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  Queen Juliana Tribute
Princess Juliana was born on April 30, 1909, as only daughter of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands and Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg.
Princess Juliana passed away at 5.50 on the morning of Saturday 20 March 2004 in Soestdijk Palace.
Her doctors have announced that the Princess died from pneumonia combined with a general deterioration in her health.
www.xs4all.nl /~kvenjb/juliana.htm   (389 words)

  
  Juliana of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Juliana fell deeply in love with her fiancé, a love that was to last a lifetime and that withstood the separation during the war and the many publicly known extra-marital affairs and children by the Prince.
Princess Juliana's genuine warmth and the gestures of her Canadian hosts created a lasting bond which was reinforced when Canadian soldiers fought and died by the thousands in 1944 and 1945 to liberate the Netherlands from the Nazis.
Hofmans on Juliana's political views would almost bring down the House of Orange in a constitutional crisis that caused the court and the royal family to split in a Bernhard faction set on removing a Queen that was considered religiously fanatic and a threat to NATO, and the Queens pious and pacifist courtiers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juliana_of_the_Netherlands   (2920 words)

  
 Juliana of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina (April 30, 1909 - March 20, 2004), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was Queen of the Netherlands from her mother's abdication in 1948 to her own abdication in 1980 and Queen Mother (with the title of Princess) from 1980 to 2004.
Hofmans on Juliana's political views would almost bring down the House of Orange in a constitutional crises that caused the court and the royal family to split in a Bernhard faction set on removing a Queen that was considered religiously fanatic and a threat to NATO,and the Queens pious and pacifist courtiers.
In 1963 Queen Juliana faced another crisis with the protestant part of her people when her daughter Irene secretly converted to Catholicism and without government approval, on April 29, 1964 married Prince Carlos Hugo de Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma, a claimant to the Spanish throne who was also a leader in Spain's Carlist party.
www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Juliana_of_the_Netherlands   (2866 words)

  
 Juliana of the Netherlands Summary
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (born 1909) reigned as queen from 1948 to 1980.
Princess Juliana fell deeply in love with her fiancé, a love that was to last a lifetime and that withstood the separation during the war and the many publicly known extra-marital affairs and children by the Prince.
Princess Juliana's genuine warmth and the gestures of her Canadian hosts created a lasting bond which was reinforced when Canadian soldiers fought and died by the thousands in 1944 and 1945 to liberate the Netherlands from the Nazis.
www.bookrags.com /Juliana_of_the_Netherlands   (3846 words)

  
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Her Majesty Queen Juliana of The Netherlands was born Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana of The Netherlands in The Hague, on the 30th April 1909, the daughter of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina and His Royal Highness Prince Hendrik.
Princess Juliana's engagement to His Serene Highness Prince Bernhard of Lippe Biesterfeld was announced on the 8th September 1936 and they were married on the 7th January 1937, the date on which Princess Juliana's grandparents, King William III and Queen Emma, had married fifty-eight years earlier.
The death of HM Queen Juliana of The Netherlands on the 20th March 2004 (known in the last 24 years of her life as Princess Juliana) is regarded by the Dutch people as bringing with it the end of an era.
www.angelfire.com /ne2/queenjuliana/intro.html   (1477 words)

  
 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909-2004
Princess Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess van Oranje-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg was born at 6:50 in the morning at Palace Noordeinde in The Hague on April 30, 1909.
The country was in crisis and in 1930 Princess Juliana became the honorary chairwoman of the Crisis Committee, which she stayed until the end in May 1936.
Princess Juliana was a regent for her mother from October 14 to December 1, 1947, and from May 14 to August 30, 1948.
www.nettyroyal.nl /juliana1.html   (1523 words)

  
 Queen Juliana - (Beaverton Article)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (April 30, 1909 - March 20, 2004) of the House ofOrange-Nassau was Queen of the Netherlands from her mother's abdication in 1948 to her own abdication in 1980 and Queen Mother (with the title of Princess) from 1980 to 2004.
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (April 30, 1909 - March 20,2004) of the House ofOrange-Nassau was Queen of the Netherlands from her mother's abdication in 1948 to her own abdication in 1980 and Queen Mother (with the title of Princess) from 1980 to 2004.
Princess Juliana's genuine warmth and the gestures of her Canadian hosts created a lasting bond which was reinforced whenCanadian soldiers fought and died by the thousands in 1944 and 1945 to liberate the Netherlands from the Nazis.
www.hillsborooregonnews.com /articles/index.cfm?artOID=292172&cp=125073   (2517 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Princess Irene of the Netherlands Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth of the Netherlands is the second child of then Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard, a former prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
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.
Queen Juliana attempted to stop the marriage, first by sending a member of her staff to Madrid to persuade the Princess not to go ahead with a marriage that was a political disaster for the monarchy in the Netherlands.
www.ipedia.com /princess_irene_of_the_netherlands.html   (1088 words)

  
 Princess Juliana — an end of an era, Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica
Princess Juliana was born in The Hague on 30 April 1909, the daughter of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik.
When her third child Margriet was born, the Parliament of Canada passed a special law declaring Princess Juliana's rooms at the Ottawa Civic Hospital to be Dutch territory so that the infant would have exclusively Dutch, and not dual nationality.
Juliana suffered from Alzheimer's disease from the mid-1990s and passed away in her sleep at Soestdijk Palace on 20 March 2004.
www.expatica.com /actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=5842   (1377 words)

  
 H.R.H. Princess Juliana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Juliana received her early education at the Royal Palace and Wilhelmina personally instructed her daughter in religious matters.
In 1937, Princess Juliana married prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, a German diplomat and businessman.
Juliana's later years were not free of personal sorrow; there was illness and divorce in the family, and there was the death of close friends.
www.rnw.nl /obituary/en/html/juliana.html   (1403 words)

  
 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands | Obituaries | News | Telegraph
Her Royal Highness the Princess Juliana, Former Queen of the Netherlands, who died on Saturday aged 94, reigned over her country for 32 years with a benign maternalism that won the deep affection and respect of her subjects; she abdicated in 1980, to be succeeded by her eldest daughter, now Queen Beatrix.
Uncomfortable with ceremonial and pomp, Queen Juliana abolished the curtsey and other formalities which she considered to be outdated; and she spent as much time as she could with her four daughters, claiming that her maternal duties were as important to her as they were to any other woman.
Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Duchess of Mecklenburg, was born in The Hague on April 30 1909, the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of the Netherlands.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/22/db2201.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/03/22/ixportal.html   (419 words)

  
 Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa - Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa - CBC Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Royal history is made in Ottawa on Jan. 19, 1943, when Dutch Princess Juliana gives birth to her daughter Margriet Francisca at the city's Civic Hospital.
Crown Princess Juliana and her two small daughters arrived in Canada in June 1940, a month after they fled the Netherlands in the wake of the German army invasion.
Juliana died on March 20, 2004, at the age of 94.
archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-69-2050-12821/life_society/twt/clip1   (830 words)

  
 Princess Juliana returns to birthplace , Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica
Juliana's body left Soestdijk for the last time shortly before 11am on Wednesday and arrived at Noordeinde in her birth city at about 12.30pm, public news service NOS reported.
Conforming to the wishes of Princess Juliana, daughters Irene, Margriet and Christina wore lightly coloured clothing, while Queen Beatrix was noticeable in a darker attire.
Princess Juliana died in her sleep surrounded by much of her immediate family at Soestdijk on Saturday morning and will be interred in the royal family tomb on Tuesday 30 March.
www.expatica.com /actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=5951   (415 words)

  
 Princess Juliana laid to rest in the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Prince Bernhard, Princess Juliana's ageing husband, who attended the ceremony despite his own failing health, was also among 1,800 invitees who gathered at Nieuwe Kerk for a moving one-hour service to bid a final farewell to the princess.
Princess Juliana, who died in her sleep at home at Soestdijk palace, is to be buried in the church's 400-year-old crypt, next to her parents, Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik.
Princess Juliana's coffin was taken from Noordeinde Palace in the Hague, where the late royal had been lying in state, to the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft for the funeral
www.hellomagazine.com /royalty/2004/03/30/princessjuliana   (417 words)

  
 A royal who never stood on ceremony - Obituaries - www.smh.com.au
Princess Juliana, the modest and beloved queen of the Netherlands for 32 years, is thought of by many as a mother figure for the nation.
Born to privilege and wealth, Juliana spent much time, both as the queen and after she turned over her throne to her daughter, trying to bring the monarchy closer to the people.
Princess Juliana is survived by her husband and four daughters and numerous grandchildren.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/03/21/1079823235196.html?from=storyrhs   (818 words)

  
 Events - Pella Historical Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands made her first trip to Pella, Iowa on October 1, 1997.
A luncheon in honor of the Princess was held at the Opera House.
Princess Margriet's older sister is Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
www.pellatuliptime.com /historical-village/history/princess   (529 words)

  
 PRINCESS
Princess Juliana rules the tiny kingdom of Liralove, renowned for its lush gardens, its art of finely spun wires, and its great sculptural towers, the Architectons, which serve no purpose except to please the eye.
But Juliana has been neglecting her duties as ruler, and has not noticed the discontent that has grown amongst the youth of the capital city.
Juliana becomes determined to discover what has made the young people so angry and and self-destructive, and she vows to go to any length to find out the truth.
www.russellsmith.ca /princess.htm   (558 words)

  
 Princess Juliana, Former Dutch Monarch, Is Dead at 94
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, who died yesterday at 94, was born to wealth and privilege but was known for her warmth and social concerns.
Born to privilege and wealth, Juliana made much effort, both as the queen and after she turned over her throne to her daughter, to bring the monarchy closer to the people.
Born April 30, 1909 in The Hague, Juliana was a princess of the House of Orange-Nassau, the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik.
www.nytimes.com /2004/03/21/international/europe/21JULI.html?ex=1395205200&en=5a0398533a1804ad&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND   (992 words)

  
 Princess Juliana of the Netherlands 1909-2004
Princess Juliana herself was convinced that death was not a descent into oblivion or darkness, but a transition into Light and the security of God’s Love.
For Juliana, being Queen was an onerous, but sacred task, which she felt it was her duty to fulfil; to obey, as we will shortly sing.
Princess Juliana was a deeply religious woman, with spiritual beliefs all her own.
www.nettyroyal.nl /juliana5.html   (2978 words)

  
 Juliana of the Netherlands - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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Juliana died in her sleep on March 20, 2004 at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn from complications of pneumonia, exactly 70 years after her grandmother Emma.
Her husband died barely eight months after her, passing away on December 1, 2004.
open-encyclopedia.com /Juliana_of_the_Netherlands   (2603 words)

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