Awarded Geuzenpenning (1988).
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Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in Dutch history, as well as the longest-reigning female monarch outside of the United Kingdom. Her reign encompassed World War I, the Dutch economic crisis of 1933, and World War II.
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Born 31 August 1880 · Died 28 November 1962 · Q150747
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1962· 1 entry
Died 1962-11-28.
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1948· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1948).
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Was in the unusual position of being a Dutch princess and former queen who did not hold a Dutch honour
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1947· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Faculté de théologie protestante (1947).
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While the country was still recovering, the nationalist rebellion in the oil-rich Dutch East Indies saw the sharp criticism of the queen by the Dutch economic elite
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1945· 1 entry
The queen was disappointed to see the same political factions taking power as before the war
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1944· 1 entry
Wilhelmina became the first woman since the 15th century, other than queens of the United Kingdom, to be inducted into the Order of the Garter
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1943· 1 entry
To attend the christening of her new granddaughter Margriet on 29 June 1943 in Ottawa and stayed a while with her family before returning to the United Kingdom
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1940· 1 entry
Wilhelmina fled to Britain and took charge of the Dutch government-in-exile
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1939· 1 entry
The government proposed a refugee camp near the city of Apeldoorn for German Jews fleeing the Nazi regime
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1938· 1 entry
Wilhelmina and Juliana would be the last Dutch royal babies to survive childbirth until Juliana's daughter Beatrix was born in 1938.
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1932· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1932).
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1925· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary doctor of Leiden University (1925).
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1923· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (Second Polish Republic) (1923).
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1917· 1 entry
Cost the queen almost 20% of her financial assets
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1912· 1 entry
Wilhelmina, who formed a close relationship with her daughter, suffered two further miscarriages on 23 January and 20 October 1912.
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1901· 1 entry
On 7 February 1901 in The Hague, Queen Wilhelmina married Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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1895· 2 entries
Wilhelmina visited Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who penned an evaluation in her diary: "The young Queen
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For a different article and cartoon in De Roode Duivel, mocking the two queens
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1892· 1 entry
The company Fortuin celebrated its 50th anniversary by producing peppermint candy with the image of the 12-year-old Princess Wilhelmina, which have continued in production since then
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1890· 2 entries
Rumours were spread by Socialist satirical magazine De Roode Duivel ("The Red Devil") that William III was not her real father, but Emma's confidant, Sebastiaan Mattheus Sigismund de Ranitz
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Career landmark: King of the Netherlands (1890–1948).
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1881· 1 entry
When Wilhelmina was one year old, and her half-brother Alexander, who died before she turned four
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1880· 1 entry
Born 1880-08-31.
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