During my recent Travel to the Netherlands i also visited Pales Soestdijk which was for 67 years the Residence of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. But before them a lot of other membes of the Family of Orange-Nassau lived in the Palace. The Palace which was originally a Hunting Lodge was build from 1674-1678 for Stadholder Prince Willem III. who later became King of England. But only a few yearsd later as he build Paleis het Loo at Apeldoorn he used it not very much. After the death of Willem III. who died without issue the Hunting Lodge went to the frisian line of the Family. Itr was used by Stadhiolder Prince Willem IV. and after his death by his wife Pricness Anne,. née Princess of Great Britain. In 1795 all the residences of the Statdholder where seized by the French who had invalied the Netherlands. Thus the Palace became State Property. In 1806 it was extended and refurnised by King Louis Napoleon of Holland the brother of the french Emperor Napoléon I. In 1815 the Netherlan...
