Queen Juliana was born on April 30, 1909 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands as Princess Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. She was married to Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. She died on March 20, 2004 in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands.
March 20, 2004, Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
Place Of Birth
The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Education
Leiden University
Nationality
Dutch
Spouse
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Children
Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess Christina of the Netherlands
Parents
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Prince Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Awards
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Star Sign
Taurus
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Portrated on a lot of Dutch postal stamps.
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Held additional titles Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Baroness of Breda, Diest, Beilstein, the city Grave, land of Cuijck, IJsselstein, Cranendonck, Eindhoven, Liesveld, Herstel, Warneton, Arlay, Nozeroy and Ameland, Marquise of Veere and Vlissingen, Countess of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Dietz, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg, Viscountess of Antwerp, Lady of Borculo, Bredevoort, Lichtenvoorde, Loo, Geertruidenberg, Klundert, Zevenbergen, Hoge en Lage Zwaluwe, Naaldwijk, Polanen, Sint Maartensdijk, Soest, Baarn, Ter Eem, Willemstad, Steenbergen, Montfoort, St. Vith, Buettgenbach, Niervaart, Daasburg, Turnhout en Besançon. Made a Lady of the Garter in 1958 and received the Royal Victorian Chain in 1950.
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Was noted for her unqueenly insistence on pouring tea herself for guests and regularly asking them to stay over for dinner.
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Her birthday continued to be celebrated after her abdication, more so than that of her successor, Beatrix. This was the first Beatrix did when she was crowned, to honor her mother.
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Children: Queen Beatrix (full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard) born January 31 1938; Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, born August 5 1939; Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands, born January 19 1943; and Princess Maria Christina, born February 18 1947.
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