Capture of Princess Wilhelmina of Orange by Patriots (1787)

On 28 June 1787, during the Dutch revolution, Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, consort of William V of Orange, was stopped at Goejanverwellesluis while attempting to travel to The Hague. She waited there for permission to continue, was refused, and returned to William after two days.

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Background and detail

Background. Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, 1751–1820) was the consort of William V of Orange and de facto leader of the dynastic party and counter-revolution in the Netherlands. In 1785 her spouse was forced to leave The Hague under a demand to abdicate, and in 1786 the family moved from the capital to Nijmegen.

The Stopping at Goejanverwellesluis. After the revolution proper broke out in 1787 and William moved his court to Guelders, Wilhelmina attempted to return to The Hague. On 28 June 1787 she was stopped at Goejanverwellesluis, where she waited for permission to continue to her destination. Permission was denied, and after two days she went back to William.

Aftermath. The passage record does not explicitly link the incident at Goejanverwellesluis to the Prussian attack on the Dutch Republic launched by Frederick on 13 September 1787, so no causal connection is asserted here. The supplied material also does not name the captors or describe the circumstances of her detention beyond the stop itself.

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