Wilhelmina of the Netherlands: Timeline

1880   Born

1890   King William III of the Netherlands William III of the Netherlands

William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg was King of the Netherlands [i] and Grand Duke [i] ... 

 dies without a male heir, and his daughter Princess Wilhelmina Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau [i], was Queen regnant [i] of the Netherlands [i] ... 

 becomes Queen, causing Luxembourg Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked [i] country in western Europe [i], bordered by Belgium [i] ... 

 (who required a male heir) to declare independen

1927   Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen Nijmegen

[i] is a municipality [i] and a city [i] in the east of the Netherlands [i] ... 

1948   Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

1962   Died