The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – The death of Alexander, Prince of Orange
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands had three elder half-brothers, but she would not know any of them. The three sons of the marriage of her […]
Sophie of Württemberg
The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – The death of Sophie of Württemberg
Although Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands obviously never knew her father’s first wife, Sophie’s death opened up the possibility of his remarriage and the eventual […]
The Year of Queen Wilhelmina – The life of her father King William III
The future King William III of the Netherlands was born on 19 February 1817 as the eldest son of the future King William II of […]
Princesses of Orange – Sophie of Württemberg
Sophie of Württemberg was born in Stuttgart on 17 June 1818 as the daughter of King William I of Württemburg and his second wife Catherine […]