 princess emma of waldeck and pyrmont (2 august 1858 â 20 march 1934) was queen of the netherlands and grand duchess of luxembourg as the wife of king-grand duke william iii. an immensely popular member of the dutch royal family, she also served as regent for her daughter, queen wilhelmina, during the latter's minority. ==family== thumb|150px|left|emma at 12 years old (1870) emma was born as adelheid emma wilhelmina theresia, princess of waldeck and pyrmont on 2 august 1858 in arolsen castle in arolsen, the capital of the small german principality of waldeck and pyrmont. she was the fourth daughter of georg viktor, prince of waldeck and pyrmont and princess helena of nassau. her brother, friedrich, was the last reigning prince of waldeck and pyrmont. her sister, helena frederica, would become the wife of prince leopold, duke of albany, a son of queen victoria and prince albert. her maternal grandparents were william, duke of nassau and his second wife, princess pauline of wÃ¼rttemberg. pauline was a daughter of prince paul of wÃ¼rttemberg and his wife charlotte of saxe-hildburghausen. paul was a son of frederick i of wÃ¼rttemberg and his wife, duchess augusta of brunswick-wolfenbÃ¼ttel. augusta was the eldest daughter of karl wilhelm ferdinand, duke of brunswick-luneburg and princess augusta of great britain, elder sister of george iii of the united kingdom. ==marriage== thumb|150px|left|william iii and queen emma emma married the elderly king william iii in arolsen on 7 january 1879, two years after the death of his first wife, [[p
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