artist
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Paul de Limbourg
Flemish artist
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Herman de Limbourg
Flemish artist
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François-Emile Matthes
American geologist
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Guillermo Vilas
Argentine tennis player
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Pim Fortuyn
Dutch sociologist and politician
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Eduardo MacEntyre
Argentine artist
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Victoria Ocampo
Argentine editor and publisher
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Emilio Massera
Argentine dictator
Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
Rembrandt
Dutch artist
Engraved portrait of Benedict de Spinoza by Friedrich Roth-Scholtz, showing Spinoza in formal 17th-century attire with a circular symbol in the upper left corner.
Benedict de Spinoza
Dutch-Jewish philosopher
Pope Francis
Francis
pope
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, shown in dark robes and cap, writing with a quill at a desk, after Quinten Massijs, oil on panel, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Erasmus
Dutch humanist
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, by Adriaen Thomasz Key. He wears a dark embroidered coat, a white ruff collar, and a black cap, with a trimmed beard and mustache.
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Johannes Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
Dutch painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
president of Argentina