King/Grand Duke Willem I (1772-1843) and Queen Wilhelmina (1774-1834)
 

Biography of King Willem I (from wikipedia):

King William I's parents were the last stadtholder William V of Orange and his wife Wilhelmina of Prussia. Until 1813, William was known as Prince William VI of Orange. In 1791, William married his first cousin (Frederica Louisa) Wilhelmina, born in Potsdam. She was the daughter of King Frederick William II of Prussia. After Wilhelmina died in 1837, William was remarried to Countess Henriette d'Oultremont de Wegimont, in 1841 in Berlin. Two years later, William died there.
William V was hereditary stadtholder when the Republic of the Seven United Provinces was invaded by the French Revolutionary armies. He fled with his son to England. Unlike his father--who gave his people permission to collaborate with the French--William was a strong personality and he tried to regain the Republic.
In 1799, William landed in the current North Holland. The local Dutch population was not pleased with the arrival of the prince. Some local Orangists were even executed. After several minor battles he was forced to leave the country again. Napoleon Bonaparte gave him some small German principalities as indemnities for the lost territories. These principalities were confiscated when Napoleon invaded Germany (1806) and William supported his Prussian relatives. He succeeded his father as prince of Orange later that year, after William V's death.

Read more about King Willem I in this wikipedia article

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From Colombia encyclopedia (no copyrights required):

William I, king of the Netherlands 1772–1843, first king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1815–40), son of Prince William V of Orange, last stadtholder of the Netherlands. He commanded (1793–95) the Dutch army in the French Revolutionary Wars, and after the French occupation of the Netherlands he entered the Prussian and later the Austrian service. He returned to the Netherlands in 1813, and the Congress of Vienna gave him (1815) the title king of the Netherlands. His kingdom comprised present Belgium as well as the Netherlands, and he was awarded the grand duchy of Luxembourg in compensation for his family holdings in Germany, which he ceded to Prussia. William soon alienated his Belgian subjects by attempting to make Dutch the official language, by granting disproportionate influence to the northern provinces, and by encroaching on the freedom of the Roman Catholic Church. Political unrest in Belgium led to the revolution of 1830, which he stubbornly sought to suppress despite the intervention of England and France (see London Conference). Belgium won its independence, but final recognition by William came only in 1839. When his Dutch subjects forced him to liberalize the constitution in 1840, he abdicated in favor of his son William II. Through his rule as an enlightened despot, William fostered the development of Dutch agriculture, commerce, and industry.

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Some paintings of Queen Wilhelmina Frederika (Mimi). Not much is known about her, not by me anyway but maybe others can inform us.

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As posted by Lucien on the Alexander Palace Forums:

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The wedding of Willem and Wilhelmina Frederika:

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It was all arranged by their family but it was a very fortunate match. Willem spontaniously exclaimed ´that isn´t what I expected´ when he saw his future wife for the first time, because she was a pretty girl. Apart from pretty she also was sensible, encouraging etc and knew how to deal with her husband.

Painting of Willem I:

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After the excile the King, still Prince Willem VI of Orange set the first steps in his native land on the same spot as where he left it: the beach of Scheveningen, near The Hague in 1813:

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Paintings of a young Willem I

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King Willem I as a child with his mother and siblings Louise and Frederik:

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King Willem I, Queen Wilhelmina Frederika and their family around 1830:

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The European territory of King Willem I, untill the Belgian seperation:

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Note that the map is free of copyrights and taken from the website of the ministery of education.

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Painting of the enthronement of Willem I:

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A newspaper drawing of King WIllem I and Queen Mimi in their carriage on their way to the theater in The Hague.

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The King entered Amsterdam under cheers and over Kings square in 1814:

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The triumvirate exclaiming the monarchy in 1813:

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Google Image resultaat voor https://beeldbank.schooltv.nl/mmbase/images?14698

Koning Willem I

King Willem I and his two sons, Willem (II) and Frederik.

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Last portrait of the (ex-)King, made a few days before his death:

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For those who want more information, in Dutch:

A clip from school tv about King Willem I can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXw9YPM85Q8

A rather informative site about King Willem I and Queen Mimi can be found here.

King Willem I had this lovely pavilion built for his wife Mimi in 1836. She had difficulties sleeping and the doctors thought that a pavillion so close to the see would help her.

Another mark of Willem I in Scheveningen. This ´needle´ was placed near the spot where Willem I first landed in 1813. The text says ´God saved The Netherlands´

This monument is built on Plein 1813 (Square 1813) to mark the return of the House of Orange to power. King Willem I can be seen in the front.

I just read that the Belgian towns had the following anti-Willem I remark written on their walls:

WWWWWWWWWWWW

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Which stands for: Wij willen Willem weg, wilde Willem wijzer worden , wij willen Willem weer

Free translation: we want Willem gone, if Willem became wiser we would want him back again. He didn´t become wiser in Belgian eyes so decided to split up, much to the relief of Northern protestants and Amsterdam merchants.

Monument in honour of King Willem I in The Hague.

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Courtesy Mardam's wonderfull site.

i wonder why queen wilhelmina frederika like to wear thats sort of headress because it look like a widow peak style and :eek:IMO if a woman desire to wear a widow peak style hat while her husband was still alive thats mean she desire her husband to died:ohmy:

It was the fashion at the time.