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  Emma of the Netherlands
Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia (August 2, 1858 - March 20, 1934) was Queen consort to William III of the Netherlands from 1879 to 1890 and Queen Mother from 1890 to 1934.
The future Queen Emma of the Netherlands was born in Arolsen (Germany) on 2 August 1858, a daughter of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife, Princess Helena Wilhelmina Henrietta of Nassau.
She died in 1934 and was buried in Delft.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/qu/Queen_Emma.html   (163 words)

  
 Genealogy of the Royal Family of the Netherlands
HRH Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
HRH Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
www.geocities.com /oranjenassau2002/gennetherlands.html   (2750 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Netherlands, Baha'i Faith in.
The Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces, and is often called "Holland," a name taken from one of its main provinces.
Emma Margaret Tijssen, née Hartmann (1888-1979), was a German Bahá'í who had come to The Hague in 1937 with her husband, Otto.
By 1959, there were only 63 Bahá'ís in the Netherlands and an appeal was made by the Hands of the Cause to the Persian Bahá'í community for the settlement of Bahá'í families in the Netherlands.
bahai-library.com /encyclopedia/netherlands.html   (2232 words)

  
 RoyaltyDanjel2
Emma's parure was very complete and consisted of a tiara with six rubies; a necklace with three large ornaments, a devant de corsage (large brooch).
Just after the death of her husband, Queen Emma posed with this tiara, due to the fact that she was still in mourning, the rubies were replaced by diamonds.
HM Queen Emma of the Netherlands, born Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont.
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 Queen-Mother Emma (1858-1934) (The Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The flag of Queen-Mother Emma was an orange field swallowtailed with a blue cross, and in all quarters a hunting horn; in the center of the cross the Dutch arms.
Adelheid EMMA Wilhelmina Theresia prinses van Waldeck en Pyrmont (2 Aug 1858 - 20 Mar 1934) married 7 Jan 1879 King Willem III of the Netherlands.
After Willem's death she became regent of the Netherlands, until her daughter, Wilhelmina, came of age in 1898.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nl_emma.html   (96 words)

  
 woodgate - pafg94 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
William II of Netherlands King [Parents] was born on 6 Dec 1792 in The Hague,Netherlands.
Emma of Netherlands Queen Regent [Parents] was born on 2 Aug 1858 in Arolsen.
Wilhelmina of Netherlands Queen [Parents] was born on 31 Aug 1880 in The Hague,Netherlands.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~woodgate/pafg94.htm   (306 words)

  
 History of The Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Julius Caesar found the region which is now the Netherlands inhabited by Germanic tribes in the first century B.C. The western portion was inhabited by the Batavians and became part of a Roman province; the eastern portion was inhabited by the Frisians.
Following Napoleon's defeat in 1813, the Netherlands and Belgium became the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" under King Willem I, son of Willem V of Orange.
The five islands of the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius, and a part of St. Maarten) and Aruba are integral parts of the Netherlands realm but enjoy a large degree of autonomy.
www.historyofnations.net /europe/netherlands.html   (515 words)

  
 Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg237
Emma married William III of Netherlands King on 7 Jan 1879 in Arolsen.
Wilhelmina of Netherlands Queen was born 31 Aug 1880 and died 28 Nov 1962.
Wilhelmina of Netherlands Queen [Parents] was born 31 Aug 1880 in The Hague, Netherlands.
members.tripod.com /drewspen/genealogy/aqwg237.htm   (195 words)

  
 Mirthe.org | Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional and hereditary monarchy.
In 1555-56, Philip II of Spain, an ardent Roman Catholic, inherited the Netherlands and the rest of the Spanish Empire from Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. From the beginning, Philip encountered strong anti-Spanish and anti-Catholic opposition, especially from the Dutch nobility and from Calvinists in the Protestant northern provinces.
Reunification of the seven United Provinces with the southern (or Austrian) provinces as the Kingdom of the Netherlands under King William I followed Napoleon's defeat in 1814 and was confirmed by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
www.mirthe.org /plethora/netherlands.php   (3377 words)

  
 Netherlands (06/06)
U.S. law enforcement information indicates the Netherlands still is one of the most significant source countries for Ecstasy in the U.S. The number of Ecstasy tablets seized in the U.S. linked to the Netherlands dropped to 200,000 in 2004, from 1 million in 2003 and 2.5 million in 2002.
The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
The Netherlands is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, and the United States is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the Netherlands.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm   (5569 words)

  
 The Kingdom of The Netherlands
The heir to the throne is Crown Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Oranje.
In 1795 the last stadtholder Prince Willem V fled to England and the Netherlands became a part of the French Republic and later the French Empire of Napoleon.
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   (976 words)

  
 Worldroots.com
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands and spouse Prince Claus (1926-2002)
(dghtr of Prince Frederick of The Netherlands (1797-1881) and Princess Louise of Prussia)
-spouse of Prince Albrecht of Prussia and Prince Hendrik of The Netherlands-
worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/royal16b.htm   (519 words)

  
 William III of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau) (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau, Koning der Nederlanden en Groothertog van Luxemburg in Dutch) (February 17, 1817 – November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890).
William was born in Brussels as son of William II of the Netherlands and Queen Anna, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and Empress Maria Fyodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg).
Emma showed herself, however, as a cordial woman; and when William asked permission from parliament, this was easily granted and the couple were quickly married.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_III_of_the_Netherlands   (755 words)

  
 boys clothing: European royalty -- Netherlands
Prince William II of Orange was stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
The first king of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands was Willem I, Prince of Oranje Nassau, son of the last stadtholder, Willem V. Besides, the King was also Grand Duke of Luxemburg, with which the Netherlands until 1890 had a personal union.
Both the constitution of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (which was a personal fieddom of the Dutch king) required the the head of state to be a man. The Dutch government was concerned that Kaiser Wilhelm I might claim the throne as Wilhelm III had no direct male heir.
histclo.com /royal/net/royal-neth.htm   (2825 words)

  
 Queen Emma - The Netherlands - De Ridder Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia, born at Arolsen on the 2nd of Augustus 1858, daughter of king George Victor of Waldeck-Pyrmont and princes Helena of Nassau, is since the 7th January 1879 wife (second marriage) of the 41 years older king William III.
By her dainty, and wise acting Queen Emma, since 1898 also named "the Queen-Mother", contributed a lot to the monarchy..
Its a large sum of money, which Emma uses to refurbish the her out-house in Renkum as sanatorium for tuberculosispatients.
www.de-ridder.info /netherlands/rulers/rule19.shtml   (184 words)

  
 Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Emma of the Netherlands, born Her Serene Highness Princess Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia of Waldeck and Pyrmont (August 2, 1858 - March 20, 1934) was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
The aging, licentious king, once described as "the greatest debauchee of the age", had previously been rejected by Emma's sister, Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Princess Thyra of Denmark.
With William, Emma had her only child, the future Queen Wilhelmina, in 1880.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emma_of_the_Netherlands   (324 words)

  
 My Family
William I of Netherlands (King) was born on 24 Aug 1772 in Oraniensaal, The Hague.
William II of Netherlands (King) was born on 6 Dec 1792 in The Hague, Netherlands.
William III of Netherlands (King) was born on 19 Feb 1817 in Brussels, Belgium.
sneakers.pair.com /roots/b25.htm   (854 words)

  
 Netherlands Heads
Emma was born Princess zu Waldeck-Pyrmont, and acted as regent for her ill husband King Willem III the Netherland and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and after he died for her only daughter who succeeded to the Throne at the age of 10.
Netherlands at the time included the Dutch Overseas Territories (Oostindia (Indonesia), Nederlands Guiana (Suriname) and The Nederlanse Antillen).
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina is Princess of Oranje-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, etc. etc.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Netherlands_Heads.htm   (606 words)

  
 GlobaLex - Researching Dutch Law Guide
Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands forms its constitution, which has a meaning superior to the written Dutch Constitution.
Treaties to which the Netherlands is a party were officially published until 1951 in the Staatsblad and since then in the Tractatenblad, which is freely accessible as from 1 January 1995 at the website
Constitution of 1983 for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Netherlands.htm   (1790 words)

  
 I8174: William III Of Netherlands King (19 FEB 1817 - 23 NOV 1890)
Descendants of William III Of Netherlands King and Emma Of Netherlands Queen Regent
1 Wilhelmina Of Netherlands = Henry Of Mecklenburg
1 Juliana Of Netherlands = Bernhard Of Lippe-Biesterfeld
web.ukonline.co.uk /nigel.battysmith/Database/D0004/I8174.html   (87 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Royalty in the Netherlands (Holland)
She is named Emma Francisca Catharina." Prince Pieter-Christiaan is one of the sons of Princess Margriet, who is the sister of Dutch monarch Queen Beatrix.
Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands by Arend Huussen.
A Stranger in the Hague: The Letters of Queen Sophie of the Netherlands to Lady Malet, 1842-1877 edited by Sydney W. Jackman and Hella Haasse.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/Netherlands.html   (1229 words)

  
 Netherlands Ministers
Emma was born Princess zu Waldeck-Pyrmont, and acted as regent for her sick husband, King Willem III the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and after he died for her only daughter who succeeded to the Throne at the age of 10.
Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie, by the Grace of God Queen of the Netherlands was also Princess van Oranje Nassau etc. etc.
Married to Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer von Amfeld (1926-2002), and mother of 3 sons.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Netherlands.htm   (1928 words)

  
 Factbook: The Netherlands and the United States
Expressed as a percentage of the population, this number is approximately the same as in Germany, Sweden and Belgium.
There are very few young heroin addicts in the Netherlands, largely thanks to the policy of separating the users markets for hard and soft drugs.
The story notes that according to Trimbos, the Netherlands Institute for Mental Health and Addiction, "about one in five young people had used cannabis at some point in their lives but less than a tenth had used it in the previous four weeks ("current users")."
www.drugwarfacts.org /thenethe.htm   (952 words)

  
 My Family
Emma of Netherlands (Queen Regent) was born on 2 Aug 1858 in Arolsen.
William III of Netherlands (King) and Emma of Netherlands (Queen Regent) were married on 7 Jan 1879 in Arolsen.
Parents: William II of Netherlands (King) and Anna Pavlovna.
sneakers.pair.com /roots/b10.htm   (981 words)

  
 Royal Genealogies Part 16
Reign: 1840-49; William and his family were exiled in 1795 for 18 yrs.
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: Since Alfonso XIII was born posthumously, his mother, Maria Christine acted as regent until Alfoso attained his majority in 1902.
ftp.cac.psu.edu /~saw/royal/r16.html   (552 words)

  
 Hotel Emma. Rotterdam, Netherlands - Discounted rates at www.booking.com
Hotel Emma is perfectly situated in the city centre of Rotterdam (5 minutes walk from the Central Train Station).
Because of the central location of the Emma Hotel, all the cultural, culinary, business and tourist facilities in Rotterdam are within walking distance.
The Emma Hotel, built in 1979, is situated in the dynamic centre of Rotterdam.
www.booking.com /hotel/nl/emma.html?aid=304499   (1628 words)

  
 RoyaltyDigest
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands-Sainz de Medrano, Ricardo Mateos-Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810-1883)-Netherlands-9-322-107
Queen Emma of the Netherlands-Obituary-The Queen Mother of the Netherlands died 21st March, 1934-Netherlands-10-46-110
HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands-Obituary-Prince Claus of the Netherlands, consort of Queen Beatrix-Netherlands-12-153-137
www.picrare.com /Royalty_Digest/RDTableOfContents/RDContentsNetherlands.htm   (475 words)

  
 Hotel Emma - Rotterdam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The small 3 star Emma Hotel is situated in the very heart of Rotterdam and was constructed 21 years ago to the high standards of the Orsini family.
The present proprietor, Luigi Orsini, is keeping alive the family tradition and the warm welcome, guests have been experiencing for more than 65 years.
Emma Recentely renovated, offers all rooms with private bath or shower, equipped with direct telephone, color tv satellite and minibar.
www.europe-hotel-in.com /emma2.htm   (104 words)

  
 APPLICATION LODGED WITH THE COURT RAMZY v. THE NETHERLANDS
the Netherlands (application no 25424/05) complains under Article 3 (prohibition of torture or inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights that, if removed to Algeria, he will be exposed to a real risk of torture or ill-treatment at the hands of the Algerian authorities.
The Acting President also decided to ask the Netherlands Government to submit their observations on the admissibility and merits of the case.
On 21 July 2003, under Article 59 § 4 of the Netherlands 2000 Aliens Act, the applicant was released from aliens’ detention, as no decision had been taken by the Minister for Immigration and Integration on his asylum request within 42 days.
echr.coe.int /Eng/Press/2005/Oct/ApplicationlodgedRamzyvNetherlands.htm   (725 words)

  
 exhibitions / Corcoran Gallery of Art
This shell, frequently represented in Dutch still life paintings, suggests the importance of the sea for the Dutch, an appropriate theme for the piece which was a gift to King Willem III from the province of Zeeland, a group of islands in southwest Holland.
The present head of state, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, fulfills her task as monarch in a parliamentary democracy.
In Washington, D.C., the Royal Netherlands Embassy will host “Meet the Dutch,” an annual series of events, seminars and receptions which highlight Dutch contributions in art, business, politics and culture to be held April 25 – 29, 2005.
www.corcoran.org /exhibitions/press_results.asp?Exhib_ID=144   (1216 words)

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