Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina was born in The Hague on April 30, 1909, and was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After several of Wilhelmina's miscarriages, fears grew that an heir to the throne would not be forthcoming. Therefore, with the birth of this princess, a sigh of relief went through the country.
Wilhelmina Helena Paulina Maria was born in The Hague on Aug. 31, 1880. She was the only child of William III and his second wife Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Because all the children from William III's first marriage had died before his death, Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands upon her father's death on Nov. 23, 1890, under the guardianship of her mother Queen Emma.
Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia , Princess of Waldeck - Pyrmont was born on Aug. 2, 1858 in Arolsen as the daughter of Prince George Victor of Waldeck - Pyrmont and Princess Helena of Nassau . On January 7, 1879 , still only 21 years old , she marries the then 61 - year old King William III . On August 31, 1880, Princess Wilhelmina born . During the last days of the king's life Emma acted as regent . After the monarch died she accepted the regency for her daughter .
Because the father of William III liked to be in Brussels, William III would be born in Brussels in 1817. At the French-speaking court where William III grew up, he would primarily be called Guillaume. Guillaume's full name was Willem Alexander Paul Frederick Louis. The Alexander and Paul he was named after were his Uncle Alexander I of Russia and his Grandfather Paul I of Russia, respectively; both Tsars of Russia. The rest of the names had been popular in the families of Orange and Nassau for centuries.
At the Dutch court, French was mainly spoken. It was the proper language to distinguish yourself from the rabble. Not surprisingly, William had a French version of his name as his nickname: Guillot. As a two-year-old boy, he and his family had to flee the country he would later be king of; to Berlin in Prussia. There Guillot would grow up at the Prussian court and at age 11 begin attending the military academy.
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