List of Dutch consorts
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Consorts of the Netherlands were persons married to the Dutch monarchs during their reigns. All female spouses of the monarchs of the Netherlands were title Queen
of the Netherlands and style Majesty
. The male spouses of the three queen regnants of the Netherlands were title Prince consort of the Netherlands and style Royal Highness
. The spouses of the Bonaparte Kings of Holland were Queen
of Holland and style Majesty
. The following spouses of the monarchs of the Holland between 1806 and 1810; and the Netherland since 1813:
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of the Netherlands and style Majesty
Majesty
Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
. The male spouses of the three queen regnants of the Netherlands were title Prince consort of the Netherlands and style Royal Highness
Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
. The spouses of the Bonaparte Kings of Holland were Queen
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of Holland and style Majesty
Majesty
Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
. The following spouses of the monarchs of the Holland between 1806 and 1810; and the Netherland since 1813:
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Hortense de Beauharnais Hortense de Beauharnais Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte , Queen Consort of Holland, was the stepdaughter of Emperor Napoleon I, being the daughter of his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. She later became the wife of the former's brother, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, and the mother of Napoleon III, Emperor of... |
Alexandre de Beauharnais (Beauharnais House of Beauharnais The House of Beauharnais or Beauharnois is a French noble house. It is now represented by the Duke of Leuchtenberg, descendant in male line of Eugène de Beauharnais.-History:... ) |
10 April 1783 | 4 January 1802 | 5 June 1806 husband's ascession |
1 July 1810 husband's abdication |
5 October 1837 | Louis I | |
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Wilhelmine of Prussia Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774-1837) Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia was the first wife of King William I of the Netherlands and so the first Queen of the Netherlands.-Biography:Princess Wilhelmine was born in Potsdam... |
Frederick William II of Prussia Frederick William II of Prussia Frederick William II was the King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. He was in personal union the Prince-Elector of Brandenburg and the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel.-Early life:... (Hohenzollern House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near... ) |
18 November 1774 | 1 October 1791 | 6 December 1813 husband's ascession |
12 October 1837 | William I William I of the Netherlands William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.... |
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Anna Pavlovna of Russia Anna Pavlovna of Russia Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia was a queen consort of the Netherlands.-Background:She was born as the eighth child and sixth daughter of Paul I of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna , and thus was Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia... |
Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia Paul I was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. He also was the 72nd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta .-Childhood:... (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) |
18 January 1795 | 21 February 1816 | 7 October 1840 husband's ascession |
7 March 1849 husband's death |
1 March 1865 | William II William II of the Netherlands William II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849.- Early life and education :... |
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Sophie of Württemberg Sophie of Württemberg Princess Sophia Frederika Mathilde of Württemberg was Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William III of the Netherlands.-Biography:... |
William I of Württemberg William I of Württemberg William I was the second King of Württemberg from October 30, 1816 until his death.He was born in Lüben, the son of King Frederick I of Württemberg and his wife Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel .-First marriage:... (Württemberg House of Württemberg The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:... ) |
17 June 1818 | 18 June 1839 | 7 March 1849 husband's ascession |
3 June 1877 | William III William III of the Netherlands William III was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death and the Duke of Limburg until the abolition of the Duchy in 1866.-Early life:William was born in Brussels as son of William II of the Netherlands and... |
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Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg... |
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym... (Waldeck) |
2 August 1858 | 7 January 1879 | 23 November 1890 husband's death |
20 March 1934 | |||
Henry of Mecklenburg-Scherwin | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... ) |
19 April 1876 | 7 February 1901 | 3 July 1934 | Wilhelmina 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... |
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Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1872–1934) -References:This article is based on this article on Dutch Wikipedia.... (Lippe House of Lippe The House of Lippe is a German Royal House. The House of Lippe descends from Count Jobst Hermann of Lippe whose son Bernhard I was the founder of the state of Lippe in 1123.... ) |
29 June 1911 | 8 September 1936 | 6 September 1948 wife's ascession |
30 April 1980 wife's abdication |
1 December 2004 | Juliana Juliana of the Netherlands Juliana was the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1948 and 1980. She was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry... |
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Claus van Amsberg | Claus Felix von Amsberg Claus Felix von Amsberg Claus Felix von Amsberg was a member of the German Niederer Adel and father of Prince Claus of the Netherlands, who was the Prince Consort of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, thus making him the father-in-law of the Dutch Queen.-Early life:... (Amsberg House of Amsberg House of Amsberg is the name of a noble family in the German lands . It is a corruption of Amtsberg a town in Germany and founded by Jürgen Amtsberg , master blacksmith in Schwichtenberg. There is also a place North Amsberg or Norr Amsberg in Sweden, named after the original one in Germany... ) |
6 September 1926 | 10 March 1966 | 30 April 1980 wife's ascension |
6 October 2002 | Beatrix Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University... |
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See also
- Princess of Orange
- List of consorts of Luxembourg
- Duchess of LimburgDuchess of Limburg- House of Ardennes, 1065–1119 :- House of Ardennes, 1119-1283 :*Interregnum - House of Leuven, 1288-1406 :- House of Valois, 1406-1482 :- House of Habsburg, 1482-1700 :- House of Bourbon, 1700–1706 :...
- List of Belgian consorts
- Duchess of BrabantDuchess of BrabantThe Duchess of Brabant is the woman married to the heir to the Belgian throne, the Duke of Brabant. But this was only as of 1840 when it was revived as an honorific title for the Crown Prince of the newly created Kingdom of Belgium...
- Countess of FlandersCountess of Flanders- House of Flanders, 862-1119 :- House of Estridsen, 1119-1127 :- House of Normandy, 1127-1128 :- House of Metz, 1128-1194 :- House of Hainaut, 1194-1278 :- House of Dampierre, 1247-1405 :- House of Valois-Burgundy, 1405-1482 :...
- Countess of HainautCountess of Hainaut- House of Hainaut, 1070–1280 :- House of Avesnes, 1246–1257 :- House of Avesnes, 1280–1354 :- House of Wittelsbach, 1354–1432 :- House of Valois-Burgundy, 1432–1482 :- House of Habsburg, 1482–1700 :- House of Bourbon, 1700–1706:...
- Countess of HollandCountess of Holland- House of Holland, 875–1299 :- House of Avesnes, 1299–1354 :- House of Wittelsbach, 1354–1432 :- House of Valois-Burgundy, 1432–1482 :- House of Habsburg, 1482–1581 :- House of Habsburg, 1581–1648 :...
- Countess of ArtoisCountess of Artois- House of Capet, 1190–1237 :- House of Artois, 1237–1329 :- House of Burgundy, 1347-1361 :- House of Valois-Burgundy, 1405-1482 :- House of Habsburg, 1482-1659 :- As courtesy title :-Source:*...
- List of Burgundian consorts
- List of consorts of Lorraine
- List of consorts of Namur
- List of consorts of Guelders
- Countess of Zeeland
- Countess of Zutphen
- Countess of Charolais