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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, styled HM The Queen is the Queen of The Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980.
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria van Oranje-Nassau) (born December 7, 2003, at the Bronovo Hospital in The Hague), Princess of Orange-Nassau, called Amalia, is the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange...
HRH Princess Alexia of the Netherlands Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien van Oranje-Nassau), Princess of Orange-Nassau, is the second daughter of His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, the heir apparent to the throne of the...
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  Beatrix of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Her Majesty, Queen Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of Orange-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), styled HM the Queen is the Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980.
Beatrix is the daughter of the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and the late Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Count of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam, and Culemborg
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Beatrix of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien Prinses der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau) (born June 26, 2005[1]), is the second daughter of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, the heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, and Princess Máxima of the...
Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg (born 21 March 2004 at Bronovo Hospital in The Hague), Count of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg, is the son of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, n...
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (Margriet Francisca, born January 19, 1943), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, is the third daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, the former Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Beatrix-of-the-Netherlands   (1634 words)

  
 The Kingdom of The Netherlands
The heir to the throne is Crown Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Oranje.
The grandduchal family of Luxemburg descends from Count Walram II, the Dutch royal family from Otto I. One of the most famous persons in the family before they became Kings of the Netherlands, was Willem Prince of Orange Count of Nassau (1533-1584).
At the Congress of Vienna the Kingdom of the Netherlands was drafted and in 1815 this sovereign became King Willem I.
www.nettyroyal.nl /netherlands.html   (978 words)

  
 Netherlands - Timeline Index
Welcome to the canon of the Netherlands in 50 windows: important persons, objects and events which together show and tell the story of the country....
The true story of Santa Claus begins with St. Nicholas, who was born during the third century in Patara, a village in what is now Turkey.
Count Floris V of Holland (1254-1296), the "Keerlen God" (Peasant God), is one of the most important figures of the first, native dynasty of Holland (833-1299).
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 Claus, Hugo
Hugo Claus is, apart from an extraodinarily productive and highly regarded poet, an equally productive and regarded writer of stories, novels, filmscripts and plays, as well as a stage and film director, an artist and a translator.
Hugo Claus made his début as a poet in 1947 in a rather traditonal manner, with a volume of confessional poetry, which he published on his own.
The jury awarding him the Netherlands' most prestigious poetry prize, the VSB Prize, in 1994, spoke of 'impressive, many-voiced poetry, generous, rich, unhampered by conventions of fashion or good taste'.
www.poetryinternational.org /cwolk/view/15571   (460 words)

  
 Dutch (Netherlands) Royal Family
Belgium, with Holland formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands as confirmed by the Congress of Vienna on 9 June 1815.
See 42.4 - Luxemburg which was subject to Salic law and had been ruled by the Kings of the Netherlands was separated from the Netherlands on the death of King Willem III without male issue.
Claus was a German diplomat, born with the name of Niklaus von Amsberg.
www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Dutch_Royal_Family.htm   (707 words)

  
 Articles - Princess Irene of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands (born August 5, 1939) is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (later Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
She is the sister of the current Queen of the Netherlands, Beatrix.
As a teenager, she was dubbed by the Dutch press as "the glamorous Princess of the Netherlands." During the war, the Royal Dutch Brigade (the formation of Free Dutch soldiers that fought alongside the Allies) was named for Princess Irene.
www.chainsawcenter.com /articles/Princess_Irene_of_the_Netherlands   (1100 words)

  
 Some information about the Netherlands and the Dutch
Despite popular belief, most of the Dutch don't live in windmills (some of which were used to pump water from the polders), don't walk around on wooden shoes tending their flowers and don't eat cheese all day.
In the Netherlands, sex tends to be talked about rather openly, with parents, teachers, books and TV programs giving very open advise about sex.
Never content to be too much like the rest of the world, the Dutch reinstituted a monarchy in 1815, right after most of the rest of the world had finally caught up with them in having revolutions to get rid of their rulers.
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 Timeline Netherlands
The Catholic heir to the Hapsburg dynasty, Charles V, was elected Holy Roman Emperor, combining the crowns of Spain, Burgundy (with the Netherlands), Austria and Germany.
1584 Jul 10, William of Orange (1533-1584), Prince of Orange (1544-1584), Count of Nassau (1559-1584), and first stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, was assassinated by Burgundian Balthasar Gerard (25) with a handgun.
The one-legged professional soldier was sent from the Netherlands to head the Dutch trading colony at the southern end of Manhattan Island.
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 Official destination guide of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions - Cities and regions - The Hague - History
In 1248, William II, Count of Holland, began the construction of a castle on the Binnenhof, around which a town grew in the 14th and 15th centuries.
In 1586, the States-General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands convened in The Hague, which later (17th century) became the residence of the Statholders and the capital of the Dutch republic.
At the end of the Napoleonic era, the city developed into an important diplomatic center and at the turn of the century was chosen as a venue for peace conferences.
www.holland.com /us/cities/thehague/history.html   (425 words)

  
 Christmas FAQ & Santa Claus FAQ from SantaClaus.com
Homes that did not use wafers or cookies thought it would be nice to leave out something for me to munch on too after hearing stories from other families about how much Santa enjoyed their cookies.
Thomas Nast was the first artist to draw Santa Claus as a fat, jolly, white-whiskered old man. He was born September 27, 1840 in Landau, Baden, Germany and died December 7, 1902 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Claus prefers me to drink cold fat free (aka skim) milk, because of the health benefits; however I like to drink all the kinds of milk listed except buttermilk.
www.santaclaus.com /faq.html   (4709 words)

  
 Radicus Internet - Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch prosecutors laid out their case Friday against the accused killer of anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn, saying the suspect was captured with gunpowder on his gloves and cell tissue on his trousers.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- A Dutch nurse was indicted on murder charges Wednesday in the deaths of 14 terminally ill hospital patients -- all young children or the elderly.
CAMP ZEIST, The Netherlands, Feb 14 (AFP) - The presiding judge in the Lockerbie trial, Lord Cullen, said Thursday a ruling in the appeal of a convicted Libyan intelligence agent would be made "not before the beginning of March".
www.radicus.net /news/listall/world.europe.benelux.asp   (12620 words)

  
 timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Netherlands are affected by this rise as well but, due to a higher spending capacity they don't suffer as much as the rest of Europe.
This way Philip II consolidates his grip on the Netherlands religiously and politically, but at the same time he has a problem with resistance of the local nobility and sitting clergy who realize that this will curtail their power and privileges.
A period of military and political success for the Northern Netherlands lasts for a period of 10 years, and many strategic towns in the Northern Netherlands are recaptured: Zutphen, Deventer, Delfzijl, Hulst and Nijmegen (1591), Steenwijk and Coevorden (1592), Geertruidenberg (1593), Groningen (1594) and at least Oldenzaal and Grave in 1597.
www.rabbel.info /timeline.html   (8882 words)

  
 Some information about the Netherlands and the Dutch
Despite popular belief, most of the Dutch don't live in windmills (some of which were used to pump water from the polders), don't walk around on wooden shoes tending their flowers and don't eat cheese all day.
In the Netherlands, sex tends to be talked about rather openly, with parents, teachers, books and TV programs giving very open advise about sex.
Never content to be too much like the rest of the world, the Dutch reinstituted a monarchy in 1815, right after most of the rest of the world had finally caught up with them in having revolutions to get rid of their rulers.
kayaker.nl /dutch.html   (2530 words)

  
 Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Radio Netherlands - A multimedia organization sharing issues being discussed in Holland with the rest of the world, in Dutch and several foreign languages.
Netherlands Antilles History - The first known settlers of the islands were the Caiquetios, a tribe of peaceful Arawak Indians, who lived in small communities under a chieftain or a priest.
Netherlands Press Fund - Aims at increasing the freedom of press by financially strengthening the position of print media.
www.findly.com /netherlands.htm   (349 words)

  
 The Netherlands : Dateline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
10th century The counts of Holland and Zeeland and the bishopric of Utrecht begin to gain greater control of their own affairs.
The Netherlands surrenders 4 days later after the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam.
Pim Fortuyn, a flamboyant, gay, populist right-wing politician, is shot to death in Holland's first political assassination of the modern era.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=214&catID=0214020051   (1053 words)

  
 Stauffenberg, Claus, Graf Schenk von --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Claus, Count Schenk von Stauffenberg, entered the German army in 1926 and won distinction as a staff officer with a panzer (armoured) division in the campaigns in Poland and northern France (1939–40).
6, 2002, Amsterdam, Neth.), was the consort of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands.
When Claus married then crown princess Beatrix in March 1966, he faced public protests and official misgivings over his boyhood membership in the Hitler Youth and his World War II service in the Wehrmacht, but he ultimately...
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 network marketing | Agel
When your retail customer or "Preferred Customer" opts for autoship, you can place them to the side of one of the two legs in your business (you have to choose which one and once placed they cannot be moved).
They will not qualify for commissions but their purchases will be counted as part of your Commissionable Volume.
When not traveling the globe to nurture a growing and enthusiastic team, Jeff can be found leading local city council meetings, volunteering as Santa Claus, coaching high school sports, or spending time with his wife and three children.
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 The Work of Claus Ogerman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Claus Ogerman arranged "Look of Love" and "I Didn't Know What Time It Was".
Many tracks included which are arranged, conducted and produced by Claus Ogerman (from the albums: The Composer of 'Desafinado' Plays, Matita Peré, and A Certain Mr.
Claus Ogerman is an uncredited arranger on several tracks on this CD set.
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 Hauptwege und Nebenwege   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
- i mean that the netherlands is a second or third rate country as far as cultural life is concerned, and as for music, well, forget it.
she wrote i notice that you are still not in peace with the netherlands or with the dutch.
living in the netherlands was not the worst period of my life.
hauptundneben.blogspot.com /2004_07_01_hauptundneben_archive.html   (7484 words)

  
 Expatica — Living in, moving to, or working in Netherlands,plus News in English
Sinterklaas is upon us again and children all over the Netherlands are waiting for Saint Nicholas and his Zwarte Piet helpers to deliver gifts on 5 December.
Netherlands is an independent country for heavens sake; why Dutch have to ask for American approval for their national holydays?
Netherlands has nothing in common with American south.
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 Count Claus von Stauffenberg hero file
The small band of anti-Nazi sympathisers that coalesces around Goerdeler expands when contact is made with the 'Kreisau Circle', a resistance group led by Count Helmuth James von Moltke, a German aristocrat and von Stauffenberg's cousin.
Poland is overrun within a month of the war beginning, with Germany taking the west of the country and the Soviet Union occupying the east.
Dr Karl Goerdeler, Count Helmuth James von Moltke, Hans Oster, now a major-general, and Admiral Wilhelm Canaris are all tried and executed.
www.moreorless.au.com /heroes/stauffenberg.html   (4132 words)

  
 Royal Family Archives - Sophie WITTELSBACH to Queen Anne STUART
NOTES: Queen Regent of the Netherlands 8 Dec 1890 to 31 Aug 1898.
NOTES: Reign: 1948-1980; As a conscientious and hardworking monarch, Juliana retained the devotion of her subjects, despite political controversy raised by the Spanish and German marriages of two daughters and her husband's involvement in financial scandal.
NOTES: Naturalized in the Netherlands 24 Nov 1936 and created Prince of the Netherlands 7 Jan 1937.
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 Count the Number of the Beast: Who is the Antichrist, The Beast of Revelation 13?
Count the Number of the Beast: Who is the Antichrist, the Beast of Revelation 13?
In particular, the Book of Revelation of the Bible is discussed, including Chapter 13 on an evil dictator, the Antichrist, otherwise known as "The Beast", and somehow he is connected to the number 666, according to this verse Revelation 13:18.
And Julian Year 6666 is 1953; Julian time is used in astronomy and science and counts days from Jan. 1, 4713 B. C.; and note that 666 is the number of the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation.
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 Count
1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders
1632 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Friesland, dies at 58
1573 Ernst Casimir, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia/Groningen
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 Christmas Time
Claus' kitchen, discover traditions, and get some great ideas for some crafty holiday projects!
We won't ask you, "Do you believe in Santa Claus?", but anything else is fair game.
See these gifts, and count down to Christmas with this cute Advent Calendar.
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 2. The Christian Calendar
Due to a counting error, every 3rd year was a leap year in the first years of this calendar's existence.
Dionysius Exiguus (in English known as Denis the Little) was a monk from Scythia, he was a canon in the Roman curia, and his assignment was to prepare calculations of the dates of Easter.
At that time it was customary to count years since the reign of emperor Diocletian; but in his calculations Dionysius chose to number the years since the birth of Christ, rather than honour the persecutor Diocletian.
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 HELLO! - The Royal House of Netherlands - hellomagazine.com
The Netherlands only became a kingdom with its own monarch in the 19th century, but the dynasties from which Queen Beatrix descends, those of Nassau and of Orange, have ruled in the region for six centuries.
The House of Orange-Nassau was created when Count Hendrik III of the Low Country province Nassau and Claudia de Chalon, a Burgundian noblewoman whose territories included Orange, married at the start of the 16th century.
They remained part of the French Republic, and later the Napoleonic Empire, until 1815, when Prince Willem V's son established the new kingdom of the Netherlands, becoming King Willem I. His grandson, William III, was the kingdom's last male ruler.
www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/netherlands/history.html   (362 words)

  
 Muslim Vote Tips the Balance in Netherlands | The Brussels Journal
Yesterday’s municipal elections in the Netherlands were won by the Left.
Most of the immigrants who came to Europe during the past decades were attracted by the generous welfare benefits which Western Europe lavishly bestows on the “underprivileged.” Today, owing to their demographic growth, the immigrant vote is increasing as more and more young immigrants reach voting age.
And now the Amsterdam borough of De Baarsjes apparently have set a new low for politicians and their moral, they are pissing on the dead who ensured them the right to live in a democracy, removing a war memorial cross because Muslims feel offended by it as they think it refers to christianity.
www.brusselsjournal.com /node/890   (2708 words)

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