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==Titles, styles and honours== ===Titles and styles=== [[File:Royal Monogram of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.svg|thumb|130px|Monogram of Queen Wilhelmina]] * 31 August 1880 – 21 June 1884: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Pauline of Orange-Nassau<ref name=Parlement>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/10010 |title=H.M. (koningin Wilhelmina) koningin Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria, koningin der Nederlanden, prinses van Oranje-Nassau – Parlement & Politiek |publisher=Parlement.com |access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref> * 21 June 1884 – 23 November 1890: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau<ref name=Parlement/> * 23 November 1890 – 4 September 1948: ''Her Majesty'' Queen Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau<ref name=Parlement/> * 4 September 1948 – 28 November 1962: ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Wilhelmina of the Netherlands<ref name=Parlement/> Wilhelmina's full regnal title from her accession to her marriage was: "Wilhelmina, ''[[by the Grace of God]], Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Duchess of Limburg, [[Style of the Dutch sovereign#Full styles|etc.]]''" She adopted her husband's ducal title upon marriage as customary, becoming also a duchess of Mecklenburg.<ref name=archontology>{{cite web|url=http://www.archontology.org/nations/netherlands/01_style.php|title=The Netherlands: Princely and Royal Style: 1813–2013|publisher=Archontology.com |access-date=6 August 2013}}</ref> ===Honours=== * [[Netherlands]]:<ref name="Almanak">''[https://archive.org/details/staatsalmanakvo00nethgoog/page/n27 Staatsalmanak voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden]'', 1921, "Koninkrijk Huis der Nederlanden" p. 1</ref> ** Grand Master of the [[Military William Order]], ''1890''; Grand Cross, ''4 September 1948''<ref name="Military William Order">{{cite web|url=https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/onderscheidingen/dapperheidsonderscheidingen/databank-dapperheidsonderscheidingen/1948/09/04/oranje-nassau-wilhelmina-helena-pauline-maria-prinses-van |title=Militaire Willems-Orde: Oranje-Nassau, Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria, Prinses van|trans-title=Military William Order: Orange-Nassau, Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria, Princess of|website=Ministerie van Defensie|language=nl|access-date=3 May 2020|date=4 September 1948}}</ref> ** Grand Master of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]], ''1890'' ** Grand Master of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]], ''1890'' ** Joint Grand Master of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau|Order of the Gold Lion of Nassau]], ''1890'' ** Grand Master of the [[Order of the House of Orange]], ''1890'' ** Founder of the [[:nl:Johanniter Orde in Nederland|Johanniter Order]], ''1909'' Since Wilhelmina received no Dutch honours before ascending the throne aged ten and resigned the position of grand master when she abdicated in 1948, she was in the unusual position of being a Dutch princess and former queen who did not hold a Dutch honour. Her daughter and successor therefore appointed her Grand Cross of the Military William Order in her first act as Queen. This was the only Dutch honour she ever held in her life in a personal capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hethuisvanoranje.nl/08%20Orden%20en%20Onderscheidingen/GeschiedenisMilitaireWillemsOrde.html|title=De Huizen van Oranje en Nassau -Geschiedenis Militaire Willems Orde|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927034311/http://hethuisvanoranje.nl/08%20Orden%20en%20Onderscheidingen/GeschiedenisMilitaireWillemsOrde.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koninklijkeverzamelingen.nl/mediabank/detail/b676415b-3d6e-5ecc-bfa5-0bac1e850b2e/media/9a741e4e-fa40-ca82-8ed4-b664bd09a1ab|title=Militaire Willems-Orde voor prinses Wilhelmina, 7 oktober 1948|website=www.koninklijkeverzamelingen.nl|access-date=9 August 2019|archive-date=9 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809194136/https://www.koninklijkeverzamelingen.nl/mediabank/detail/b676415b-3d6e-5ecc-bfa5-0bac1e850b2e/media/9a741e4e-fa40-ca82-8ed4-b664bd09a1ab|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Foreign==== [[File:Coat of Arms of the Monarch of the Netherlands as a Stranger Member of the Order of the Garter.svg|thumb|210x210px|Garter-encircled Royal Arms of Queen Wilhelmina displayed on her Order of the Garter placard on display in St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle]] {{columns-list|colwidth=25em| * [[House of Habsburg-Lorraine|Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Family]]: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Elizabeth]], ''1901''<ref name="osterreich">{{citation|chapter-url=https://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=shb&datum=1918&page=702&size=45|chapter=Elisabeth-orden|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie|date=1918|location=Vienna|publisher=Druck und Verlag der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei|page=328}}</ref> * [[Belgium]]: ** Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] (civil), ''August 1898''<ref>{{citation|title=Almanach Royale Belgique|year=1899|chapter=Liste des Membres de l'Ordre de Léopold|language=French|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044105238356&view=1up&seq=82&skin=2021 74]|location=Bruxelles|via=hathitrust.org}}</ref> ** [[Croix de guerre (Belgium)|Croix de Guerre Medal]] * [[Brazil]]: [[Order of the Southern Cross|Grand Cross of the Southern Cross]] * [[Czechoslovakia]]: [[Order of the White Lion|Collar of the White Lion]], ''1929''<ref>[http://www.vyznamenani.net/?p=1053 "Kolana Řádu Bílého lva aneb hlavy států v řetězech"] (in Czech), ''Czech Medals and Orders Society''. Retrieved 9 August 2018.</ref> * [[Denmark]]: [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''5 September 1922''<ref>{{cite book|author=Jørgen Pedersen|title=Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=glw-AQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Syddansk Universitetsforlag|language=da|isbn=978-87-7674-434-2|page=467}}</ref> * [[Solomonic dynasty|Ethiopian Imperial Family]]: Collar of the [[Order of Solomon]] * [[Finland]]: [[Order of the White Rose of Finland|Collar of the White Rose]], with Star, ''1932''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ritarikunnat.fi/index.php/fi/64-ritarikunnat/palkitut/216-suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarikunnan-suurristin-ketjuineen-saajat-ulkomaalaiset|title=Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun Suurristi Ketjuineen|website=ritarikunnat.fi|language=fi|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> * [[French Third Republic|France]]: Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]], ''April 1898''<ref>{{cite book| author = M. & B. Wattel | title = Les Grand'Croix de la Légion d'honneur de 1805 à nos jours. Titulaires français et étrangers |location= Paris |date = 2009 |publisher= Archives & Culture | pages = 21, 500, 598 | isbn = 978-2-35077-135-9}}</ref> * [[House of Hohenzollern|German Imperial and Royal Family]]: Dame of the [[Order of Louise]], 1st Division, ''30 May 1901''<ref name="prus2">{{citation|title=Königlich Preussische Ordensliste|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015025921423&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021|chapter=Luisen-orden|page=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015025921423&view=1up&seq=799&skin=2021 193]|language=German|location=Berlin|year=1895|via=hathitrust.org}}</ref> ** [[House of Mecklenburg|Mecklenburg Grand Ducal Family]]: [[House Order of the Wendish Crown|Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown]], with Bronze Crown, ''7 February 1901''<ref name="Almanak"/> ** [[House of Holstein-Gottorp|Oldenburg Grand Ducal Family]]: [[House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis|Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig]]<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[Greek Royal Family]]: [[Order of the Redeemer|Grand Cross of the Redeemer]]<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[Guatemala]]: [[Order of the Quetzal|Grand Cross of the Quetzal]] * [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]: [[Order of the Precious Crown|Grand Cordon of the Precious Crown]], ''8 August 1899''<ref>{{cite book|author=刑部芳則|title=明治時代の勲章外交儀礼|url=http://meijiseitoku.org/pdf/f54-5.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926095849/http://meijiseitoku.org/pdf/f54-5.pdf |archive-date=26 September 2020 |url-status=live|year=2017|publisher=明治聖徳記念学会紀要|language=ja|page=157}}</ref> * [[Luxembourg]]: ** [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau|Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau]] ** [[Order of the Oak Crown|Grand Cross of the Oak Crown]]<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Military Order of Malta]]: Dame of Honour and Devotion<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[Norway]]: [[Order of St. Olav|Grand Cross of St. Olav]], with Collar, ''15 September 1922''<ref name="norges1">{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender for Aaret 1930|language=Norwegian|year=1930|pages=995–996|chapter-url=https://runeberg.org/norkal/1930/0560.html|chapter=Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden|location=Oslo|publisher=Forlagt av H. Aschehoug & Co. (w. Nygaard)|via=runeberg.org}}</ref> * [[Qajar dynasty|Persian Imperial Family]]: [[Order of Aftab|Order of the Sun]], 1st Class<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[Peru]]: [[Order of the Sun of Peru|Grand Cross of the Sun of Peru]], in Diamonds, ''1922'' * [[Poland]]: [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Knight of the White Eagle]]<ref>Kawalerowie i statuty Orderu Orła Białego 1705–2008, 2008, s. 299</ref> * [[Portuguese Royal Family]]: ** Dame of the [[Order of Saint Isabel|Order of Queen Saint Isabel]]<ref name="Almanak"/> ** Grand Cross of the [[Sash of the Three Orders]], ''7 February 1901''<ref name="Agraciamentos">{{cite journal |last1=Bragança |first1=Jose Vicente de |date=2014 |title=Agraciamentos Portugueses Aos Príncipes da Casa Saxe-Coburgo-Gota |url=https://www.academia.edu/10576008 |language=pt |trans-title=Portuguese Honours awarded to Princes of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |journal=Pro Phalaris |volume=9–10 |pages=11–12 |access-date=28 November 2019 |archive-date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125152639/https://www.academia.edu/10576008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[House of Romania|Romanian Royal Family]]: ** [[Order of the Star of Romania|Grand Cross of the Star of Romania]]<ref name="Almanak"/> ** Grand Collar of the [[Order of Carol I]] * [[Russian Imperial Family]]: [[Order of St. Catherine|Grand Cross of St. Catherine]]<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[Siam]]: Dame of the [[Order of the Royal House of Chakri]], ''7 September 1897''<ref name='Loos'>{{cite journal |author=Royal Thai Government Gazette |author-link=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=7 May 1899 |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2442/006/82_1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195543/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2442/006/82_1.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ที่ประเทศยุโรป (ต่อแผ่นที่ ๕ หน้า ๖๔)|language=th |access-date=8 May 2019 }}</ref> * [[Spanish Royal Family]]: ** Dame of the [[Order of Queen Maria Luisa]], ''22 December 1890''<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0000958908&search=&lang=es|chapter=Real Orden de Damas Nobles de la Reina Maria Luisa|title=Guía Oficial de España|date=1893|access-date=21 March 2019|page=159|language=es}}</ref> ** Dame of the Collar of the [[Order of Charles III]] ** Dame of the Collar of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]] * [[Sweden]]: Member of the [[Order of the Seraphim]], ''9 September 1922''<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges statskalender|year=1925|page=808|url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1925/0814.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=6 January 2018|language=sv}}</ref> * [[House of Osman|Turkish Imperial Family]]: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charity (Ottoman Empire)|Order of Charity]]<ref name="Almanak"/> * [[United Kingdom]]: ** [[Royal Order of Victoria and Albert]], 1st Class, ''1898''<ref name="dbnl">{{cite web|url=http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/worm007goud01_01/worm007goud01_01_0001.php|title=Piet Worm, Het gouden prentenboek 1898–1948 · dbnl|publisher=dbnl.org|access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> ** [[Venerable Order of St John|Associate Dame Grand Cross of St. John]], ''19 June 1941''<ref name="StJGazette">{{London Gazette |issue=35203 |date=27 June 1941 |page=3673 }}</ref> ** [[Order of the Garter|Stranger Lady Companion of the Garter]], ''24 September 1944''<ref name="google">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19440925&id=s5ExAAAAIBAJ&pg=2443,3740022&hl=en|title=St. Petersburg Times – Google News Archive Search|access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/garterlist.htm List of Knights of the Garter – 1348 to present] – via heraldica.org.</ref> * [[Yugoslavian Royal Family]]: [[Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)|Grand Cross of the White Eagle]]<ref name="Almanak"/> }} ===Eponyms=== [[File:WilhelminaBay13.JPG|thumb|[[Wilhelmina Bay]] on the Antarctic Peninsula]] * [[Queen Wilhelmina State Park]] in [[Arkansas]], and [[Wilhelmina Bay]] in Antarctica are named for Queen Wilhelmina. * In 1892, the company Fortuin celebrated its 50th anniversary by producing peppermint candy with the image of the 12-year-old Princess Wilhelmina, which have continued in production since then.<ref>Wilhelmina Mints [http://www.wilhelminamints.com/history "History of Wilhelmina Mints"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118163341/http://www.wilhelminamints.com/history |date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> Among Dutch sweets, these mints have become the "most Dutch of all".<ref>Sweets: A History of Candy [https://books.google.com/books?id=ETluYRHyjKwC&dq=wilhelmina+mint+candy&pg=PA373 "Europe: Wilhelmina Mints"]</ref>
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