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During a walk in Hulst, Zeelandic Flanders in The Netherlands, I saw the phrase "Concordia res parvae crecunt". Immediately I tried to translate these Latin words in Dutch (which is my mother tongue). So I translated it into "Eendracht maakt macht". In English the phrase is "Unity makes strength". First of all, I asked myself the question: When was Zeelandic Flanders a part of Belgium? Because the Belgian motto is "Unity makes strength". Curious as I was, I made a bit of a research and then I learned a very interesting history and knowledge.  "Unity makes strength" originally was used by the Dutch Republic (1581-1795) and during most of the Napoleonic time in The Netherlands (1802-1810). After the Dutch gained independence of the Spanish Habsburgs, the phrase became more and more familiar. In 1816, when the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded, the phrase "Je maintiendrai" was used (the motto of the Royal House of Ora...

On 30 April 1909, Juliana of The Netherlands was born at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague as the daughter of Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands and Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince Consort of The Netherlands. Love and Marriage On 7 Janurary 1937 Princess Juliana of The Netherlands married Prince  Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, a German aristocrat. The wedding caused lots of troubles in the country because Bernhard was a German therefore he was granted Dutch citizinship on 24 November 1936. The date 7 January 1937 was chosen very well. On the same day, Princess Juliana's grandparents, King Willem III and Queen Emma had married 80 years earlier. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard would have 4 children together. World War II In 1940 at the start of World War II, Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands, her daughter Princess Juliana and her son-in-law, exiled their country. They went to London, the capital of the Unite...