- Daughter of Queen Wilhelmina.
- Queen of The Netherlands (1948-1980).
- Children: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard) born January 31 1938; Prinses Irene, born August 5 1939; Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands, born January 19 1943; and Princess Maria Christina, born February 18 1947.
- Her birthday continued to be celebrated after her abdication, more so than that of her successor, Beatrix. This was the first Beatrix did when she was crowned, to honor her mother.
- Was noted for her unqueenly insistence on pouring tea herself for guests and regularly asking them to stay over for dinner.
- Held additional titles Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Baroness of Breda, Diest, Beilstein, the city Grave, land of Cuijck, IJsselstein, Cranendonck, Eindhoven, Liesveld, Herstel, Warneton, Arlay, Nozeroy and Ameland, Marquise of Veere and Vlissingen, Countess of Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Dietz, Spiegelberg, Buren, Leerdam and Culemborg, Viscountess of Antwerp, Lady of Borculo, Bredevoort, Lichtenvoorde, Loo, Geertruidenberg, Klundert, Zevenbergen, Hoge en Lage Zwaluwe, Naaldwijk, Polanen, Sint Maartensdijk, Soest, Baarn, Ter Eem, Willemstad, Steenbergen, Montfoort, St. Vith, Buettgenbach, Niervaart, Daasburg, Turnhout en Besançon. Made a Lady of the Garter in 1958 and received the Royal Victorian Chain in 1950.
- Portrated on a lot of Dutch postal stamps.
- She was offered the title of queen mother after her abdication, and declined it and reverted back to being a princess.
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