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Wilhelm III and Queen Emma. Princess Emma married the much older King William III at Arolsen Castle on 7 January 1879, two years after the death of his first wife, Sophie of Württemberg. [2] [3] The king, born in 1817, was no less than forty-one years older than Emma; indeed, all three of his children from his first marriage were older than ...
Emma's reign has been described as an important phase in the history of Waldeck, with a complete overhaul of the organisation of the state. The Emma Waterfall in the Gastein Valley was named after her, as was her granddaughter Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who served as queen regent of the Netherlands.
In 1905, Waldeck and Pyrmont had an area of 1121 km 2 and a population of 59,000. The princely house of Waldeck and Pyrmont is closely related to the royal family of the Netherlands. The last ruling prince, Frederick, was the brother of Queen Consort Emma of the Netherlands.
Emma of France (c. 894 –934), queen of West Francia; Emma of Italy (c. 948 –after 987), queen of West Francia; Emma of Normandy (c. 988 –1052), queen of England, Denmark and Norway; Queen Emma (Hawaii) (1836–1885), queen of Hawaii; Emma Forsayth (1850–1913), businesswoman known as "Queen Emma of New Guinea" Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ...
He finally decided to marry Pauline's younger sister Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Some politicians were quite angry, as she was 41 years the king's junior. Emma showed herself, however, as a cordial woman. William asked permission from parliament, this was easily granted. The couple were quickly married in Bad Arolsen on 7 January 1879.
He was the great-nephew of Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (later Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg) and thus a second cousin of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, [1] whom he welcomed to Arolsen Castle in both 2008, on the 150th anniversary of Queen Emma's birth, and 2016, to celebrate his own 80th birthday. [4]
An older picture on the Find A Grave website a photo shows the inscription reading, Emma Young, born in Yorkshire, England, died July 22, 1882, aged 33. She left her children below, to receive her ...
The only surviving child of King William III of the Netherlands and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Wilhelmina ascended the throne at the age of 10 after her father's death in 1890, under her mother's regency. After taking charge of government, Wilhelmina became generally popular for maintaining Dutch neutrality during the First World War and ...