The future Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands married Claus von Amsberg on 10 March 1966. Their engagement was announced by Beatrix’s parents, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, on 28 June 1965. Many Dutch people did not agree with Princess Beatrix marrying a German, with memories of the Second World War still fresh in their minds. [read more]
In early 1816, a Romanov bride became a future Dutch Queen. On 22 December 1815, the future King William II of the Netherlands, then known as the Prince of Orange, arrived in St Petersburg to meet his future wife. Shortly before, his future brother-in-law, Alexander I of Russia, had issued a law which said that [read more]
Read part one here. Louise’s two daughters were taught French, German, and a little English and Russian. They also practised their painting, needlework and maths. They were given instruction in music by the director of the The Hague music school. Frederick had been unhappy with the way his nephews were being raised and was looking [read more]
On 1 February 1808, Queen Louise gave birth to her penultimate child, a daughter who would be her namesake – Louise. It was Louise’s ninth pregnancy, but little Louise was her sixth surviving child. Queen Louise had been dreading childbirth as she had been stuck in Memel, where the house was too small and there [read more]
On 27 August 2005, Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau married Anita van Eijk at the Grote or St. Jeroenskerk, which is currently known as Oude Jeroenskerk, in Noordwijk. Their engagement had been announced on 25 February 2005, at the same time as the engagement of Pieter-Christiaan’s brother, Floris, and his fiancée, Aimée. Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third [read more]
Most will know the tragic story of Anne Frank, but did you know that Anne wrote about royal families in her now-famous diary? Anne was born in Frankfurt, Germany, on 12 June 1929 as the youngest daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Holländer. Her elder sister, Margot, was born three years before her. The family [read more]
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