Amsterdam and orange

AMSTERDAM AND THE HOUSE OF ORANGE

ROYAL WEDDINGS IN AMSTERDAM

The presumed heir to the Dutch throne was not obliged to marry in Amsterdam. In the nineteenth century, the weddings of all three Dutch kings took place in the bride’s place of residence. Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana were both married in The Hague, where they lived. Queen Beatrix was the first monarch to marry in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The Prince of Orange will now follow the example set by his mother.

THE HOUSE OF ORANGE AND AMSTERDAM

The investiture of every Dutch monarch has taken place in the Nieuwe Kerk church in Amsterdam:

Sovereign Prince William I on 30 March 1814
King William II on 28 October 1840
King William III on 12 May 1849
Queen Wilhelmina on 6 September 1898
Queen Juliana on 6 September 1948
Queen Beatrix on 30 April 1980

Other events of the past century which the Dutch Royal House celebrated in Amsterdam:

1901 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik make their entry into the city after their wedding in The Hague
1923 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates the 25th anniversary of her investiture with an address in the Olympic Stadium
1929 Queen Emma The Queen Mother celebrates her 50th anniversary as a Dutch citizen
1937 Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard make their entry into the city after their wedding in The Hague
1938 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates the 40th anniversary of her investiture
1947 Queen Wilhelmina grants the City of Amsterdam the heraldic device ‘Courageous, Resolute, Charitable’
1962 Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard celebrate their silver wedding anniversary
1966 Wedding of Princess Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg
1988 The Royal Family join the Queen’s official birthday celebrations in Amsterdam
1991 Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus celebrate their silver wedding anniversary
1998 Queen Beatrix celebrates her sixtieth birthday