Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Wilhelmina
Queen of the Netherlands
Queen Wilhelmina in the late 1940s
Reign	23 November 1890 – 4 September 1948 (57 years)
Predecessor	William III
Successor	Juliana
Burial	Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands
Spouse	Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Issue	Juliana of the Netherlands
Full name Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	William III of the Netherlands
Mother	Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. Loved by the Dutch people, she was the mother of Queen Juliana and the grandmother of Queen Beatrix.

During World War II, she went to London and spoke to the Dutch people on radio from England.

Other websites

• Works by or about Wilhelmina of the Netherlands at Internet Archive
• Queen Wilhelmina Of The Netherlands Broadcasts In Britain (1940), royal broadcast in English, on the British Pathé YouTube Channel
• Tribute To Queen Wilhelmina (1962), Dutch newsreel on British Pathé YouTube Channel
• Post-war rehabilitation of the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Queen Wilhelmina State Park near Mena, Arkansas
• Newspaper clippings about Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
• Wilhelmina at Find a Grave

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands House of Orange-Nassau Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 31 August 1880 Died: 28 November 1962
Regnal titles
Preceded by William III	Queen of the Netherlands 1890–1948	Succeeded by Juliana