On This Day: Dutch Royal Family

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On this day, February 7, 1688 ~ Birth of Marie Luise of Hesse-Kassel, Princess of Orange, wife of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, in Kassel, Landgraviate of Hesse

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On this day, January 20, 1619 ~ Demise of Eleonore de Bourbon-Conde, Princess of Orange, wife of Prince Filips Willem of Orange, in Muret-le-Chateau, France

Éléonore de Bourbon-Condé was also a cousin of king Henri IV of France.Her father Henri,Prince de Condé was a leading Huguenot figure during the French Wars of Religion.

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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

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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

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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

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Originally Posted by 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

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.

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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

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Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

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.

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Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

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.

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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Originally Posted by 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

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.

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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

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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

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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!