Pim Lier Explained

Pim Lier
Birth Name:Albrecht Willem Lier
Birth Date:July 22, 1918
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Almelo, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:Lawyer, jurist
Known For:Illegitimate son of Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Master of Laws
Party:Centre Party
Criminal Charge:Murder
Criminal Penalty:4 ½ years
Criminal Status:Released
Mother:Mien Abbo-Wenneker
Father:Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Relatives:Queen 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.[2]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.misdaadjournalist.nl/2016/03/pim-lier-zoon-van-prins-hendrik-is-overleden/ Pim Lier's obituary
  2. Web site: Het bewijs is er: Almeloër Pim Lier wás zoon van prins Hendrik. 2020-10-27. www.tubantia.nl.
  3. Het buitenechtelijk kind van 'das Gepäck' prins Hendrik, Trouw, August 26, 2011