Queen Juliana of the Netherlands with her family

Feb. 1, 1950 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - QUEEN JULIANA of Netherlands and her husband PRINCE BERNHARD, with their daughters (from the left) Princess CHRISTINA, Princess IRENE, Princess MARGRIET, Princess BEATRIX. Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange-Nassau, was the last of the direct line of the House of Orange-Nassau, hereditary but often controversial rulers of the Netherlands. In 1936 she fell for Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld, a dashing prince of a minor royal house. They announced their engagement in September 1936 and married in January 1937. Beatrix was born in 1938 and Juliana could not end the run of female heirs to the throne - and vast private wealth - of Orange. Irene came in 1939, Margriet in 1943 and Maria-Christina in 1947

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Announced Beatrix Bernhard Controversial Dashing Direct Engagement Heirs Hereditary Juliana Lippe-biesterfeld Margriet Often Orange-nassau Rulers Vast Wealth Wilhelmina

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