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Juliana of the Netherlands
Juliana was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980.
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politics · Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 · monarch · also Juliana of the Netherlands, Queen Juliana, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, Juliana I of the Netherlands, Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Juliana der Nederlanden
Born 30 April 1909 · Died 20 March 2004 · Q154946
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18-jun.-1941 INTERVIEW VANUIT WRUL BOSTON MET PRINSES JULIANA EN PRINS BERNHARD
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2009· 1 entry
An exhibition of portraits of Juliana, and objects from her life, was held at the Het Loo Palace to mark the centenary of her birth
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2004· 2 entries
Died 2004-03-20.
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At the age of 94, she was the longest-lived former reigning monarch in the world
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2001· 1 entry
That the former Queen was no longer able to recognise her family and that she had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years
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1982· 1 entry
Won Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal in Middelburg (1982).
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1979· 1 entry
To the "International Year of the Child"
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1976· 1 entry
When it was revealed that Prince Bernhard had accepted a US$1
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1973· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1973).
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Queen Juliana donated all of the money that had been raised by the National Silver Jubilee Committee to organizations for children in need throughout the world
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1972).
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1969· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969).
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1963· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Rajamitrabhorn (1963).
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When her second daughter Irene secretly converted to Roman Catholicism and, without government approval, on 29 April 1964 married Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon, Duke of Parma, a claimant to the Spanish throne and also a
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (1961).
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1960· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Royal House of Chakri (1960).
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1956· 1 entry
The influence of Hofmans on Juliana's political views almost brought down the monarchy in a constitutional crisis; this caused the court and the royal family to split into a "Bernhard faction", set on removing a queen co
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1955· 1 entry
Awarded Nansen Refugee Award (1955).
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1954· 1 entry
Which became known as the "Cruise of the Kings" and was attended by over 100 royals from all over Europe
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1950· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1950).
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1948· 1 entry
Career landmark: King of the Netherlands (1948–1980).
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1947· 1 entry
With cataracts in both eyes and was soon diagnosed as almost totally blind in one eye and severely limited in the other
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1946· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Elephant (1946).
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1944· 1 entry
And 1945 to liberate the Netherlands from the Nazis
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1937· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (1937).
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They married in The Hague on 7 January 1937, the date on which Princess Juliana's grandparents, King William III and Queen Emma, had married fifty-eight years earlier.
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Married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld with whom she had four daughters: Beatrix, Irene, Margriet, and Christina
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1930· 1 entry
With a bachelor's degree in international law
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1909· 1 entry
Born 1909-04-30.
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