Artikel 26: Rights of the King’s unborn child

Artikel 26

For the purposes of hereditary succession, the child of a woman pregnant at the moment of the death of the King shall be deemed already born. If it is stillborn it shall be deemed to have never existed.

In andere talen:

English

For the purposes of hereditary succession, the child of a woman pregnant at the moment of the death of the King shall be deemed already born. If it is stillborn it shall be deemed to have never existed.

Français

L'enfant dont une femme est enceinte au moment de la mort du Roi est considéré, pour la succession héréditaire, comme déjà né. L'enfant mort né est réputé n'avoir jamais existé.

Deutsch

Das zum Zeitpunkt des Todes des Königs ungeborene Kind gilt im Sinne der Erbfolge als bereits geboren. Kommt es tot zur Welt, gilt es als nie geboren.

Español

El niño del que esté encinta la mujer en el momento de fallecer el Rey, se tendrá por ya nacido a los efectos de la sucesión hereditaria, pero se considerara que no existió nunca naciere muerto.

Explanation

Please note: Only the Dutch-language version of the Constitution has legal effect. 

A child born after the King’s death will become King if they would have succeeded had they already been born when he died. If the child is stillborn, they are treated as never having existed for the purposes of succession to the Throne.