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- The only surviving child of King William III of the Netherlands and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Wilhelmina ascended the throne at the age of 10 after her father's death in 1890, under her mother's regency.
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Reign. 23 November 1890 – 4 September 1948. Inauguration. 6 September 1898. Predecessor. William III. Successor. Juliana. Regents. Queen Emma (1890–1898) Princess Juliana (1947–1948) Born. Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau 31 August 1880 Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands. Died.
Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie of Orange-Nassau) (August 31 1880 – November 28 1962) was queen regnant of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. Her mother, Queen Emma, acted as regent until 1898, when Wilhelmina came of age. She reigned as Queen for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch.
Even at seven years old, Princess Wilhelmina of the Netherlands seemed to know she was destined for greatness. And she wasn’t wrong—just three years later she became Queen of the Netherlands. Her mother, Emma, was named regent, but by all accounts, Wilhelmina was a wise head on young shoulders.
There have been only a few regents, all female, in the history of the Dutch Royal House. Queen Regent Emma acted as regent in 1890 when her husband King Willem III was seriously ill, and after his death she continued as regent for eight years until her daughter Queen Wilhelmina came of age.
Aug 14, 2020 · Albertine was widowed on 31 October 1664 when her husband died at the age of 51. Their only son was just seven years old at the time, and so, Albertine became his guardian and eventually acted as his regent – becoming the first woman to serve as regent in the Republic.
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod ( née Zelle, Dutch: [mɑrɣaːˈreːtaː ɣeːrˈtrœydaː ˈzɛlə]; 7 August 1876 – 15 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( / ˈmɑːtə ˈhɑːri / MAH-tə HAR-ee, Dutch: [ˈmaːtaː ˈhaːri]; Malay for 'sun', lit. 'eye of the day' ), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany...
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