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Duke Henry Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (german: Heinrich Wladimir Albrecht Ernst; nl, Hendrik Vladimir Albrecht Ernst; 19 April 1876 – 3 July 1934) was Prince consort of the Netherlands from 7 February 1901 until his death in 1934 as the husband of Queen Wilhelmina. He was the longest-serving Dutch consort. Biography Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 19 April 1876 in Schwerin. He was the youngest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his third wife, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. On 6 February 1901, Henry was created a Prince of the Netherlands and the next day, 7 February, married Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague. Their only child together, Juliana, was born in 1909. On 4 September 1948, Wilhelmina abdicated as queen of the Netherlands, to be succeeded by her daughter. Henry also fathered at least one illegitimate child, Pim Lier. Born in 1918, Lier eventually rose to prominence in post-war Dutch politics as chairman of the rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Consort Of The Netherlands
A consort of the Netherlands is a person married to a Dutch monarch during his or her reign. All female spouses of the monarchs of the Netherlands have been titled "Queen of the Netherlands" with the style ''Majesty''. The male spouses of the three Queens regnant of the Netherlands were titled "Prince of the Netherlands" with the style ''Royal Highness''. The spouse of the Bonaparte King of Holland was "Queen of Holland" with the style ''Majesty''. The following spouses of the monarchs of Holland between 1806 and 1810; and the Netherlands since 1813: Queen consorts of Holland Royal consorts of Netherlands See also * Princess of Orange *List of consorts of Luxembourg * Duchess of Limburg * List of Belgian consorts * Duchess of Brabant *Countess of Flanders * Countess of Hainaut * Countess of Holland * Countess of Artois *List of Burgundian consorts *List of consorts of Lorraine * Countess of Zutphen *List of monarchs of the Netherlands This is a list of monarchs of the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
