On This Day: Dutch Royal Family

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On this day, February 19, 1817 ~ Birth of King Willem III of The Netherlands at the Palace of the Nation in Brussels

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 20, 1618 ~ Demise of Filips Willem, Prince of Orange at the Palace of Nassau in Brussels

 

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On this day, February 19, 1817 ~ Birth of King Willem III of The Netherlands at the Palace of the Nation in Brussels

A Map of provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time of the birth pf Prince Willem

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 1, 1865 ~ Demise of Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Queen of The Netherlands, wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands, in The Hague, The Netherlands

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, March 1, 1865 ~ Demise of Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Queen of The Netherlands, wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands, in The Hague, The Netherlands

The queen's funeral Service was in accordance to the Russian Orthodox church and following this her coffin was buried at the vault of Oranje-Nassau in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft

The Queen Mother,Anna Pavlovna as a widow.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 8, 1748 ~ Birth of Willem V, Prince of Orange in The Hague, Dutch Republic

On this day, March 14, 1647 ~ Demise of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange in The Hague, Holland, Dutch Republic

On this day, March 17, 1849 ~ Demise of King Willem II of The Netherlands in Tilburg, The Netherlands

On this day, March 20, 1934 ~ Demise of Queen Emma of The Netherlands, wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands, at the Palace Lange Voorhout in The Hague

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, March 20, 1934 ~ Demise of Queen Emma of The Netherlands, wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands, at the Palace Lange Voorhout in The Hague

Given the recent tradition of Dutch abdications Emma will probably be the last Dutch Queen mother/ Dowager queen unless the current king dies as Monarch.
Emma was 75 at the time of her death and was queen consort from 1879–1890 and queen regent 1890-1898.

 

[lucien]

On this day, March 20, 1934 ~ Demise of Queen Emma of The Netherlands, wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands, at the Palace Lange Voorhout in The Hague

On the same day in 2004 HM Queen Juliana passed away,70 years to the day after her grandmother Emma.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 24, 1558 ~ Demise of Anna van Egmont, Princess of Orange, wife of Willem I, Prince of Orange, in Breda, Duchy of Brabant

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 9, 1765 ~ Demise of Marie Luise of Hesse-Kassel, Princess of Orange, wife of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, in Leeuwarden, Friesland

 

[An Ard Ri]

22nd of April 1355 : Death of Eleanor of England , Dowager Duchess of Guelders.

Eleanor was the daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. In 1332 she was married to Reinoud II of Guelders and was the mother of Reginald III, Duke of Guelders and Edward, Duke of Guelders. Following her husbands death Eleanor acted as duchess Regent for her eldest son.
The Duchess died in Deventer and is buried at the former Dominican church where her burial was preserved.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_of_Woodstock

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 23, 1625 ~ Demise of Maurits, Prince of Orange, at The Hague, The Netherlands

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, April 23, 1625 ~ Demise of Maurits, Prince of Orange, at The Hague, The Netherlands

The death of Maurice, Prince of Orange by Adriaen van de Venne

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 24, 1533 ~ Birth of Willem I of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange, at Dillenburg Castle in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg in the Holy Roman Empire

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, April 24, 1533 ~ Birth of Willem I of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange, at Dillenburg Castle in the County of Nassau-Dillenburg in the Holy Roman Empire

In 1544 his cousin René of Chalon, Prince of Orange died and left the principality of Orange to Willem on the condition that he should receive a Catholic education.

Anna of Lorraine the childless widow of René of Chalon went onto marry Philip II de Croÿ ,Duke of Aarschot.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 30, 1587 ~ Birth of Eleonore de Bourbon-Conde, Princess of Orange, wife of Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, in Saintonge, France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, May 5, 1582 ~ Demise of Charlotte de Bourbon-Monpensier, Princess of Orange, spouse of Willem I, Prince of Orange in Antwerp

 

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On this day, May 5, 1582 ~ Demise of Charlotte de Bourbon-Monpensier, Princess of Orange, spouse of Willem I, Prince of Orange in Antwerp

Charlotte of Bourbon was related to the French Royal house of Valois by her maternal grandmother Jeanne d'Angoulême who was an illegitimate half-sister of King Francis I of France who in turn created Jeanne Countess of Bar-sur-Seine and also a lady-in-waiting to his mother Louise de Savoie.

Charlotte's father was a powerful noble and courtier at the court of Catherine de Médicis who had his daughter placed in a convent to be educated there in the Catholic faith.In 1572 with the aid of Jeanne d'Albret,queen of Navarre ,Charlotte embraced Calvinism and escaped from the convent and fled France!

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, May 27, 1626 ~ Birth of Willem II, Prince of Orange in The Hague, Dutch Republic

 

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On this day, May 27, 1626 ~ Birth of Willem II, Prince of Orange in The Hague, Dutch Republic

William II, Prince of Orange was stadtholder for a little over 3 years and died of smallpox aged just 24 in 1650.
By his union with Mary, Princess Royal he has one child ,(Prince William III of Orange who later became king of England,Scotland and Ireland by his marriage to Mary II.

Following the death of William II, Prince of Orange his widow Mary of England and his mother Amalia of Solms-Braunfels fought to be appointed Regent for the young Prince William III.
Both of them acted as joint Regents until Mary died in 1660 when Amalia ruled until William III reached his majority.

William II of Orange and Mary Stuart, Princess Royal.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 9, 1820 ~ Demise of Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, wife of Willem V, Prince of Orange, at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, Dutch Republic

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, June 9, 1820 ~ Demise of Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, wife of Willem V, Prince of Orange, at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, Dutch Republic

Wilhelmina of Prussia, Dowager Princess of Orange was the mother of King William I of the Netherlands and lived to see the restoration of the House of Orange following the Napoleonic Wars.
Her remains are buried at the Royal Crypt at Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 17, 1818 ~ Birth of Sophie of Wurttemberg, Queen of The Netherlands, wife of King Willem III of The Netherlands, at Ludwigsburg Palace in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Wurttemberg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 3, 1934 ~ Demise of Prince Hendrik of The Netherlands at The Hague in The Netherlands

 

[lucien]

On this day, June 9, 1820 ~ Demise of Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, wife of Willem V, Prince of Orange, at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, Dutch Republic

1820 Saw the Kingdom of The Netherlands,not the dutch republic.Kingdom since 1813.

 

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1820 Saw the Kingdom of The Netherlands,not the dutch republic.Kingdom since 1813.

And the Dutch Republic ended in 1795 with the French invasion and occupation.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 10, 1584 ~ Demise of Willem I, Prince of Orange at Prinsenhof in Delft, The Netherlands

 

[An Ard Ri]

On this day, July 10, 1584 ~ Demise of Willem I, Prince of Orange at Prinsenhof in Delft, The Netherlands

Following the assassination of Wilhelm his remains were buried at the family vault of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.
His widow,Louise de Coligny,dowager Princess of Orange outlived him and died in 1620 ,her remains were buried beside him.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, August 7, 1751 ~ Birth of Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, wife of Willem IV, Prince of Orange, in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

On this day, August 14, 1687 ~ Birth of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange in Dessau, Principality of Anhalt-Dessau

On this day, August 31, 1602 ~ Birth of Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Princess of Orange, wife of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, at Schloss Braunfels in Braunfels, County of Solms-Braunfels

On this day, September 1, 1711 ~ Birth of Willem IV, Prince of Orange in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Dutch Republic

On this day, September 8, 1675 ~ Demise of Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Princess of Orange in The Hague, The Netherlands

On this day, September 23, 1555 ~ Birth of Louise de Coligny, Princess of Orange, wife of Willem I, Prince of Orange, at Chatillon-sur-Loing, France

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, October 22, 1751 ~ Demise of Willem IV, Prince of Orange at Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Dutch Republic

On this day, November 6, 1650 ~ Demise of Willem II, Prince of Orange at The Hague, Dutch Republic

On this day, November 14, 1567 ~ Birth of Maurits, Prince of Orange at Castle Dillenburg in Hesse

On this day, November 18, 1774 ~ Birth of Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of The Netherlands, spouse of King Willem I of The Netherlands in Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia