Queen Wilhelmina – Queen Emma takes the regency oath
On 20 November 1890, Wilhelmina’s mother Emma left behind her dying husband, King William III of the Netherlands, to swear the oath of regency in […]
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Queen Wilhelmina – The loss of Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had been a province of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since its foundation in 1815 before becoming independent but remaining […]
Queen Wilhelmina – Becoming Queen
Princess Wilhelmina has last seen her father on 25 September 1890. She wrote in her memoirs, “Although during the last few months his suffering was […]
Queen Wilhelmina – The first miscarriage
With Wilhelmina’s marriage to Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 7 February 1901, she and her mother both fervently prayed for healthy children to continue their line. […]
Queen Wilhelmina – Wilhelmina’s baptism
In early 1880 the new Queen Emma of the Netherlands realised she was expecting. By March, rumours were circulating around the country. In the evening […]
Queen Wilhelmina – Her first speech from the throne
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands’ first official act after all the inauguration celebrations was her speech from the throne on Prinsjesdag (Literal translation: Little Prince’s […]