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'''Máxima'''{{efn|{{IPA|nl|ˈmɑksimaː|small=no}}.}} (born '''Máxima Zorreguieta'''{{efn|{{IPA|es-419|ˈmaɣsima soreˈɣjeta|small=no}}.}} on 17 May 1971) is [[List of Dutch royal consorts|Queen of the Netherlands]] as the wife of [[King Willem-Alexander]].
'''Máxima'''{{efn|{{IPA|nl|ˈmɑksimaː|small=no}}.}} (born '''Máxima Zorreguieta'''{{efn|{{IPA|es-419|ˈmaɣsima soreˈɣjeta|small=no}}.}} on 17 May 1971) is [[List of Dutch royal consorts|Queen of the Netherlands]] as the wife of [[King Willem-Alexander]].


Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and [[heir apparent]] of [[Queen Beatrix]], in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted [[social integration]] of [[immigration to the Netherlands|immigrants]], [[LGBTQ rights in the Netherlands|LGBTQ rights]], and [[financial inclusion]]. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses [[Catharina-Amalia]], [[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands|Alexia]], and [[Princess Ariane|Ariane]], who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the [[succession to the Dutch throne|line of succession]].
Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and [[heir apparent]] of [[Queen Beatrix]], in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted [[social integration]] of [[immigration to the Netherlands|immigrants]], [[LGBTQ rights in the Netherlands|LGBTQ rights]], and [[financial inclusion]]. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses [[Catharina-Amalia]], [[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands|Alexia]], and [[Princess Ariane|Ariane]], who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the [[succession to the Dutch throne|line of succession]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
[[File:1977 Máxima Zorreguieta.jpg|thumb|left|Máxima at age 6 in 1977]]
[[File:1977 Máxima Zorreguieta.jpg|thumb|262px|Máxima at age 6 in 1977]]
 
Máxima Zorreguieta<ref name="holland">{{cite web|url=https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/getting-around/information/the-royal-family/queen-maxima.htm|title=Queen Máxima|website=Holland.com|date=6 June 2012 |quote=Máxima Zorreguieta was born in Argentina on 17 May 1971.|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825013611/https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/getting-around/information/the-royal-family/queen-maxima.htm|archive-date=25 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="koninklijkhuis">{{cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/youth|title=Queen Máxima — Youth|website=Het Koninklijk Huis|date=15 January 2015 |quote=Queen Máxima was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17 May 1971 as Máxima Zorreguieta.|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825014124/https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/youth|archive-date=25 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="parlement">{{cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llxtpzty/koningin_maxima|title=H.M. koningin Máxima, prinses der Nederlanden, prinses van Oranje-Nassau|website=Parlement|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/ZK64r/again?url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llxtpzty/koningin_maxima|archive-date=8 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hetloo">{{cite web|url=https://paleishetloo.nl/en/maxima-zorreguieta|title=Máxima Zorreguieta|website=Paleis Het Loo|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825014541/https://paleishetloo.nl/en/maxima-zorreguieta|archive-date=25 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> was born in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, on 17 May 1971. She is the daughter of [[Jorge Zorreguieta]] (1928–2017), who served as Secretary of Agriculture under General [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] during [[National Reorganization Process|Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship]] (1976–1983), and his second wife, {{ill|María del Carmen Cerruti|fy|María del Carmen Carricart}} (born 1944).<ref name="koninklijkhuis"/> She is named after her paternal great-grandmother Máxima Bonorino González (1874–1965), of [[Italian Argentines|Italian]] and [[Spanish Argentines|Spanish]] descent. Originally from the [[Basques|Basque]] country, her ancestor carrying the Zorreguieta surname, José Antonio Sorreguieta y Oyarzábal Gamboa y Sagastume, migrated to Argentina around the year 1790.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La sangre guipuzcoana de Máxima Zorreguieta |date=31 January 2013 |url=https://www.diariovasco.com/20130131/local/sangre-guipuzcoana-maxima-zorreguieta-201301300952.html}}</ref> She also has [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] ancestry through her father's side, and is a descendant of King [[Afonso III of Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/the-world-is-about-to-fall-in-love-with-the-netherlands-new-queen/slidelist/21143622.cms|title=The World Is About To Fall In Love With The Netherlands' New Queen|website=Business Insider|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-date=4 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104231831/https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/the-world-is-about-to-fall-in-love-with-the-netherlands-new-queen/slidelist/21143622.cms|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Máxima Zorreguieta<ref name="holland">{{cite web|url=https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/getting-around/information/the-royal-family/queen-maxima.htm|title=Queen Máxima|website=Holland.com|date=6 June 2012 |quote=Máxima Zorreguieta was born in Argentina on 17 May 1971.|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825013611/https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/getting-around/information/the-royal-family/queen-maxima.htm|archive-date=25 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="koninklijkhuis">{{cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/youth|title=Queen Máxima — Youth|website=Het Koninklijk Huis|date=15 January 2015 |quote=Queen Máxima was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17 May 1971 as Máxima Zorreguieta.|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825014124/https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/youth|archive-date=25 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="parlement">{{cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llxtpzty/koningin_maxima|title=H.M. koningin Máxima, prinses der Nederlanden, prinses van Oranje-Nassau|website=Parlement|access-date=12 September 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/ZK64r/again?url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llxtpzty/koningin_maxima|archive-date=8 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hetloo">{{cite web|url=https://paleishetloo.nl/en/maxima-zorreguieta|title=Máxima Zorreguieta|website=Paleis Het Loo|access-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825014541/https://paleishetloo.nl/en/maxima-zorreguieta|archive-date=25 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> was born in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina, on 17 May 1971. She is the daughter of [[Jorge Zorreguieta]] (1928–2017), who served as Secretary of Agriculture under General [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] during [[National Reorganization Process|Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship]] (1976–1983), and his second wife, {{ill|María del Carmen Cerruti|fy|María del Carmen Carricart}} (born 1944).<ref name="koninklijkhuis"/> She is named after her paternal great-grandmother Máxima Bonorino González (1874–1965), of [[Italian Argentines|Italian]] and [[Spanish Argentines|Spanish]] descent. Originally from the [[Basques|Basque]] country, her ancestor carrying the Zorreguieta surname, José Antonio Sorreguieta y Oyarzábal Gamboa y Sagastume, migrated to Argentina around the year 1790.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La sangre guipuzcoana de Máxima Zorreguieta |date=31 January 2013 |url=https://www.diariovasco.com/20130131/local/sangre-guipuzcoana-maxima-zorreguieta-201301300952.html}}</ref> Maxima's father was a scion of the [[Jorge Zorreguieta|Zorreguieta family]] who had been [[gentry|landed gentry]], professionals, regional politicians, and statesmen for generations. Her maternal great-grandfather was also from the landed gentry; Domingo Carricart Etchart (1885–1953) was a landowner, politician, Director of the ''[[Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires|Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires]]'', first [[mayor]] of [[Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Buenos Aires|González Chaves]], and mayor of [[Tres Arroyos]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} She also has [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] ancestry through her father's side, and is a descendant of King [[Afonso III of Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/the-world-is-about-to-fall-in-love-with-the-netherlands-new-queen/slidelist/21143622.cms|title=The World Is About To Fall In Love With The Netherlands' New Queen|website=Business Insider|access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>


She grew up in the [[Recoleta, Buenos Aires|Recoleta]] neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and studied at [[Northlands School]], a bilingual school of the city of Olivos. She graduated with a degree in economics from the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina]] (UCA) in 1995. This private university is governed by a directory of local bishops, which included [[Pope Francis]], then [[Archbishop of Buenos Aires]] and Grand Chancellor of UCA. During her student years, Francis presided over [[Tridentine Mass|the traditional Mass]] at the beginning of classes. She later completed her studies with a [[master's degree]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=From Commoner to Queen - The Story of Máxima Zorreguieta|url=http://www.eurochannel.com/en/The-Story-of-Maxima-Zorreguieta.html|publisher=Euro Channel - The Best of Europe|quote="After moving to the United States to complete a master's degree"|access-date=10 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009185620/http://www.eurochannel.com/en/The-Story-of-Maxima-Zorreguieta.html|archive-date=9 October 2015}}</ref>
She grew up in the [[Recoleta, Buenos Aires|Recoleta]] neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and studied at [[Northlands School]], a bilingual school of the city of Olivos. She graduated with a degree in economics from the [[Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina]] (UCA) in 1995. This private university is governed by a directory of local bishops, which included [[Pope Francis]], then [[Archbishop of Buenos Aires]] and Grand Chancellor of UCA. During her student years, Francis presided over [[Tridentine Mass|the traditional Mass]] at the beginning of classes. She later completed her studies with a [[master's degree]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=From Commoner to Queen - The Story of Máxima Zorreguieta|url=http://www.eurochannel.com/en/The-Story-of-Maxima-Zorreguieta.html|publisher=Euro Channel - The Best of Europe|quote="After moving to the United States to complete a master's degree"|access-date=10 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009185620/http://www.eurochannel.com/en/The-Story-of-Maxima-Zorreguieta.html|archive-date=9 October 2015}}</ref>
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Máxima met Willem-Alexander in April 1999 in [[Seville]], Spain, during the [[Seville Fair|Seville Spring Fair]]. In an interview, they stated that he introduced himself only as "Alexander", so that she did not know he was a prince. She thought he was joking when he later told her that he was the [[Prince of Orange]] and heir apparent to the Dutch throne.  
Máxima met Willem-Alexander in April 1999 in [[Seville]], Spain, during the [[Seville Fair|Seville Spring Fair]]. In an interview, they stated that he introduced himself only as "Alexander", so that she did not know he was a prince. She thought he was joking when he later told her that he was the [[Prince of Orange]] and heir apparent to the Dutch throne.  
According to the unauthorised biography "Máxima. La construcción de una reina", she was invited to Seville by a friend living in New York who openly said she would introduce her to two European princes.
According to the unauthorised biography "Máxima. La construcción de una reina", she was invited to Seville by a friend living in New York who openly said she would introduce her to two European princes.
They agreed to meet again two weeks later in New York, where Máxima was working for [[Dresdner Kleinwort Benson]]. Their relationship apparently began in New York.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
They agreed to meet again two weeks later in New York, where Máxima was working for [[Dresdner Kleinwort Benson]]. Although they first met in Seville, their relationship apparently began in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/queen-maxima-king-willem-alexander-how-they-met-controversy/39d88a1b-27cf-4718-825f-bb0be6022701|title=The controversy behind how Queen Maxima met King Willem-Alexander|date=5 June 2020|website=honey.nine.com.au}}</ref>


The news of the couple's relationship and eventual marriage plans caused controversy in the Netherlands, due to the involvement of Máxima's father [[Jorge Zorreguieta]] as a cabinet minister during the [[National Reorganization Process]], the most recent Argentine dictatorship. Her father's 1979–1981 tenure as a minister took place during the later stages of the [[Dirty War]] (1974–1982), a period of repression that saw about 30,000 people killed or [[forced disappearance|disappeared]] during the seven-year military regime. At the request of the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]], Michiel Baud, a Dutch professor in Latin American studies, carried out an inquiry into the involvement of Zorreguieta in the Dirty War. Zorreguieta claimed that, as a civilian, he was unaware of the Dirty War while he was a cabinet minister. Baud determined that Máxima's father had not been directly involved in any of the numerous atrocities that took place during that period. However, Baud also concluded that Zorreguieta was almost certainly aware of them; in Baud's view, it was highly unlikely that a cabinet minister would not have known about them.<ref>[http://www.noticias.nl/zr_baud_maart01.html Human rights: Zorreguieta vs.humanrights] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119043936/http://www.noticias.nl/zr_baud_maart01.html |date=19 January 2009 }}, March 2001.</ref>  After becoming queen, Máxima's popularity increased. As of 2024, she is the most popular Dutch royal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2024-04-27 |title=Maxima remains the most popular royal, NOS survey shows |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/04/maxima-remains-the-most-popular-royal-nos-survey-shows/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The news of the couple's relationship and eventual marriage plans caused controversy in the Netherlands, due to the involvement of Máxima's father [[Jorge Zorreguieta]] as a cabinet minister during the [[National Reorganization Process]], the most recent Argentine dictatorship. Her father's 1979–1981 tenure as a minister took place during the later stages of the [[Dirty War]] (1974–1982), a period of repression that saw about 30,000 people killed or [[forced disappearance|disappeared]] during the seven-year military regime. At the request of the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]], Michiel Baud, a Dutch professor in Latin American studies, carried out an inquiry into the involvement of Zorreguieta in the Dirty War. Zorreguieta claimed that, as a civilian, he was unaware of the Dirty War while he was a cabinet minister. Baud determined that Máxima's father had not been directly involved in any of the numerous atrocities that took place during that period. However, Baud also concluded that Zorreguieta was almost certainly aware of them; in Baud's view, it was highly unlikely that a cabinet minister would not have known about them.<ref>[http://www.noticias.nl/zr_baud_maart01.html Human rights: Zorreguieta vs.humanrights] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119043936/http://www.noticias.nl/zr_baud_maart01.html |date=19 January 2009 }}, March 2001.</ref>  After becoming queen, Máxima's popularity increased. As of 2024, she is the most popular Dutch royal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2024-04-27 |title=Maxima remains the most popular royal, NOS survey shows |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/04/maxima-remains-the-most-popular-royal-nos-survey-shows/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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==Activities==
==Activities==


Queen Máxima has a particular concern for the [[social integration|integration]] of [[immigration to the Netherlands|immigrants]] into [[Culture of the Netherlands|Dutch culture]]. She was a member of a special parliamentary commission which sought to recommend ways to increase the participation of female immigrants in the workforce. Máxima stresses the importance for immigrants of learning the [[Dutch language]] (as she did) in order to fully participate in Dutch society. Dutch is the Queen's third language; she is also fluent in Spanish (her native language) and English. She speaks French at a conversational level.
Queen Máxima has a particular concern for the [[social integration|integration]] of [[immigration to the Netherlands|immigrants]] into [[Culture of the Netherlands|Dutch culture]]. She was a member of a special parliamentary commission that sought to recommend ways to increase the participation of female immigrants in the workforce. Máxima stresses the importance for immigrants of learning the [[Dutch language]] (as she did) in order to fully participate in Dutch society. Dutch is the Queen's third language; she is also fluent in Spanish (her native language) and English. She speaks French at a conversational level.


In 2007, Máxima inadvertently caused a wave of massive criticism{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} when in a speech to the [[Scientific Council for Government Policy]] she said that in the seven years that she had been in the Netherlands, she had been unable to ''find the Dutch identity''.<ref>[http://nos.nl/video/4606-toespraak-prinses-maxima-over-identiteit.html Speech Máxima on identity] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214194033/http://nos.nl/video/4606-toespraak-prinses-maxima-over-identiteit.html |date=14 February 2012 }}, ''NIS'', 17 July 2008</ref> Maxima is quoted as having said the following:
In 2007, Máxima inadvertently caused a wave of massive criticism{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} when in a speech to the [[Scientific Council for Government Policy]] she said that in the seven years that she had been in the Netherlands, she had been unable to ''find the Dutch identity''.<ref>[http://nos.nl/video/4606-toespraak-prinses-maxima-over-identiteit.html Speech Máxima on identity] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214194033/http://nos.nl/video/4606-toespraak-prinses-maxima-over-identiteit.html |date=14 February 2012 }}, ''NIS'', 17 July 2008</ref> Maxima is quoted as having said the following:
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Queen Máxima visited several countries on behalf of the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/country-visits|title=Country Visits|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development|date=10 November 2020 |access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811133745/https://www.unsgsa.org/country-visits|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> She also recorded a video for the launch of the Global Findex Database 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/speeches/unsgsa-queen-maxima-remarks-launch-global-findex-database|title=UNSGSA Queen Máxima Remarks for the Launch of the Global Findex Database|date=29 June 2022|location=The Hague|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811173836/https://www.unsgsa.org/speeches/unsgsa-queen-maxima-remarks-launch-global-findex-database|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development}}</ref> Queen Máxima is also the honorary patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) since June 2011. In this role she works with governments and partners to advance the G20 Action Plan on Financial Inclusion, and the G20 Financial Inclusion Peer Learning Program. Previously, the Queen was a member of the Advisors Group for the United Nations' International Year of [[Microcredit]] 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yearofmicrocredit.org/pages/whosinvolved/whosinvolved_patronsgroup_maxima.asp |title=International Year of Microcredit 2005 |publisher=Year of Microcredit |access-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126075746/http://www.yearofmicrocredit.org/pages/whosinvolved/whosinvolved_patronsgroup_maxima.asp |archive-date=26 November 2012  }}</ref> and until 2009, was a member of UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. She also work as the Global Agenda Trustee for the World Economic Forum's Global Challenge Initiative on the Future of the Global Financial System.<ref name="august22">{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/the-unsgsa|title=Queen Máxima as the UNSGSA|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development|date=15 September 2020 |access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811132316/https://www.unsgsa.org/the-unsgsa|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Máxima convened the CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion.<ref name="august22"/>
Queen Máxima visited several countries on behalf of the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/country-visits|title=Country Visits|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development|date=10 November 2020 |access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811133745/https://www.unsgsa.org/country-visits|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> She also recorded a video for the launch of the Global Findex Database 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/speeches/unsgsa-queen-maxima-remarks-launch-global-findex-database|title=UNSGSA Queen Máxima Remarks for the Launch of the Global Findex Database|date=29 June 2022|location=The Hague|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811173836/https://www.unsgsa.org/speeches/unsgsa-queen-maxima-remarks-launch-global-findex-database|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development}}</ref> Queen Máxima is also the honorary patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) since June 2011. In this role she works with governments and partners to advance the G20 Action Plan on Financial Inclusion, and the G20 Financial Inclusion Peer Learning Program. Previously, the Queen was a member of the Advisors Group for the United Nations' International Year of [[Microcredit]] 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yearofmicrocredit.org/pages/whosinvolved/whosinvolved_patronsgroup_maxima.asp |title=International Year of Microcredit 2005 |publisher=Year of Microcredit |access-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126075746/http://www.yearofmicrocredit.org/pages/whosinvolved/whosinvolved_patronsgroup_maxima.asp |archive-date=26 November 2012  }}</ref> and until 2009, was a member of UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. She also work as the Global Agenda Trustee for the World Economic Forum's Global Challenge Initiative on the Future of the Global Financial System.<ref name="august22">{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/the-unsgsa|title=Queen Máxima as the UNSGSA|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development|date=15 September 2020 |access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811132316/https://www.unsgsa.org/the-unsgsa|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Máxima convened the CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion.<ref name="august22"/>
===GFTN===
Queen Máxima, was appointed in July 2025 as Chair of the International Advisory Board of [[Global Finance & Technology Network]] (GFTN).<ref name="QMNA">{{Cite web |title=Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Appointed Chair of Global Finance & Technology Network's International Advisory Board|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250702705102/en/Queen-Mxima-of-the-Netherlands-Appointed-Chair-of-Global-Finance-Technology-Networks-International-Advisory-Board|access-date=2025-07-03|website=[[Business Wire]]|date=July 3, 2025|language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Titles, honours and arms==
==Titles, honours and arms==
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* Netherlands:  
* Netherlands:  
** [[File:Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg|70px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] (2 February 2002)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2002/02/02/prinses-maxima-ridder-grootkruis-in-de-orde-van-de-nederlandse-leeuw|title=Prinses Máxima Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Nieuwsbericht - Het Koninklijk Huis|first=Ministerie van Algemene|last=Zaken|date=2 February 2002|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/09/16/informatie-over-prinsjesdag-20-september-2022|title=Informatie over Prinsjesdag 20 september 2022|date=16 September 2022|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801071747/https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/09/16/informatie-over-prinsjesdag-20-september-2022|archive-date=1 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[File:Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg|70px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] (2 February 2002)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2002/02/02/prinses-maxima-ridder-grootkruis-in-de-orde-van-de-nederlandse-leeuw|title=Prinses Máxima Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Nieuwsbericht - Het Koninklijk Huis|first=Ministerie van Algemene|last=Zaken|date=2 February 2002|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/09/16/informatie-over-prinsjesdag-20-september-2022|title=Informatie over Prinsjesdag 20 september 2022|date=16 September 2022|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801071747/https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/09/16/informatie-over-prinsjesdag-20-september-2022|archive-date=1 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[File:Royal Wedding Medal 2002.gif|70px]] Recipient of the [[Decorations and medals of the Netherlands|Wedding Medal of Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta]]
** [[File:NLD Wedding Medal 2002.svg|70px]] Recipient of the [[Decorations and medals of the Netherlands|Wedding Medal of Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Máxima Zorreguieta]]
**[[File:King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal 2013 - ribbon.svg|70px]] [[:nl:Inhuldigingsmedaille 2013|King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal]] (30 April 2013)
**[[File:King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal 2013 - ribbon.svg|70px]] [[:nl:Inhuldigingsmedaille 2013|King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal]] (30 April 2013)
**[[File:NED Huisorde van Oranje A1 BAR.png|70x70px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the House of Orange]] (6 May 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/05/18/grootkruis-van-de-huisorde-van-oranje-voor-hare-majesteit-koningin-maxima|title=Grootkruis van de Huisorde van Oranje voor Hare Majesteit Koningin Máxima - Nieuwsbericht - Het Koninklijk Huis|first=Ministerie van Algemene|last=Zaken|date=18 May 2021|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801072024/https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/05/18/grootkruis-van-de-huisorde-van-oranje-voor-hare-majesteit-koningin-maxima|archive-date=1 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
**[[File:NED Huisorde van Oranje A1 BAR.png|70x70px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the House of Orange]] (6 May 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/05/18/grootkruis-van-de-huisorde-van-oranje-voor-hare-majesteit-koningin-maxima|title=Grootkruis van de Huisorde van Oranje voor Hare Majesteit Koningin Máxima - Nieuwsbericht - Het Koninklijk Huis|first=Ministerie van Algemene|last=Zaken|date=18 May 2021|website=www.koninklijkhuis.nl|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801072024/https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/05/18/grootkruis-van-de-huisorde-van-oranje-voor-hare-majesteit-koningin-maxima|archive-date=1 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*{{flag|Chile}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit]]
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*{{flag|Cyprus}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Makarios III]] (4 March 2025)
*{{flag|Czech Republic}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the White Lion]] (4 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 4 June 2025 |title=Prezident Pavel a nizozemský král Vilém-Alexandr si vyměnili vyznamenání |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-prezident-pavel-a-nizozemsky-kral-vilem-alexandr-si-vymenili-vyznamenani-40524311 |trans-title=President Paul and King Wilhelm-Alexander of the Netherlands exchanged decorations|website= [[Novinky.cz]] |language= Czech language |location= [[Czech Republic]] |publisher= [[Právo]] |access-date= 6 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 4 June 2025 |title=State Visit of the Royal Couple of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic |url=https://www.hrad.cz/en/for-media/press-releases/state-visit-of-the-royal-couple-of-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-to-the-czech-republic-18619 |website= hrad.cz |language= English |location= [[Czech Republic]] |publisher= [[Prague Castle]] |access-date= 6 June 2025}}</ref>
*{{flag|Czech Republic}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the White Lion]] (4 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 4 June 2025 |title=Prezident Pavel a nizozemský král Vilém-Alexandr si vyměnili vyznamenání |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-prezident-pavel-a-nizozemsky-kral-vilem-alexandr-si-vymenili-vyznamenani-40524311 |trans-title=President Paul and King Wilhelm-Alexander of the Netherlands exchanged decorations|website= [[Novinky.cz]] |language= cs |location= [[Czech Republic]] |publisher= [[Právo]] |access-date= 6 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= 4 June 2025 |title=State Visit of the Royal Couple of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic |url=https://www.hrad.cz/en/for-media/press-releases/state-visit-of-the-royal-couple-of-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-to-the-czech-republic-18619 |website= hrad.cz |language= English |location= [[Czech Republic]] |publisher= [[Prague Castle]] |access-date= 6 June 2025}}</ref>
*{{flag|Denmark}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] (RE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|title=Modtagere af danske dekorationer|website=kongehuset.dk|date=12 December 2017|access-date=29 January 2019|language=da|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512015518/http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Denmark}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] (RE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|title=Modtagere af danske dekorationer|website=kongehuset.dk|date=12 December 2017|access-date=29 January 2019|language=da|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512015518/http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Estonia}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]] (5 June 2018)<ref>Estonian Presidency, [https://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearer/19743/kuninganna-maxima Estonian State Decorations] (''Estonian'') - Máxima Hollandi kuninganna</ref><ref>[https://news.err.ee/837775/king-of-netherlands-to-visit-estonia-next-week King of Netherlands to visit Estonia next week] - website of the Estionian public radio and television organisation [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]</ref><ref>[https://president.ee/et/ametitegevus/otsused/2896-265-riiklike-autasude-andmine 265. Riiklike autasude andmine] - website of the [[President of Estonia]]</ref>
*{{flag|Estonia}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]] (5 June 2018)<ref>Estonian Presidency, [https://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearer/19743/kuninganna-maxima Estonian State Decorations] (''Estonian'') - Máxima Hollandi kuninganna</ref><ref>[https://news.err.ee/837775/king-of-netherlands-to-visit-estonia-next-week King of Netherlands to visit Estonia next week] - website of the Estionian public radio and television organisation [[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]</ref><ref>[https://president.ee/et/ametitegevus/otsused/2896-265-riiklike-autasude-andmine 265. Riiklike autasude andmine] - website of the [[President of Estonia]]</ref>

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MáximaTemplate:Efn (born Máxima ZorreguietaTemplate:Efn on 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander.

Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir apparent of Queen Beatrix, in 1999. They married in 2002, and became king and queen on the abdication of her mother-in-law on 30 April 2013. Máxima has promoted social integration of immigrants, LGBTQ rights, and financial inclusion. She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters, Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, who are first, second, and third, respectively, in the line of succession.

Early life and education

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Máxima at age 6 in 1977

Máxima Zorreguieta[1][2][3][4] was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 17 May 1971. She is the daughter of Jorge Zorreguieta (1928–2017), who served as Secretary of Agriculture under General Jorge Rafael Videla during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), and his second wife, Template:Ill (born 1944).[2] She is named after her paternal great-grandmother Máxima Bonorino González (1874–1965), of Italian and Spanish descent. Originally from the Basque country, her ancestor carrying the Zorreguieta surname, José Antonio Sorreguieta y Oyarzábal Gamboa y Sagastume, migrated to Argentina around the year 1790.[5] She also has Portuguese ancestry through her father's side, and is a descendant of King Afonso III of Portugal.[6]

She grew up in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires and studied at Northlands School, a bilingual school of the city of Olivos. She graduated with a degree in economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) in 1995. This private university is governed by a directory of local bishops, which included Pope Francis, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Grand Chancellor of UCA. During her student years, Francis presided over the traditional Mass at the beginning of classes. She later completed her studies with a master's degree in the United States.[7]

From 1989 to 1990, while still in college, she worked for Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A. From 1992 to 1995, she worked in the sales department of Boston Securities SA in Buenos Aires, where she conducted research on software for financial markets. From July 1996 to February 1998, she worked for HSBC James Capel Inc. in New York City, where she became vice president of institutional sales for Latin America. From then until July 1999, she was vice president of the emerging markets division of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in New York. From May 2000 to March 2001, she worked for Deutsche Bank in Brussels.[8]

Relationship with Willem-Alexander

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Máxima and Willem-Alexander, 2001
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The royal wedding, February 2002
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Willem-Alexander, Máxima and their daughters on the balcony of the Royal Palace, after the abdication of Queen Beatrix in 2013
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Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander in Saba in 2013
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Máxima in 2015 with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico

Máxima met Willem-Alexander in April 1999 in Seville, Spain, during the Seville Spring Fair. In an interview, they stated that he introduced himself only as "Alexander", so that she did not know he was a prince. She thought he was joking when he later told her that he was the Prince of Orange and heir apparent to the Dutch throne. According to the unauthorised biography "Máxima. La construcción de una reina", she was invited to Seville by a friend living in New York who openly said she would introduce her to two European princes. They agreed to meet again two weeks later in New York, where Máxima was working for Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Although they first met in Seville, their relationship apparently began in New York.[9]

The news of the couple's relationship and eventual marriage plans caused controversy in the Netherlands, due to the involvement of Máxima's father Jorge Zorreguieta as a cabinet minister during the National Reorganization Process, the most recent Argentine dictatorship. Her father's 1979–1981 tenure as a minister took place during the later stages of the Dirty War (1974–1982), a period of repression that saw about 30,000 people killed or disappeared during the seven-year military regime. At the request of the States General, Michiel Baud, a Dutch professor in Latin American studies, carried out an inquiry into the involvement of Zorreguieta in the Dirty War. Zorreguieta claimed that, as a civilian, he was unaware of the Dirty War while he was a cabinet minister. Baud determined that Máxima's father had not been directly involved in any of the numerous atrocities that took place during that period. However, Baud also concluded that Zorreguieta was almost certainly aware of them; in Baud's view, it was highly unlikely that a cabinet minister would not have known about them.[10] After becoming queen, Máxima's popularity increased. As of 2024, she is the most popular Dutch royal.[11]

A television series Máxima Zorreguieta: Motherland began airing on Videoland in the Netherlands in 2024. The series is set to focus on her early life in Argentina and meeting King Willem-Alexander.[12]

Marriage and family

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The couple announced their engagement on 30 March 2001; Máxima addressed the nation in Dutch (which at the time she only spoke at a basic conversational level) during the live televised broadcast.[13] Máxima was granted Dutch citizenship by a royal decree on 17 May 2001 and now has dual citizenship: Argentine and Dutch.[14] The engagement was formally approved by the States General later that year, a necessary step for Willem-Alexander to remain in line to the throne.

Máxima and Willem-Alexander were married on 2 February 2002 in a civil ceremony in the Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, which was then followed by a religious ceremony at Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church").[15][16] Máxima's parents were not present at the wedding; her father was told he could not attend due to his role as a cabinet minister during the National Reorganization Process, and her mother chose not to attend without her husband.[17][18]

The couple are the parents of three daughters:

Activities

Queen Máxima has a particular concern for the integration of immigrants into Dutch culture. She was a member of a special parliamentary commission that sought to recommend ways to increase the participation of female immigrants in the workforce. Máxima stresses the importance for immigrants of learning the Dutch language (as she did) in order to fully participate in Dutch society. Dutch is the Queen's third language; she is also fluent in Spanish (her native language) and English. She speaks French at a conversational level.

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... but 'the' Dutch identity? No, I have not found it. The Netherlands is: large windows without curtains so everyone can look in; but also adherence to privacy and coziness. The Netherlands is: one biscuit at tea; but also great hospitality and warmth. The Netherlands is: sobriety, control and pragmatism; but also the experience of intense emotions together. The Netherlands is far too diverse to summarize in one cliché. 'The' Dutchman does not exist. As a consolation I can tell you that 'the' Argentine also does not exist. I therefore find it very interesting that the title of the report of the Scientific Council for Government Policy is not 'the Dutch identity'. But: Identification with the Netherlands. That leaves room for development and diversity.Template:Efn

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She participates in conferences around the world representing the Netherlands. She was granted a seat in the Dutch Council of State on 20 October 2004,[20] the highest advisory body and court of administration. She was a member of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Women's Participation from July 2003 until 2005. She has a seat on the board of governors of the chair on the Management of Diversity and Integration at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; she (along with her husband) is a patron of the Orange Fund (established to promote social welfare and cohesion in the Netherlands); and she also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity of the International Institute of Social Studies[21] and the University of Utrecht.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Máxima attended a conference concerned with LGBT rights on 5 March 2008.[22][23]

Queen Máxima has been honorary chair of the Money Wise Platform since 2010. In this capacity, the Queen focuses attention on the importance of financial education and managing money sensibly, especially where children and young people are concerned. The Queen acts as special advisor to the Platform and consults with interested parties on ways of increasing people's financial awareness and resilience.[24]

Since 10 June 2015, Queen Máxima has been the honorary chair of the Ambassadors for Music at School Platform. Queen Máxima has for some years been committed to giving as many children as possible the opportunity to create music.[24]

Queen Máxima is a member of the Committee for Enterprise and Finance, which succeeded the Microfinance Council in 2011. The Queen is committed to extending the reach of various financing opportunities, both through coaching and by providing credit for new and existing small businesses in the Netherlands. She also works to increase the number of women entrepreneurs and the scope they have to expand their businesses.[24]

Template:External media Since March 2022 Queen Máxima is a Honorary President of "MIND Us" – a mental health platform created in collaboration with the MIND Foundation.[25][26][27]

UNSGSA

Queen Máxima serves as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). In September 2009 then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon designated her to this role in order to raise awareness on the importance of inclusive financial systems for achieving economic and development goals such as poverty alleviation, food security and education. In her work as UNSGSA, the Queen focuses on how formal financial services such as savings, insurance, and credit can prevent people from falling into poverty due to expenditures on healthcare, and people who are not able to protect themselves against rising food prices and poverty because they do not have access to basic savings accounts. The role of the UNSGSA is to foster action by governments, private sector, financial system standard setters, and others towards a more inclusive financial system that works for the poor.[28] In later years, her focus as a special advocate expanded to advocating digital financial inclusion, financial health, responsible technology for financial inclusion to support Sustainable Development Goals and agricultural finance.[29][30] Máxima is also an advocate for increasing access to financial services, improving consumer protection and enhancing financial literacy.[31] According to the UNSGSA website, she "aims to unlock development opportunities and economic inclusion for all."[29]

Queen Máxima visited several countries on behalf of the United Nations.[32] She also recorded a video for the launch of the Global Findex Database 2021.[33] Queen Máxima is also the honorary patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) since June 2011. In this role she works with governments and partners to advance the G20 Action Plan on Financial Inclusion, and the G20 Financial Inclusion Peer Learning Program. Previously, the Queen was a member of the Advisors Group for the United Nations' International Year of Microcredit 2005[34] and until 2009, was a member of UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. She also work as the Global Agenda Trustee for the World Economic Forum's Global Challenge Initiative on the Future of the Global Financial System.[29] Máxima convened the CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion.[29]

GFTN

Queen Máxima, was appointed in July 2025 as Chair of the International Advisory Board of Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN).[35]

Titles, honours and arms

By a decree issued on 25 January 2002, upon the solemnization of marriage, Máxima Zorreguieta was granted the titles Princess of the Netherlands and Princess of Orange-Nassau, and the style Royal Highness was formally conferred upon her. She also became "mevrouw van Amsberg" (Mrs. van Amsberg).[36]

Another decree issued on the same day also granted her own personal coat of arms and a personal standard.[37]

On 13 May 2011, the Dutch parliament confirmed that Máxima would become queen consort of the Netherlands upon her husband's accession, after a debate over her future title and style.[38] On 28 January 2013, it was announced that Queen Beatrix would abdicate on 30 April in favour of Willem-Alexander.[39] Máxima is the kingdom's first queen consort since Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the second wife of William III. She is the first Dutch queen to have been born as a commoner, and the first to have been born outside Europe.

Royal titles and styles

Máxima's full title is: Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau.[41]

Honours

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Royal standard of Queen Máxima

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  68. ↑ H.H Sheikh Khalifa welcomes HM Queen Beatrix of Netherlands Template:Webarchive - website of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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