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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.
Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia ( Arolsen, 2 August 1858 – Den Haag, 20 March 1934), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont, was the second wife of king William III of the Netherlands. She was married to him from 1879 until he died in 1890.
Emma was the wife of King Willem III and the mother of Queen Wilhelmina. She acted as regent for both kings and restored the prestige of the monarchy.
Emma was the daughter of a German prince and a Dutch princess, and married King William III of the Netherlands in 1879. She became the regent of her daughter Wilhelmina, the future Queen of the Netherlands, after William's death in 1890.
The young German princess Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont married the Dutch king Willem III, who was more than forty years older, in 1879. The marriage was controversial in the Netherlands, taking place shortly after the death of Willems first wife, the popular Queen Sophie.
Feb 27, 2017 · Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was born on 2 August 1858 as the daughter of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Princess Helena of Nassau. On 7 January 1879, she married King William III of the Netherlands, who was 41 years older than she was.
Aug 4, 2020 · Emma left Noordeinde Palace to the newlyweds and moved into the Lange Voorhout Palace nearby. The inauguration of Wilhelmina – RP-F-F00967-2/Rijksmuseum. After two miscarriages and a stillbirth, Emma became a grandmother on 30 April 1909 with the birth of Princess Juliana.
