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Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

1858 - 1934

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont is the 150th most popular companion (down from 129th in 2019), the 546th most popular biography from Germany (down from 527th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Companion.

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the first wife of George I of Great Britain. She was the daughter of Adolf VIII, Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Sophie of Simmern. She was born in 1657 and was married to George, then Prince of Wales, in 1682. They had one daughter, Sophia Dorothea, who became Queen of Prussia.

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Among companions, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ranks 150 out of 784. Before her are Gala Dalí, Caroline of Baden, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Alexandra Feodorovna, Maria Anna of Neuburg, and Anne of Foix-Candale. After her are Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Anne of Denmark, and Helena Dragaš.

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Among people born in 1858, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ranks 18. Before her are Omar Mukhtar, Giuseppe Peano, Emmeline Pankhurst, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Charles de Foucauld, and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. After her are Franz Boas, Maria Christina of Austria, Princess Louise of Belgium, Marie Bashkirtseff, Keke Geladze, and Ludwig Quidde. Among people deceased in 1934, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ranks 16. Before her are Nestor Makhno, Kurt von Schleicher, Sergey Kirov, Engelbert Dollfuss, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, and Gregor Strasser. After her are John Dillinger, John Collier, Gustav Holst, Tōgō Heihachirō, Augusto César Sandino, and Charley Patton.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ranks 546 out of 7,253. Before her are Hans Fritzsche (1900), Henning von Tresckow (1901), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Kurt Meyer (1910), and Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817). After her are Jochen Rindt (1942), Maria Josepha of Bavaria (1739), Pyotr Stolypin (1862), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515), and Albert the Bear (1100).

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Among COMPANIONS In Germany

Among companions born in Germany, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ranks 19. Before her are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724), Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Caroline of Baden (1776), Alexandra Feodorovna (1798), and Maria Anna of Neuburg (1667). After her are Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860), Cunigunde of Luxembourg (978), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), Sophia of Nassau (1836), and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628).

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