Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a German-born princess who became Queen Regent of the Netherlands, governing on behalf of her daughter Queen Wilhelmina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
member of royalty
princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
queen consort
queen regent
associatedWith Dutch royal family
House of Orange-Nassau
birthDate 1858-08-02
birthPlace Arolsen
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont NERFINISHED
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
child Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Netherlands
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont NERFINISHED
deathDate 1934-03-20
deathPlace The Hague
endTime as queen consort: 1890-11-23
as regent during Wilhelmina’s illness: 1898
as regent of the Netherlands: 1898-08-31
father George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
fullName Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia
givenName Emma
honorificPrefix Her Majesty
house House of Orange-Nassau
languageSpoken Dutch
German
monarchOf Kingdom of the Netherlands
mother Princess Helena of Nassau NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
notableFor serving as regent of the Netherlands during the minority of Queen Wilhelmina
stabilizing the Dutch monarchy after the death of King William III
placeOfBurial Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
positionHeld Queen Regent of the Netherlands
Queen consort of the Netherlands
Regent of Luxembourg
regentFor Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
religion Lutheranism
Protestantism
sibling Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont NERFINISHED
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont NERFINISHED
spouse William III of the Netherlands
startTime as queen consort: 1879-01-07
as regent during Wilhelmina’s illness: 1897
as regent of the Netherlands: 1890-11-23
title Princess consort of Orange-Nassau
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Queen of the Netherlands


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