With her, the last of father’s family had died & I am now the only direct representative of my family – would that I were a worthier one! Princess Sophie of the Netherlands was born on 8 April 1824 as the daughter of the future King William II of the Netherlands and of his wife Grand Duchess Anna [read more]
There is not much information available about Queen Wilhelmina in English but we have listed some books below: Wilhelmina’s memoirs: Lonely but not alone Darling Queen, Dear Old Bones (correspondence with her English governess Miss Saxton Winter) (US & UK) Queen Wilhelmina, mother of the Netherlands by Philip Paneth (US & UK) The royal ladies [read more]
Queen Emma, born Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, was born on 2 August 1858 and was just 20 years old when she married the 61-year-old King William III of the Netherlands. Their only daughter and the future Queen of the Netherlands was born on 31 August 1880. When William died on 23 November 1890, Emma [read more]
When the future Queen Wilhelmina was born on 31 August 1880, her elder half-brother Prince Alexander, Prince of Orange was still alive – as was her uncle Prince Frederick of the Netherlands. Under the semi-salic law in the Netherlands, she was thus third in the line of succession. However, Prince Frederick died in 1881, leaving [read more]
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 the Netherlands and his wife, Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He was born in Brussels, which was then still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He was baptised in the [read more]
On 7 February 1901, the young Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands married Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was one of three candidates who had been considered for the young Queen. Any British candidates had been vetoed because of the Boer War, and even Emperor Wilhelm II butted in and declared that only a German Prince [read more]
Copyright © 2026 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes