Centrum in Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Lange Voorhout 78

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 8, 2023

1. Lange Voorhout 78 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier stonden oorspronkelijk vier huisjes met tuin grenzend aan het Haagse Bos. De oudste bebouwing dateert uit 1466 om in 1607 alle vier te worden samengevoegd. Hier woonde ondermeer de zilverbewaarder en stalhouder van Koning Frederik van Bohemen (de Winterkoning). In de achttiende eeuw een klerk ter Generaliteits Rekenkamer. In de negentiende eeuw leden van de families de Pinto, Lopes Suasso en de Castro tot de aankoop door Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik (de Zeevaarder), stadhouder van Luxemburg, die één gevel liet aanbrengen en het huis liet bewonen door zijn hofmaarschalk L.R. baron Taets van Amerongen. Sindsdien was het eigendom van diverse leden van de koninklijke familie. In 1954 stelde Prinses Wilhelmina het ter beschikking van voor de Russische revolutie gevluchte stateloze Russische bejaarden en de uit Transkarpatië afkomstige Lt Kolonel Géza von Hazslinszky, rijinstructeur bij de Koninklijke Stallen en inspecteur van de Nederlandse Hippische Sportbond. Nadien diende het tot ambtswoning voor de grootmeesters van Koningin Beatrix.

(English translation:)

Originally there were four houses with a garden adjacent to the Haagse Bos. The oldest building dates from 1466 and all four were merged in 1607. The silver keeper and liveryman of King Frederick of Bohemia (the Winter King) lived here, among others. In the eighteenth century a clerk at the Generality Court of Audit. In the nineteenth century members of the de Pinto, Lopes Suasso and de Castro families were bought out by Prince Willem Frederik Hendrik (the Navigator), stadtholder of Luxembourg, who had one facade built and the house inhabited by his seneschal L.R. Baron Taets van Amerongen. Since then it has been owned by various members of the royal family. In 1954, Princess Wilhelmina made it available to stateless Russian elderly who had fled before the Russian revolution and to Lt. Colonel Géza von Hazslinszky from Transcarpathia, riding instructor at the Royal Stables and inspector of the Dutch Equestrian Sports Association. Afterwards it served as the official residence for the grand masters of Queen Beatrix.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1466.

Location. 52° 4.997′ N, 4° 18.857′ E. Marker is in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is in Centrum. It is on Lange Voorhout, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lange Voorhout 78, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland 2514 EJ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lange Voorhout 74 (a few steps from this marker); Paleis Lange Voorhout / Palace Lange Voorhout (a few steps from this marker); Haagsche Hopje / Hague Hopje Bonbons (within shouting distance of this marker); Lange Voorhout 92 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lange Voorhout 94 (within shouting distance of

Lange Voorhout 78 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 8, 2023

2. Lange Voorhout 78 Marker - wide view

this marker); Lange Voorhout 56 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lange Voorhout 48 (about 90 meters away); Constantyn Huygens (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Den Haag.

Also see . . . Russenhuis: Een veilige haven aan het Lange Voorhout (Haagse Historie). Translated title: Russenhuis: A safe haven on the Lange Voorhout - tells the story of one chapter in the life of the building - how it became a place of refuge for Belarusian refugees.

Excerpt (in translation): In the sixties and seventies, a group of refugees lived in the middle of the city on the Lange Voorhout. The Russian émigrés were offered hospitality by the owner of the building at number 78: Princess Wilhelmina.

In September 1956 the first group of 26 residents could be received, followed at the end of 1961 by a second group of elderly people directly expelled from China. Lange Voorhout 78 was known in the period from 1956 to 1978 as Huize Voorhout, commonly referred to as the Russenhuis. The motto of the religious residents was Psalm 23, beloved by Wilhelmina, 'The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.'

(Submitted on June 9, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.