Prince Willem Karel Hendrik Friso was born in 1711 in Leeuwarden. Willem IV married Anna of Hanover in 1734. The couple had 2 children,...

      In February 1926 Wilhelmina and Hendrik celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. They could look back on a marriage with many ups and...

  Since the death of Willem van Oranje, almost all members of the house of Orange have been buried in the Royal tomb in the...

The 25th anniversary of Queen Wilhelmina was celebrated in 1923. The weeks long festivities  were celebrated exuberantly throughout the Netherlands. The festivities started on her...

KING WILLEM II    (1792-1849) Willem was born on December 2 1792 in The Hague. In 1795 he and his family go into exile in...

KING WILLEM III & QUEEN SOPHIE King William III was born on 19 February 1817. His parents were King William II and Anna Paulowna of...

THE EXHIBITION AMSTERDAM & THE HOUSE OF ORANGE The exhibition was held in the Amsterdam Historic museum from March 1st until the end of August...

ROZENBURG POTTERY QUEEN WILHELMINA TILE In 1883 the German Wilhelm von Gudenberg started the limited liability company ‘s Gravenhaagsche pottery factory. Before this he learned...

ROYAL POCKET- WATCHES Timepieces come nowadays in all shapes and sizes. The first mechanical clocks appeared in the 12th century and only indicated the hours....

TOBACCO AND THE HOUSE OF ORANGE Tobacco use is known in the Netherlands since ca 1580 it was smoked in clay pipes. Clay pipes with...