Soestdijk Palace, where Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard lived for over six decades.

Soestdijk Palace is one of the four official palaces of the Dutch royal family. It consists of a central block and two wings. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 584 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 584 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Queen Juliana Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, (April 30, 1909 - March 20, 2004) of the House of Orange-Nassau was Queen of the Netherlands from her mothers abdication in 1948 to her own abdication in 1980 and Queen Mother (with the title of Princess) from... Prince Bernhard in his later years. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... The House of Orange-Nassau (in Dutch Oranje-Nassau), is a family that has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands since William I of Orange (also known as William the Silent and Father of the Fatherland) organised the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule, which after...

Although named after the village of Soestdijk, which is largely in the municipality of Soest, the Soestdijk Palace is just north of the border in the municipality of Baarn in the province of Utrecht. It was the home for over six decades of the late Princess Juliana and her husband, the late Prince Bernhard until their deaths in 2004. Soest is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... Soest is the name of two localities, one in the Netherlands and one in Germany: Soest, Netherlands Soest, Germany and the district around Soest, Germany is also called Soest: Soest (district) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Baarn is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands. ... Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands, and is located in the center of the country. ... Juliana Queen of the Netherlands Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (Juliana Emma Louise Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau) (April 30, 1909 – March 20, 2004), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, was Queen of the Netherlands from her mothers abdication in 1948 to her own... Prince Bernhard as Royal Consort Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (June 29, 1911 – December 1, 2004) was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and father of the current monarch, Queen Beatrix. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The palace originally started as a hunting lodge that was built for Stadhouder William III between 1674 and 1678 by Maurits Post, who was also involved in building two other royal palaces, Huis ten Bosch Palace and Noordeinde Palace. William III of England (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Maurits Post (1645-1677) was a Dutch Golden Age architect. ... Huis ten Bosch Palace (Dutch language: House in the forest) is a royal palace in Haagse Bos, The Hague. ... Noordeinde Palace is one of the four official palaces of the Dutch royal family. ...

During Napoleon's invasion in 1795, the palace was seized as a spoil of war and turned into an inn for French troops. When Louis Napoleon became king of Holland, he took possession of it and had it extended and refurbished. For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... ... The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koninkrijk Holland in Dutch, Royaume dHollande in French) was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom for his third brother, Louis Bonaparte, in order to better control the Netherlands. ...

It was presented to William II of the Netherlands in 1815 in recognition of his services at the Battle of Waterloo. William II (December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from October 7, 1840 until his death on March 17, 1849. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants France Anglo-Allied/Prussian/ Dutch Commanders Napoléon Bonaparte (Ney in control of battle) Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 72,000 67,000 Anglo-Dutch 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 22,000 Map of the Waterloo campaign The...

Soestdijk became the property of the State of the Netherlands in 1971, although it continues to be used exclusively by the Dutch Royal family. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

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