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	Wikinfo \| Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Queen Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Orange-Nassau (August 31, 1880 - November 28, 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948.
		As always, the Queen pulled no punches, calling Adolf Hitler "the archenemy of mankind." Her late night broadcasts were eagerly awaited by her people who had to hide in order to illegally listen to them under penalty of death.
		Queen Wilhelmina died at the age of 82 on November 28, 1962 and is buried in the vault of the Dutch Royal Family at Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Netherlands.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands (1468 words)

	Wilhelmina, Queen - Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - National Museum for Art and History
		Wilhelmina was the daughter of King William III and Queen Emma.
		The accession of Emma and Wilhelmina enhanced the position of the monarchy, which had been considerably weakened during the reign of William III.
		By the time of her coronation in 1898 Wilhelmina's popularity was such that she was seen as a symbol of national unity.
	www.rijksmuseum.nl /aria/aria_encyclopedia/00047755?lang=en (160 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.
		Queen Juliana decided that the gift from the nation which she received on her seventieth birthday in 1979 should be donated to the International Year of the Child.
		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)

	Koenigin Wilhelmina und Ihre Mellerio-Rubin-Garnitur \| Queen Wilhelmina wearing her Ruby-Tiara
		Queen Emma >> Queen Wilhelmina >> Queen Juliana >> Königin Juliana >> Queen Beatrix >> Königin Beatrix >>
		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.
		After Queen Emma died, Queen Wilhelmina only wore the tiara for special occasions, for example at the jubilee when she was 40 years queen (the picture above).
	www.royal-magazin.de /niederlande/rubine-wilhelmina.html (221 words)

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		Wilhelmina was born in 1880, daughter of King Wilhelm III and his wife Emma.
		Wilhelmina inherited the title of queen upon her father’s death in 1890, however she could not ascend to the throne until the age of 18.
		Throughout her reign as queen, Wilhelmina led the Netherlands through war, regained peace and brought the country to unprecedented heights of modernization.
	www.coinguide.com /neguqueen.shtml (240 words)

	History of Queen Wilhelmina Lodge: History of Queen Wilhelmina Lodge State Park in Mena, Arkansas
		To honor the young Queen of the Netherlands, the magnificent structure was called "Wilhelmina Inn." A suite of rooms was located in the southeast corner of the second floor and named for the Wilhelmina in the vain hope she would visit.
		Soon, Wilhelmina Inn became known as the "Castle in the Sky." The grandeur of this renowned mountaintop inn with its breathtaking scenery, fine accommodations and exquisite service, however, was to last only a few short years.
		Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was to be crowned in September of 1898.
	www.queenwilhelmina.com /history (1561 words)

	Saphire-Parure Königin Wilhelminas
		Above, Queen Beatrix is wearing jewels (more of the tiara of Queen Emma) and the same sapphire diamond-stomacher, that looks like a large butterfly-shaped bow of diamond, with a big central sapphire and then two sapphire pendants dangling under it, together with the bracelets of her great-grand-mother Wilhelmina (picture).
		In the large picture Queen Wilhelmina wears her complete wedding-gift parure, necklace, tiara and the two bracelets sketch of the jewel parure.
		Queen Wilhelmina is known as a steadfast, self-willed woman who regarded kingship as something close to a divine calling.
	www.royal-magazin.de /niederlande/saphire-queen-wilhelmina.htm (476 words)

	Arkansas Memory Project - Queen Wilhelmina State Park
		Queen Wilhelmina State Park...Mena, AR ilhelmina Park, located on Rich Mountain a few miles from Mena, was declared an Arkansas State Park on March the second, of 1957.
		There is much debate to whether the Queen was actually there, but there was said to be a suite for the Queen herself, built and furnished precisely to her specifications.
		At that point, the hotel had 35 rooms (one of which is said to have been a suite for the Queen herself), and a dining room with a seating capacity of 300, which also served as a ballroom where an orchestra entertained guests.
	asms.k12.ar.us /armem/ingram/arkmem.htm (928 words)

	Beatrix, Wilhelmina von Amsberg, Queen Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Beatrix Wilhelmina von Amsberg (born 1938) became queen of The Netherlands in 1980.
		Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina von Amsberg was born January 31, 1938, at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, The Netherlands.
		In May 1940, together with her grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, and her parents and younger sister, Irene, she escaped from the German invasion of the Netherlands, going first to England and then to Ottawa, Canada, where she spent the war years.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/wilhelmina-von-amsberg-queen (833 words)

	Reigning Queens and Empresses
		Queen Elizabeth used to be Head of State in most of the countries in the Commonwealth.
		Queen Kesang-la Chöden was appointed regent during the illness of her husband, King Druk Gylapo Jingme Dorje Wangchuck (1959-72).
		As Queen Mother she is Deputy Head of State and co-Chairperson of the Swazi National Council the Libandla, together with the king.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /queens_and_empresses.htm (1857 words)

	Queen Wilhelmina State Park, an Arkansas State Park near Mena
		Queen Wilhelmina Lodge, Arkansas's "Castle in the Clouds," offers you breathtaking scenery of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains, peace and quiet, delicious food and delightful park trails to explore.
		Queen Wilhelmina - Arkansas state park in the Ouachita Mountains along the Talimena scenic - In the scenic Arkansas Ouachita Mountains, Queen Wilhelmina State Park offers a grand view off the Talimena Scenic Byway from the Castle in the Sky mountain lodge, 38 guest rooms, miniature train...
		Queen Wilhelmina State Park - Arkansas Photographs by Steve Yates On July 19, through July 20, 2002 my family and I took a trip through eastern Oklahoma and western...
	www.stateparks.com /queen_wilhelmina.html (829 words)

	Queen Wilhelmina
		Wilhelmina, the daughter of King William III, was born in the Hague, the Netherlands, on 31st August, 1880.
		However, when it became clear that the whole of the Netherlands would be occupied, Wilhelmina and her government fled to London.
		In March 1945 Wilhelmina she made a brief visit to the Netherlands and finally returned as queen on 2nd May 1945.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWwilhelmina.htm (286 words)

	Promotion of Monuments in Curaçao (PROMO) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		On the occasion of the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, the ladies' club "Entre Nous" took the initiative to have a park laid out in the still empty square at the time.
		The queen is represented standing upright in a niche on a tall pedestal.
		On the occasion of the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina with Prince Hendrik in 1901, the square to the west and to the east of the park was called respectively Wilhelmina and Hendrik.
	www.monumento.com /1999/omd_wilhelmina_park.html (323 words)

	Queen Wilhelmina » the Past Tense, History will be kind to me, for I intend to write (about) it
		Wilhelmina strongly opposed the new policy as she wanted to invest in her own country and people.
		Fast forward several years; when the queen went out on her spending spree she had been in New York city and the pieces of land, the small hotels and modest office-blocks she had bought are today known as down-town Manhattan—featuring some of the most expensive real estate in the world.
		Queen Wilhelmina’s near-incomprehensible profits put the Dutch government in a bit of an awkward position, to say the least.
	www.pasttense.nl /category/queen-wilhelmina (758 words)

	Aruba - Attractions - What's On - National Holidays - Queen's Day
		Her majesty Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Queen of the Netherlands was born on 31st January 1938, the first child of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernard.
		Despite the saying that The Queen has only a representative role and not political responsibility, it is she who selects the "formateur" of a new government or who speaks in secrecy with the ministers and signs the new laws.
		Our Queen is a real ruler, giving greatness to the monarchy and the large majority of the people is very satisfied with the queen.
	visitaruba.com /attractions/whatson/queen.html (391 words)

	The Holland Ring - Koninginnedag - Queensday
		During the reigns of Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana, it was the custom to celebrate Koninginnedag on the Queen's birthday - 31 August and 30 April respectively.
		During the years that Queen Emma, Queen Wilhelmina's mother, spent the summers at Soestdijk Palace, the local population would present her with a floral tribute on her birthday on 2 August.
		After her accession to the throne in 1948, this was the date on which Koninginnedag was celebrated, and the modest parade grew into a national event, which was shown on television from the 1950s onwards.
	www.thehollandring.com /koninginnedag.shtml (762 words)

	Wildernet - Queen Wilhelmina State Park
		In the late 1800s, a resort hostelry named Queen Wilhelmina Inn, in honor of the Queen of the Netherlands, was built on Rich Mountain by the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad.
		Location - Queen Wilhelmina State Park is located in the Ouachita Mountains Region of western Arkansas.
		We stayed at the Inn the rooms were clean not plush the view was exquisite and the food was excellent.
	areas.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=ARSPQW&cu_id=1 (393 words)

	Worldroots.com
		When visiting England, Queen Victoria greeted her with the words: "We are both Queens, my dear, so we may say what we like to each other".
		Religious, she believed she was Queen by God's grace but honoured the restrictions placed upon her by the law.
		However, proud, self-assured and authoritarian, she was not easy in her dealings with the politicians; differences of opinion over defence and foreign affairs caused friction with her ministers.
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/bio/wilhelminanetherlbio.html (371 words)

	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.
		In 1956 Queen Juliana was forced to send her friends away, among them the heeler Greet Hofmans whom she used to consult regarding her youngest daughter's health.
		By 1976 the marriage was as good as ever; Queen Juliana stood by her man, when Prince Bernhard was accused of taking bribes from Lockheed.
	www.xs4all.nl /~kvenjb/juliana.htm (389 words)

	Queen Whilemina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		In doing so Wilhelmina preserved the legitimacy of the Dutch cause in a way that had been forfeited by the French who had made their bargain with the Devil.
		But Wilhelmina chose to stay in London and there she found the supreme purpose for her life: giving hope and comfort to the vanquished people of Holland.
		Wilhelmina's speeches galvanized the Dutch people and by time peace finally did come, and she could return to Holland, she came back not as an admired figure but as a revered one.
	www-lib.usc.edu /~anthonya/war/whil.htm (423 words)

	Queen Juliana (The Netherlands) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The father of the former Queen was Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, consort to Queen Wilhelmina.
		Like her mother, Wilhelmina, she chose to become a Princess; The first king of the Orange dynasty, Willem I, chose to become the "Count of Nassau" after his abdication in 1840.
		After her abdication in 1948 Wilhelmina herself chose to be Princess instead of Queen-Mother, and it seems Juliana did the same 32 years later.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nl_jube.html (618 words)

	Chapter XXXV: The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917 \| Learn Dutch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The Pierson-Borgesius ministry had not been long in office when Queen Wilhelmina attained her majority (August 31, 1898) amidst public enthusiasm.
		Bitter feelings were aroused, and the queen did but reflect the national sentiment when she personally received in the most friendly manner President Krüger, who arrived in Holland as a fugitive on board a Dutch man-of-war in the summer of 1900.
		The marriage of Queen Wilhelmina, on February 7, 1901, with Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was welcomed by the people, as affording hopes, for some years to be disappointed, of the birth of an heir to the throne.
	www.learn-dutch.info /h35-queen-wilhelmina-reign (1320 words)

	Worldroots.com
		(Queen Emma,Queen Wilhelmina,Prince Heinrich and Princess Juliana abt 1929)
		Queen Wilhelmina at her golden jubilee in 1948
		Funeral of Queen Wilhelmina on December 8, 1962
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/wilhelminanether1880.htm (161 words)

	GORP - Arkansas State Parks - Queen Wilhelmina State Park
		The 3-story lodge became known as the "Castle in the Sky." Since the railroad was largely financed by Dutch interests, the new resort was named in honor of Holland's young Queen Wilhelmina.
		A royal suite was set aside for her use in vain hopes she would decide to pay an official visit to the area.
		Food Services - Dining in the spacious Queen Wilhelmina Lodge restaurant high above the clouds lends an air of serenity and contentment to the enjoyment of a tasty meal.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/ar/parks/queen.htm (654 words)

	Dutch 10 Guilders of Queen Wilhelmina
		Queen Wilhelmina enjoyed a long reign from 1890 to 1948, and four different designs of gold 10 guilder coins were issued in this time.
		The obverse of the fourth issue shows a large portrait of Queen Wilhelmina facing right, but shorter than the previous issue, truncated at the neck, with no tiara.
		Queen Wilhelmina on Obverse of Dutch 10 Guilder of 1925
	www.taxfreegold.co.uk /1925to1933netherlands10guilders.html (266 words)

	Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Arkansas - Associated Content
		It's no coincidence that there is a royal view from the top of the second highest peak in Arkansas because the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge has commanded a fantastic view from the site for more than a century.
		The state park is one of a few in Arkansas that offer state owned lodging facilities and the tradition of excellence began when the first lodge opened in 1898.
		Developers hoped that the Queen would come to the United States to visit her namesake hotel but the visit never materialized.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/5998/queen_wilhelmina_state_park_in_arkansas.html (498 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Queen Wilhelmina State Park at Epinions.com
		As a child growing up 13 miles from the Queen Wilhelmina State Park, I took for granted the breathtaking views and beautiful scenery that Queen Wilhelmina has to offer.
		It was built as a resort for the passengers and since the Dutch largely financed the railroad, the inn was named in honor the the Netherlands Queen Wilhelmina.
		Queen Wilhelmina State Park is located 13 miles northwest of Mena, Arkansas on Highway 88.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-6872-F615E90-3952507F-prod5 (315 words)

	Wilhelmina — FactMonster.com
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		Juliana - Juliana, 1909–2004, queen of the Netherlands (1948–80).
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