The Most Famous
COMPANIONS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Companions. The pantheon dataset contains 784 Companions, 6 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 22nd most number of Companions behind Ukraine, and Hungary.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Companions of all time. This list of famous Dutch Companions is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Bertha of Holland (1055 - 1093)
With an HPI of 63.32, Bertha of Holland is the most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 37 different languages on wikipedia.
Bertha of Holland (c. 1055 – 15 October 1094), also known as Berthe or Bertha of Frisia and erroneously as Berta or Bertrada, was Queen of France from 1072 until 1092, as the first wife of King Philip I of France. Bertha's marriage to the king in 1072 was a result of peace negotiations between him and her stepfather, Count Robert I of Flanders. After nine years of childlessness, the royal couple had three children, including Philip's successor, Louis VI. Philip, however, grew tired of his wife by 1090, and repudiated her in 1092 in order to marry the already married Bertrade of Montfort. That marriage was a scandal since both Philip and Bertrade were already married to other people, at least until Queen Bertha died the next year.
2. Louise of the Netherlands (1828 - 1871)
With an HPI of 63.04, Louise of the Netherlands is the 2nd most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 31 different languages.
Louise of the Netherlands (Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise; 5 August 1828 – 30 March 1871), also called Lovisa, was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 8 July 1859 until her death in 1871 as the wife of King Charles XV & IV.
3. Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947 - 2019)
With an HPI of 60.28, Princess Christina of the Netherlands is the 3rd most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 27 different languages.
Princess Christina of the Netherlands (Maria Christina; 18 February 1947 – 16 August 2019) was the youngest of four daughters of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She taught singing in New York and was a long-term supporter of the Youth Music Foundation in the Netherlands. Born visually impaired, she worked to share her knowledge of dance and sound therapy with the blind. She renounced her and her descendants' rights to the throne before marrying Cuban exile Jorge Guillermo in 1975, and converted to Catholicism in 1992. The couple had three children and built up an extensive art collection, before they divorced in 1996. Christina died of bone cancer in 2019.
4. Joanna of Bavaria (1356 - 1386)
With an HPI of 55.98, Joanna of Bavaria is the 4th most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Joanna of Bavaria (1356 – 1386), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Queen of Germany from 1376 and Queen of Bohemia from 1378 until her death, by her marriage with the Luxembourg king Wenceslaus.
5. Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841 - 1910)
With an HPI of 53.66, Princess Marie of the Netherlands is the 5th most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Princess Marie of the Netherlands (Dutch: Prinses Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau; 5 June 1841 – 22 June 1910) was the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and wife of William, 5th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of William, Prince of Albania. She was the last surviving grandchild of William I of the Netherlands.
6. Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637 - 1708)
With an HPI of 53.11, Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau is the 6th most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Henriette Catherine of Nassau (10 February 1637 – 5 November 1708) was princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau by marriage to John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and regent of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1698 during the minority (and then the absence) of her son Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.
7. Mary of Guelders (1434 - 1463)
With an HPI of 50.87, Mary of Guelders is the 7th most famous Dutch Companion. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Mary of Guelders (Dutch: Maria van Gelre; c. 1434/1435 – 1 December 1463) was Queen of Scotland by marriage to King James II of Scotland. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Dutch companions born between 1055 and 1947. Of these 7, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Dutch companions include Bertha of Holland, Louise of the Netherlands, and Princess Christina of the Netherlands. As of April 2024, 1 new Dutch companions have been added to Pantheon including Joanna of Bavaria.
Deceased Dutch Companions
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Bertha of Holland
1055 - 1093
HPI: 63.32
Louise of the Netherlands
1828 - 1871
HPI: 63.04
Princess Christina of the Netherlands
1947 - 2019
HPI: 60.28
Joanna of Bavaria
1356 - 1386
HPI: 55.98
Princess Marie of the Netherlands
1841 - 1910
HPI: 53.66
Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau
1637 - 1708
HPI: 53.11
Mary of Guelders
1434 - 1463
HPI: 50.87
Newly Added Dutch Companions (2024)
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Which Companions were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Companions since 1700.
