Paulina of Orange-Nassau

Wilhelmina Frederika Louise Paulina Charlotte, Princess of Orange-Nassau (b. Berlin, 1 March 1800- d. Freienwalde, 22 December 1806 was the third child and eldest daughter of the Prince of Orange, later King William I of the Netherlands and his first wife Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia.

Princess Paulina was born while her parents were living in exile in Berlin as the low countries were occupied by France. She died only six years old after a short illness. In 1911 her neglected grave was found in a garden in Berlin and after it's owner, Walther Rathenau, contacted Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess Paulina was transferred to the Royal Crypt in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.
 
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