General Notes

Juliana, b. Apr. 30, 1909, succeeded to the throne of the Netherlands on Sept.
6, 1948, following the abdication of her mother, Queen Wilhelmina. She married
(1937) Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld; they had four daughters. The
eldest, Beatrice, became queen when Juliana abdicated on her 71st birthday,
Apr. 30, 1980.