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Juliana's mother, Queen Wilhelmina, had spent most of the 1930s looking for a suitable husband for Juliana. As a Protestant of royal rank (the House of Lippe was a sovereign house in the German Empire), Bernhard was deemed acceptable for the devoutly religious Wilhelmina.
Juliana (Dutch pronunciation: [jyliˈjaːnaː] ⓘ; Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909 – 20 March 2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
The engagement was announced by Queen Juliana and her husband, Prince Bernhard, on 28 June 1965. [4] After the announcement, the couple met the press in the gardens of Soestdijk Palace and granted an interview to Herman Felderhof. Queen Juliana and the States General granted their consent to the engagement. Amsberg was granted Dutch citizenship ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
Beatrix was born during the reign of her maternal grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, and became heiress presumptive upon the accession of her mother, Queen Juliana, in 1948. Beatrix attended a public primary school in Canada during World War II , and then finished her primary and secondary education in the Netherlands in the post-war period.
Aside from economical and security matters, Queen Wilhelmina used most of the 1930s to find a suitable husband for Juliana. This was a difficult task since she was very religious and insisted that her daughter's husband would be a Protestant of royal birth. Many prospects from the United Kingdom and Sweden either declined or were turned down by ...
The will of the late husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will remain private for at least 90 years to preserve the monarch's dignity, a judge at London's High Court has ruled.
Elizabeth II, Queen of Nigeria (reigned 1960–1963) Ifẹ. Ooni Luwoo (reigned in the 10th century) Igala Kingdom. Ebulejonu, also known as Ebule (reigned in the 16th century) [33] Igodomigodo. Emose (reigned 584–600) Orrorro (reigned 600–618) Kumbwada Kumbwada has been ruled by women for at least six successive generations. [34] Magajiya ...