# List of heirs to the Dutch throne

This page is a list of heirs to the Dutch throne. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of the Netherlands, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 16 March 1815. Those who succeeded as King or Queen of the Netherlands are shown in bold. The list also shows who were next in line to the heirs.
Heirs to the Dutch throne :
| Monarch | Heir | Relationship to monarch | Became heir (Date; Reason) | Ceased to be heir (Date; Reason) | Next in line of succession |
| Willem I | Prince Willem, Prince of Orange | Son | 16 March 1815 Father became king | 7 October 1840 Father abdicated, became king | Prince Frederik, 1815–1817, brother |
| Willem I | Prince Willem, Prince of Orange | Son | 16 March 1815 Father became king | 7 October 1840 Father abdicated, became king | Prince Willem, 1817–1840, son |
| Willem II | Prince Willem, Prince of Orange | Son | 7 October 1840 Father became king | 17 March 1849 Father died, became king | Prince Willem, son |
| Willem III | Prince Willem, Prince of Orange | Son | 17 March 1849 Father became king | 11 June 1879 Died | Prince Maurits, 1849–1850, brother |
| Willem III | Prince Willem, Prince of Orange | Son | 17 March 1849 Father became king | 11 June 1879 Died | Prince Hendrik, 1850–1851, uncle |
| Willem III | Prince Willem, Prince of Orange | Son | 17 March 1849 Father became king | 11 June 1879 Died | Prince Alexander, 1851–1879, brother |
| Willem III | Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange | Son | 11 June 1879 Brother died | 21 June 1884 Died | Prince Frederik, 1879–1881, granduncle |
| Willem III | Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange | Son | 11 June 1879 Brother died | 21 June 1884 Died | Princess Wilhelmina, 1881–1884, half-sister |
| Willem III | Princess Wilhelmina | Daughter | 21 June 1884 Half-brother died | 23 November 1890 Father died, became queen | Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, aunt |
| Wilhelmina | Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Aunt | 23 November 1890 Niece became queen | 23 March 1897 Died | Hereditary Grand Duke Karl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1890–1894, son |
| Wilhelmina | Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Aunt | 23 November 1890 Niece became queen | 23 March 1897 Died | Hereditary Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1894–1897, grandson |
| Wilhelmina | Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | First cousin once removed | 23 March 1897 Grandmother died | 30 April 1909 Daughter born to queen | Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1897–1900, brother |
| Wilhelmina | Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | First cousin once removed | 23 March 1897 Grandmother died | 30 April 1909 Daughter born to queen | Marie, Princess Heinrich VII Reuß of Köstritz, 1900–1909, aunt |
| Wilhelmina | Princess Juliana | Daughter | 30 April 1909 Born | 4 September 1948 Mother abdicated, became queen | Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1909–1922, second cousin |
| Wilhelmina | Princess Juliana | Daughter | 30 April 1909 Born | 4 September 1948 Mother abdicated, became queen | None, 1922–1938 |
| Wilhelmina | Princess Juliana | Daughter | 30 April 1909 Born | 4 September 1948 Mother abdicated, became queen | Princess Beatrix, 1938–1948, daughter |
| Juliana | Princess Beatrix | Daughter | 4 September 1948 Mother became queen | 30 April 1980 Mother abdicated, became queen | Princess Irene, 1948–1964, sister |
| Juliana | Princess Beatrix | Daughter | 4 September 1948 Mother became queen | 30 April 1980 Mother abdicated, became queen | Princess Margriet, 1964–1967, sister |
| Juliana | Princess Beatrix | Daughter | 4 September 1948 Mother became queen | 30 April 1980 Mother abdicated, became queen | Prince Willem-Alexander, 1967–1980, son |
| Beatrix | Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange | Son | 30 April 1980 Mother became queen | 30 April 2013 Mother abdicated, became king | Prince Friso, 1980–2003, brother |
| Beatrix | Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange | Son | 30 April 1980 Mother became queen | 30 April 2013 Mother abdicated, became king | Princess Catharina-Amalia, 2003–2013, daughter |
| Willem-Alexander | Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange | Daughter | 30 April 2013 Father became king | Incumbent | Princess Alexia, sister |