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Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Wilhelmina was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial empire...

Timeline of Events

1890

11.23.1890

King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to become his heir.

1913

8.28.1913

Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.

1940

5.13.1940

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the Nazi invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.

1942

8.6.1942

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.

1948

9.4.1948

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.