The Family of Queen Máxima - The Zorreguietas


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Inès Zorreguieta Cerruti does not fullfill the requirements for the job of Director of Office of the Directorate General of Administration for the Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies of the President and apparently it is no problem: the appointment is con autorización excepcional and with retroactive working, starting December 10th 2015, the day that President Mauricio Macri was sworn in...

Picture: Queen Máxima and President Mauricio Macri a few weeks ago in Davos...
 
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According to the Dutch papers it is a problem; they are talking about 'in opspraak', which translates as 'scandal' apparently. The Argentinian statebulletin they are not making it a secret that it is curious as they write about 'a high exception'. She does not have the right resume, the right academic background or the right network among civil servants.

Apparently the president already fired 20.000 civil servants that were brought in office by his predecessor. Many of those had émpty' jobs. It seems he may be doing the same now, Ines Z. is being paid a full time salary for 180 days of work.
 
Duc_et_Pair said:
Inès Zorreguieta Cerruti does not fullfill the requirements for the job of Director of Office of the Directorate General of Administration for the Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies of the President and apparently it is no problem: the appointment is con autorización excepcional and with retroactive working, starting December 10th 2015, the day that President Mauricio Macri was sworn in...

Picture: Queen Máxima and President Mauricio Macri a few weeks ago in Davos...
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i have to agree. as far as i know, ines is way too young to be a director of any sort, so it just looks to the world like she was put in her position because of who she is related to. i am saddened, because it just shows how corrupt certain circles are. i will give her for now the benefit of the doubt though, until we find out what kind of background she has and what the position really entitles before judging but this doesn't look very good in my opinion.

and... gosh! isn't her title a mouthful? maybe it's created as such to distract us from knowing what she actually does... :)
 
The RVD twittered about the matter. They denied that Queen Máxima was in any way involved in this issue. They also point out that previously Inès worked for the present Argentinian minister of Social Affairs. That puts the claims of the Argentinian press in a different perspective I suppose, as they said Inès had no relevant work experience and no contacts among civil servants.
 
So all by all it is a storm in a cup of tea, but of course the label 'nepotism' will remain above Inès, while she maybe did it all herself, her career, without her sister in far-way Netherlands.
 
Marengo said:
The RVD twittered about the matter. They denied that Queen Máxima was in any way involved in this issue. They also point out that previously Inès worked for the present Argentinian minister of Social Affairs. That puts the claims of the Argentinian press in a different perspective I suppose, as they said Inès had no relevant work experience and no contacts among civil servants.
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i guess that sheds some light and makes me more comfortable about the situation. i doubt they would have positioned themselves if maxima did indeed have an influence over this. the fact that ines worked for the minister before is also comforting.

shame on the argentinian press for disseminating rumours that are hurtful and erroneous just to make headlines.
 
carlota said:
i guess that sheds some light and makes me more comfortable about the situation. i doubt they would have positioned themselves if maxima did indeed have an influence over this. the fact that ines worked for the minister before is also comforting.

shame on the argentinian press for disseminating rumours that are hurtful and erroneous just to make headlines.
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I would think that the Queen and the RVD would be the first to proactively ensure that no nepotism was involved in this particular appointment. With a view to the sensitivity with which the Zorreguieta family has always been associated since one of its members became a member of the Dutch Royal Family, its members will also be doubly careful in ensuring any possibility of scandal be attached to their name.:whistling::bang:
 
I'm going to do here a summary of Queen Maxima's family.

Maxima has 6 brothers and sisters.

From the first marriage of his father, Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini, she has three half-sisters:
María Zorreguieta López Gil * 1956
Ángeles Zorreguieta López Gil * 1958
Dolores Zorreguieta López Gil * 1963

Then, from the wedding of his parents has 2 brothers and 1 sister (already deceased):
Martín Zorreguieta Cerruti * 1972
Juan Zorreguieta Cerruti * 1982
Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti * 1984 - 2018

I couldn't find any information on Maxima's nephews.
 
Does Juan or Martín have any children? I was just wondering if the AAA princesses have any Argentine cousins.
 
Alisa said:
Does Juan or Martín have any children? I was just wondering if the AAA princesses have any Argentine cousins.
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It seems she has two nephews and one niece:

María Zorreguieta López Gil (1956)
x Adrián Vilov

Ángeles Zorreguieta López Gil (1958)
x 1. Fernando Galante
= Sebastián Galante Zorreguieta
= Facundo Galante Zorreguieta
x 2. Adrián Vojnov
= Ana Vojnov Zorreguieta

Dolores Zorreguieta López Gil (1965)
x Harmond Grad Lewis

Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti (1971)
x Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
= Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
= Alexia of the Netherlands
= Ariane of the Netherlands

Martín Zorreguieta Cerruti (1972)
x Mariana Andrés

Juan Zorreguieta Cerruti (1982)
x Andrea Wolf (m. 2014)

Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti (1984)
 
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I don't have the impression there is much of a relationship between Máxima and her brothers (on the one hand) and their half-sisters (on the other hand), so I don't think the princesses meet their half-cousins regularly - they most likely ran into them once in a while when visiting their grandfather and of course will have seen them at their grandfather's funeral.

Edit: according to wikipedia both Martín and Juan have issue (and Jorge Zorreguieta would have 12 grandchildren in total) but it is unclear what the source would be of that information (wikipedia labeled it stating 'This section needs additional citations for verification.').
 
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Duc_et_Pair said:
It seems she has two nephews and one niece:

María Zorreguieta López (1956)
x Adrián Vilov

Ángeles Zorreguieta López (1958)
x 1. Fernando Galante
= Sebastián Galante Zorreguieta
= Facundo Galante Zorreguieta
x 2. Adrián Vojnov
= Ana Vojnov Zorreguieta

Dolores Zorreguieta López (1965)
x Harmond Grad Lewis

Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti (1971)
x Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
= Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
= Alexia of the Netherlands
= Ariane of the Netherlands

Martín Zorreguieta Cerruti (1972)
x Mariana Andrés

Juan Zorreguieta Cerruti (1982)
x Andrea Wolf (m. 2014)

Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti (1984)
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According to Argentine naming convention, a child receives only one surname, that of their father.

According to the official website of the Royal House, the Queen was born as Máxima Zorreguieta (no Cerruti).

https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/leden-koninklijk-huis/koningin-maxima/jeugd
 
No idea how it works in Spanish speaking countries concerning surnames. There are sites with all surnames in full.

Máxima ZORREGUIETA CERRUTI
* Buenos Aires 17 V 1971

Gen 1.
Jorge Horacio ZORREGUIETA STEFANINI
* Buenos Aires 18 I 1928
+ Buenos Aires 8 VIII 2017
x
María del Carmen CERRUTI CARRICART
* Pergamino 8 IX 1944

Gen. 2
Juan Antonio ZORREGUIETA BONORINO
* Buenos Aires 19 IX 1899
+ Buenos Aires 14 I 1959
x
Cesina STEFANINI BORELLA
* Buenos Aires 4 VIII 1901
+ Buenos Aires 5 IV 1999

Jorge Horacio CERRUTI DE SAUTU
* Pergamino 7 XII 1911
+ Buenos Aires 17 XI 1992
x
María del Carmen CARRICART CIEZA
* Buenos Aires 17 V 1915
+ Capitán Sarmiento 15 I 1999

Gen 3.
[....]
 
It seems Argentina is one of the few countries in Latin-America that officially uses only one surname while the second surname is used by many in social situations.
 
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Edit: according to wikipedia both Martín and Juan have issue (and Jorge Zorreguieta would have 12 grandchildren in total) but it is unclear what the source would be of that information (wikipedia labeled it stating 'This section needs additional citations for verification.').
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That would be interesting- the social media pages of both men do not give any indication that they have issue.
Wasn't it public that Martín had divorced Mariana many years ago.
Even Juan's FB page is very "bachelor-like"- it could very well be that both men take very good care to keep their families off social media.

It would've been good for the AAA princesses to have had cousins their age to grow up in tandem with-to always have a link with their mother's motherland.
 
Alisa said:
That would be interesting- the social media pages of both men do not give any indication that they have issue.
Wasn't it public that Martín had divorced Mariana many years ago.
Even Juan's FB page is very "bachelor-like"- it could very well be that both men take very good care to keep their families off social media.

It would've been good for the AAA princesses to have had cousins their age to grow up in tandem with-to always have a link with their mother's motherland.
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They have lots of cousins in their age group on their father's side of the family:

Amalia - 2003
Alexia - 2005
Ariane - 2007

Cousins:
Eloise - 2002
Claus - 2004
Luana - 2005
Leonore - 2006
Zaria - 2006
 
Somebody said:
It seems Argentina is one of the few countries in Latin-America that officially uses only one surname while the second surname is used by many in social situations.
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From the linked article:

"Generally speaking, Argentine family names usually consist of a single, paternal surname.[1]​

The first sentence includes the source "Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries" by Morrison, Terri and Conaway, Wayne A. (24 July 2006).

However, due to the large number of people of Spanish descent, many Argentines still use the surnames of both parents."​

This sentence does not include a source, but if true, it seems to apply to people descended from other Spanish-speaking countries (most of which, unlike Argetina, use the double name convention).


Duc_et_Pair said:
There are sites with all surnames in full.
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There are many sites which produce factual errors. Unless the sites provide confirmation, I would take the word of Máxima and her family over an anonymous website in regard to her own name, particularly since it accords with the Argentine naming convention of using only one surname.

Note that although it is legally possible for parents to assign their child a double surname, a single surname remains the default rule under the Argentine Civil Code.
 
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However, due to the large number of people of Spanish descent, many Argentines still use the surnames of both parents."[/indent]

This is not necessary true I lived there for 20 something years and I never saw that. Women when get married add to their name the surname of the husband and the word "de" for me this is very primitive, it is this woman is belong to this man....For example: Anna Maria Lopez "de" Martinez. But the normal is their kids will be just Martinez.
And I will take always more the word of Maxima than anything else in the internet.
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No I meant Argentine cousins. It would be good if the princesses had Argentine cousins their age-to go through life to stay connected to their mother's homeland.
Somebody said:
They have lots of cousins in their age group on their father's side of the family:

Amalia - 2003
Alexia - 2005
Ariane - 2007

Cousins:
Eloise - 2002
Claus - 2004
Luana - 2005
Leonore - 2006
Zaria - 2006
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According to press reports Queen Máxima's uncle, her mother's brother, Jorge Horacio Cerruti has died aged 76 in San Nicolas on April 29. He was suffering from cancer but died of an Covid 19 infection. Jorge Horacio Cerruti was buried in the family grace in Buenos Aires on May 1. Queen Máxima couldn't attend due to the Corona restrictions.


** libelle article: Oom van koningin Máxima overleden aan gevolgen corona **


** bunte article: Máxima der Niederlande Corona-Schock: Sie trauert um ein Familienmitglied **
 
May he rest in peace and extra sad for the queen who could not attend the family funeral due to the pandemic.
 
The Corona restrictions are very strict . You have to do 10 days of quarantine when you arrive even if you have a negative test results. What it make it impossible for her to go under the circumstance. And to make matters worst you always have an stupid person that try to trick the system, yesterday arrived from Miami a person with a false results of test aand by the scanner they have he has the corona , he is in quarantine and face jail time. Also are only allow 4 planes a day no more than 2000 people can arrive to the international airport. So this kind of acts made the restrictions even more , I am not sure how close Maxima was with his uncle but even if she wanted to go it would had been impossible for her!
 
According media Queen Máxima did spend long summer holidays with her uncle in Pergamino, the lush countryside homeland of her maternal family. Her late uncle Jorge was a landowner, a veterinary internal medicine specialist, a keen player of polo (which is a favourite sport in Máxima's maternal family).
 
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