Maxima zorreguieta biography of abraham

Queen Máxima is both the first non-European and the first “commoner” to join the Dutch Royal Family.

But who is Queen Maxima, and how did she become a beloved Dutch royal?

Here’s a tale of adventure, travel, acceptance, and a hint of scandal.

Queen Máxima: the first Argentinian on the Dutch throne

Queen Máxima was born in 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti.

While she would not become well known until her engagement to King Willem-Alexanderand is technically a “commoner”,Máxima has quite an interesting heritage.

Her father, Jorge Zorreguieta, was part of the Zorreguieta family.

A powerful family in Buenos Aires, the Zorreguietas were descended from landed gentry and consisted of many politicians and statesmen throughout the generations — think Downton Abbey but set in Argentina.

Máxima completed her studies in Argentina, and in 1995, she graduated from the Pontifica