Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina, (1880–1962), queen of the Netherlands, 1890–1948. She was the daughter of William III and his second wife, Emma of Waldeck. She became queen on the death of her father, her mother acting as regent until Wilhelmina was crowned in 1898. She was married in 1901 and became a widow in 1934.
Wilhelmina won great respect and affection because of her common touch and high moral sense. During World War II, when her country was under German occupation, she lived in England. She abdicated in 1948 in favor of her daughter, Princess Juliana. Wilhelmina's private fortune made her perhaps the world's richest woman.