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Dutch lawyer, jurist and convict (1918–2015)

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Pim Lier
BornAlbrecht Willem Lier
(1918-07-22)22 July 1918
The Hague, Netherlands
Died9 April 2015(2015-04-09) (aged 96)
Almelo, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Lawyer, jurist
Known forIllegitimate son of Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
TitleMaster of Laws
Political partyCentre Party
Criminal chargeMurder
Criminal penalty4 ½ years
Criminal statusReleased
Spouse Petra de Vries ​ ​(m. 1948; died 1986)​
Parents
RelativesQueen Juliana of the Netherlands (half-sister)
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (half-niece)

Albrecht Willem "Pim" Lier (22 July 1918 – 9 April 2015) was a Dutch lawyer and jurist. He became well known in 1979 when he was revealed to be the illegitimate son of Prince Henry, the husband of Queen Wilhelmina, by his mistress, Willemina Martina Wenneker (1887–1973). This made him a paternal half-brother of Queen Juliana and the half-uncle of Queen Beatrix.

He became a member of the Centre Party in 1984 and served as chairman until 1986 when he defected from the Centre Party to join the Centre Democrats.

On 18 December 1986 he shot his wife due to her terminal illness. He served four and a half years in prison for murder.

References

  1. Pim Lier's obituary (in Dutch)
  2. "Het bewijs is er: Almeloër Pim Lier wás zoon van prins Hendrik". www.tubantia.nl. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. (in Dutch) Het buitenechtelijk kind van 'das Gepäck' prins Hendrik, Trouw, August 26, 2011
Party political offices
Preceded byNico Konst Party chair of the Centre Party
1985-1986 		Succeeded byDanny Segers


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