Ernestine Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen was born on 23 October 1623 as the daughter of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Ernestine Yolande of Ligne. She was probably born in Brussels. Her siblings were: Maria (1619-1620). an unnamed sister (born and died 1620), Claire Marie (1621 -1695), Lamberta Albertine (1625-1635) and Johann Franz Desideratus (1627-1699). Her [read more]
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands was born on 10 April 2007 as the youngest daughter of the future King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. Embed from Getty Images A few days later, her father registered her birth with the name Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines. At the time of her birth, she was fourth in the line [read more]
Read part four here. Wilhelmina had never been the epitome of good health but from 1820, she began having more and more health troubles. The court physician often prescribed her rest and sea air. William even had a pavilion built for her at the beach in Scheveningen, which he gave to her for her birthday [read more]
Read part three here. Despite the affair, William also managed to father a child with his wife again. On 9 May 1810, Wilhelmina gave birth to a daughter named Marianne at the Niederländisches Palais in Berlin. She was named for her aunt, Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg. William wrote to his eldest son, “Our wishes [read more]
Read part two here. The family spent the summer and fall in Fulda and the winter and spring in Berlin. From 1804, the family lived in the Niederländische Palais at the Unter den Linden, which had been loaned to them. They also had the use of Schönhausen, a country residence. The children usually stayed behind [read more]
Read part one here. On 18 June 1792, Wilhelmina’s mother-in-law wrote to her daughter, Louise, “I found Mimi [Wilhelmina] in our house, very healthy, very pretty and still with a little roundness.” She was by now starting to show. It was supposed to be a happy time, but the situation in France was concerning. On [read more]
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