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Wilhelmina (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː] ⓘ; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in Dutch history, as well as the longest-reigning female monarch outside ...
Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina; 7 August 1751 in Berlin – 9 June 1820 in Het Loo) was the consort of William V of Orange and the de facto leader of the dynastic party and counter-revolution in the Netherlands.
On 1 October 1791, she married her cousin William of the Netherlands, son of Stadtholder William V, Prince of Orange and Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, in Berlin.The marriage was arranged as a part of an alliance between the House of Orange and Prussia, but it was also, in fact, a love match and became a happy one. [1]
On 31 August 1898 her daughter, Queen Wilhelmina, reached legal majority and Queen Emma thereby retired from regency on Wilhelmina's inauguration on 6 September. In her farewell speech as regent, she expressed her wish that The Netherlands should continue to be great in the way small nations could show greatness. [1]
The following is a family tree for the Princes of Orange, a line which culminated in the Dutch monarchy with the accession of Prince William VI to the newly created throne of the Netherlands in 1815. Dates given are those of birth and death; for Princes of Orange (shown in bold), the intermediate date is the date of accession to the Princedom.
On 6 February 1901, Henry was created a Prince of the Netherlands and the next day, 7 February, married Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague. Their only child together, Princess Juliana, was born in 1909. [1] On 4 September 1948, Wilhelmina abdicated as queen of the Netherlands and was succeeded by Juliana.
Brother died 21 June 1884 Died Prince Frederik, 1879–1881, granduncle Princess Wilhelmina, 1881–1884, half-sister Princess Wilhelmina: Daughter 21 June 1884 Half-brother died 23 November 1890 Father died, became queen Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, aunt Wilhelmina: Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Aunt 23 ...
He discovered a weathered gravestone on the estate, inscribed with Pauline's name. The news was immediately reported to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who had the remains exhumed. Without much pomp Pauline's remains were brought to the Netherlands by the Dutch ambassador in Berlin, Baron Gevers, and the chamberlain Van den Bosch in March ...