Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau
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Princess Pauline Charlotte of Orange-Nassau (Wilhelmina Frederika Louise Pauline Charlotte; 1 March 1800 - 20 December/22 December 1806) was a Princess of the House of Orange-Nassau
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while her parents were living in exile during the time the Low Countries
were occupied by France
. She was the third child and first-born daughter of the later King William I of the Netherlands
by his wife Wilhelmine of Prussia
. Her two older brothers were the future King William II and Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
. Her parents also had a stillborn child in 1795.
In August 1806, her parents had another stillborn son. Pauline died in Freienwalde four months later; her younger sister, Marianne
, was born four years later.
In 1911 her neglected grave was found in a garden in Berlin. After its owner, Walther Rathenau
, contacted Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
, Princess Pauline's body was transferred to the Royal Crypt in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft
.
House of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau , a branch of the European House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands — and at times in Europe — since William I of Orange organized the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after the Eighty Years' War...
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Life
Princess Pauline Charlotte was born in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
while her parents were living in exile during the time the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
were occupied by France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She was the third child and first-born daughter of the later King William I of the Netherlands
William I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
by his wife Wilhelmine of Prussia
Wilhelmine of Prussia (1774-1837)
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia was the first wife of King William I of the Netherlands and so the first Queen of the Netherlands.-Biography:Princess Wilhelmine was born in Potsdam...
. Her two older brothers were the future King William II and Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau , was the second son of king William I of the Netherlands and his wife, Wilhelmine of Prussia....
. Her parents also had a stillborn child in 1795.
In August 1806, her parents had another stillborn son. Pauline died in Freienwalde four months later; her younger sister, Marianne
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau , was a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, by birth Princess of the Kingdom of the United Netherlands and by marriage Princess of the Kingdom of Prussia.-Family:Born in Berlin, she was the youngest child and second daughter of King...
, was born four years later.
In 1911 her neglected grave was found in a garden in Berlin. After its owner, Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau was a German Jewish industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic...
, contacted Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial...
, Princess Pauline's body was transferred to the Royal Crypt in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft
Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)
Nieuwe Kerk is a landmark Protestant church in Delft, Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square , opposite to the City Hall . In 1584, William the Silent was entombed here in a mausoleum designed by Hendrick and Pieter de Keyser. Since then members of the House of Orange-Nassau...
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