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  Descendants of King Willem I of the Netherlands
1.1.Willem III, King of the Netherlands (1817-1890), m.1st 1839 Princess Sophie of Württemberg (1818-1877), m.2nd 1879 Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934)
1.3.Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands (1820-1879), m.1st 1853 Princess Amalie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830-1872), m.2nd 1878 Princess Marie of Prussia (1855-1888)
1.5.2.4.3.Prince Heinrich III Reuss (1919-1993), m.1st 1944 (div 1955) Baroness Franziska Mayr von Melnhof (1919-1964), m.2nd 1964 Countess Odylia of Castell-Castell (*1939)
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  Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, (Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand), Prince of Orange, Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer of Amsberg (born April 27, 1967), is the Crown Prince of the Netherlands and styled HRH the Prince of Orange.
The eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prince Claus von Amsberg, he is the first male heir-apparent to the Dutch throne since Prince Alexander, son of William III, died in 1884.
In the Netherlands, he was a participant in the Frisian Eleven Cities ice skating marathon.
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 Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means the Low Countries) and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815, after it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 (it was occupied by France between 1806 and 1815).
The Netherlands Antilles ("Nederlandse Antillen", consisting of Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire and Curaçao, capital: Willemstad on Curaçao) and Aruba (Capital: Oranjestad), all in the Caribbean Sea, are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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 Dutch (Netherlands) Royal Family
Willem was Prince of Orange, Prince of Nassau-Dietz and by the Treaty of Vienna (1815) he became King of the Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg on 16 March 1815.
Belgium, with Holland formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands as confirmed by the Congress of Vienna on 9 June 1815.
Willem Alexander of the Netherlands (Prince of Orange)
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 William III of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King William III (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk of Orange-Nassau) (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, sister of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
Because the Luxembourg grand duchy could only be inherited through the male line at the time, under Salic law, it went to Adolphe, the former Duke of Nassau.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for willem
Dutch Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk (born Feb. 19, 1817, Brussels, Belg151;died Nov. 23, 1890, Apeldoorn, Neth.) King of The Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1849–90).
Dutch Willem Frederik George Lodewijk (born Dec. 6, 1792, The Hague, United Provinces of the Netherlands—died March 17, 1849, Tilburg, Neth.) King of The Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1840–49).
Named for the Dutch explorer Willem Barents, it is bounded by the Norwegian and northwestern Russian mainland (south), the Norwegian Sea and Svalbard (west), Franz Josef Land (north), and the Kara Sea and Novaya Zemlya (east).
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 William III Of The Netherlands - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
(1817-1890), king of the Netherlands, son of William II., was born at Brussels on the 19th of February 1817.
Sophia was an accomplished woman of high intelligence, but unfortunately the relations between the royal pair were far from cordial and finally ended in complete disagreement, and the breach between them continued until the death of the queen in 1877.
The private life of the king in fact gave rise to much scandal; nevertheless he was an excellent constitutional monarch, and, though he never sought to win popular favour, succeeded in winning and retaining in a remarkable degree his people's affectionate loyalty.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Willem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Hendrick Goltzius and Willem van Tetrode: two related exhibitions have admirably demonstrated a refreshingly outward-looking side of renaissance Dutch art.
Willem de Kooning and John Chamberlain at PaceWildenstein.
Willem Dafoe, at 49, is buoyant amid a sea change
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 boys clothing: European royalty -- Netherlands
Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik (1840-1879): Willem was recognized as the crown prince in 1849.
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.
Willem Alexander (1967-): Wilhelm Alexander is the Crown Prince of The Netherlands--the Prince of Orange.
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 Delft. Who is Delft? What is Delft? Where is Delft? Definition of Delft. Meaning of Delft.
Delft is a city in South Holland, Netherlands, dating from the 13th century, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague.
Due to the large number of university students at the Delft University of Technology, the population has a remarkable peak for males aged between 20 and 30.
The association of the House of Orange with Delft began when William the Silent, or Willem van Oranje as Dutch people usually call him, took up residence there in 1572.
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 The House of Orange
Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz (1613-1664), Stadtholder of Frisia 1640, Groningen and Drenthe 1650, heir.
Willem V Batavus of Orange-Nassau (1748-1806), Stadtholder of The Netherlands 1751-1795 (deposed), married 1767 Wilhelmina "Willemijntje" of Prussia (1751-1820).
Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik (1840-1879), "Wiwill", Crown Prince of The Netherlands 1849.
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 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
In 1795, French troops ousted Willem V of Orange, the Stadhouder under the Dutch Republic and head of the House of Orange.
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.
King Willem II was largely responsible for the liberalizing revision of the constitution in 1848.
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 Teaching Treasures Dutch in Languages other than English
The name Netherlands is derived from the Dutch word neder meaning "low," and the term Low Countries is used collectively for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, a reference to the low-lying nature of the land.
The Netherlands is known for the genius of its painters, both traditional and modern.
The house of Orange is the royal family of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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 Koninginnedag
During the reign of Willem II and Willem III, the birthday of the king was celebrated as an official, nationalistic festival.
Only the title, though: in 1680, prince Willem III (who is not to be confused with king Willem III), became king of England, and lost control of the principality to France during the War of Spanish Succession.
When peace was signed in 1713, and because Willem III had no legitimate children, the principality became French and the title was awarded to two relatives of Willem III.
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 The Van Der Veer in the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Willem IV left two sisters: Margaretha, the oldest, who was married to Lodewick of Bavaria, Emperor of the German Empire, and Philippa, the youngest, whose husband was Edward III, king of England.
Willem, her son, promised the commercial party to promote the economical welfare of the country if he was mad independent Count of Holland and Seeland.
Willem, of Bavaria, seeing their importance of the aid of a man like Wolfert III Van Der Veer, whose principles he knew, tried with promises suitable to these principles to gain his friendship and therewith the authority over whole Seeland.
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 Netherlands (05/05)
King Willem II was largely responsible for the liberalizing revision of the constitution in 1848.
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 fourth-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, and the United States is the largest direct foreign investor in the Netherlands.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm   (5656 words)

  
 The world's top netherlands websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
The Netherlands was among the founding members of the European Union when it was formed in 1992.
A number of islands in the Caribbean Sea are dependencies of the Netherlands: the Netherlands Antilles (Nederlandse Antillen), a group of five islands, and Aruba, formerly part of the Antilles.
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 The Netherlands : In Depth : History | Frommers.com
The earliest inhabitants of what is now the Netherlands were three tribes that settled the marshy deltas of the "lowlands" sometime in the dawn of recorded history.
The ascension of William III and his wife, Mary, to the English throne in 1688 may have been the beginning of the end for the Dutch Republic, however.
The occupation was complete and devastating: An estimated 104,000 of Holland's 140,000 Jews were murdered, Rotterdam sustained heavy bombings, and the rest of the country also suffered terribly at the hands of its invaders.
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 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.
On January 7, 1937 - the anniversary of the wedding of King Willem III of the Netherlands and Princess Emma zu Waldeck und Pyrmont in 1879 - the couple married at the Grote or St Jacobs Church in The Hague.
Although the Netherlands was liberated in May 1945, and Princess Juliana had already visited The Netherlands soon afterwards, she and her children only returned officially on August 2, 1945.
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 Netherlands
The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
The Netherlands' postwar customs union with Belgium and Luxembourg (the Benelux group) paved the way for the formation of the European Community (precursor to the EU), of which the Netherlands was a founding member.
The Netherlands is a signatory to international counter-narcotics agreements, a member of the UN International Drug Control Program and UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and a leading contributor to international counter-narcotics projects.
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 History of The Netherlands
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.
Elements of the Netherlands' once far-flung empire were granted either full independence or nearly complete autonomy after World War II.
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.
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 Dutch Warmblood Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In Gelderland, located in the central Netherlands, the soil is sandy, and here the lighter type of horse developed.
King Willem III recognized the first studbook organization in 1887 and so laid the basis for regulated warmblood horse breeding in the Netherlands.
The North American Department, Royal Warmblood Studbook of the Netherlands was established in 1983 to promote the breeding and enjoyment of the Dutch Warmblood Horse in North America.
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 William III of the Netherlands Information
William III (William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau) (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, sister of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
Because the Luxembourg grand duchy could only be inherited through the male line at the time, under Salic law, it went to Adolphe, the former Duke of Nassau.
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 Netherlands-Activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It also facilitates high-level dialogue between the Bank and the Netherlands on development, engaging with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dutch business leaders and other public and private stakeholders in development on issues such as globalization, corporate social responsibility, trade for development, education for all, and aid coordination.
Jan Willem Gunning have participated in the annual ABCDEs which bring together an array of European academics, politicians, institutes, think tanks, students and journalists to foster the exchange of knowledge and understanding of development issues.
The Netherlands participates in the Private Sector Liaison Officers Network, a joint initiative of the European offices of the World Bank, IFC and MIGA to strengthen the relationship between the World Bank Group and the private sector in Europe.
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 Genealogie Koninklijk huis 12 - parkstad.com
Willem III of The Netherlands (1817-1890), see above, King of The Netherlands 1849, grandduke of Luxembourg 1849, married 1st his cousin, Sophia of Württemberg (1818-1877), a daughter of Catharina Pawlowna of Russia, married 2nd 1879 Adelheid Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1858-1934).
Children: Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik (1840-1879), crown prince of The Netherlands 1849.
Willem Frederik Maurits Alexander Hendrik Karel (1843-1850), above Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik (1851-1884), crown prince of The Netherlands 1879
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 Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1880- )
Willem V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, The Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Holland (1748-1806)
Petr III Feodorovich, Emperor of All the Russias (1728-1762)
Willem IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau, The Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Holland (1711-1751)
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 Women with power 1870-1900
However, Meshesha Seyfu was able to win the loyalty of the soldiers in Tamo, who turned on Bafena and ended her plot.
After her succession to the throne, she married Premier Rainitairarivoy, who had also been married to the Queens Rasoherina and Ranavalona II and was the real ruler of the country.
She was raised to the chieftaincy on the deposition of her husband, High Chief Te-uru-ra'i Ari-Mate and deposed by the French in 1891, and died shortly after.
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