King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands publically acknowledged that his great-grandmother Queen Wilhelmina failed to protect the country’s Jewish population during the Second World War. The Dutch King made his remarks during a historic speech at the ceremony of the Remembrance of Dead in Amsterdam yesterday. The Remembrance, usually held with a large crowd, took place [read more]
When Queen Wilhelmina fell ill with typhoid fever in the middle of April 1902, she was about five months pregnant. It was her second pregnancy, but the first had ended in a miscarriage. For several days, fever ravished the Queen’s body, and it wasn’t until 29 April that the newspapers reported that her condition was [read more]
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 19 April 1876 as the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. When he was seven years old, his father died and he was succeeded by Henry’s much older half-brother who became Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke [read more]
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