biography
pronunciation:
[bernhah(r)t]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1911– )
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| biography:
| Prince of The Netherlands, born in Jena, EC Germany, the son of Prince Bernhard Casimir of Lippe. In 1937 he married Juliana, the only daughter of Wilhelmina, Queen of The Netherlands; they have four daughters. During World War 2, he commanded the Netherlands Forces of the Interior (1944–5). In 1976 he was involved in a bribery scandal, in which he was found to have received money for promoting the Dutch purchase of aircraft from the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. |
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