Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |||||
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![]() Queen Emma in 1882 | |||||
Queen consort of the Netherlands Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg | |||||
Tenure | 7 January 1879 – 23 November 1890 | ||||
Queen regent of the Netherlands | |||||
Regency | 20 November 1890 – 6 September 1898 | ||||
Monarchs | William III Wilhelmina | ||||
Born | Arolsen Castle, Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Confederation | 2 August 1858||||
Died | 20 March 1934 Lange Voorhout Palace, The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 75)||||
Burial | Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Wilhelmina of the Netherlands | ||||
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House | Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
Father | George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
Mother | Princess Helena of Nassau | ||||
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Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia; 2 August 1858 – 20 March 1934) was Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of King-Grand Duke William III. An immensely popular member of the Dutch Royal Family, Queen Emma served as regent for her daughter, Queen Wilhelmina, during the latter's minority from 1890 until 1898.
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