Skip to content
VitrineVitrine

Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau

Born London, 18 Jun 2006

6 facts1 source

Living person. The family sees only the name, dates and photo; everything else stays private unless they choose to share it.

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 18 Jun 2006

    Born in London

During her lifetime

She has lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around London.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 2000s · Countess is born in London

At the table

Widespread adoption of home freezers

Freezer ownership in British households jumped from 15 percent in 1974 to 94 percent by 2000, transforming diets with frozen convenience meals.

In Europe2004

The EU grows east

Ten countries, most of them once behind the Iron Curtain, joined the European Union.

Around the world2007

The smartphone

Apple launched the iPhone; within a decade, most people in the world carried the internet in their pocket.

September 11. Hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers in New York and hit the Pentagon; nearly 3,000 people died, and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq followed.Around the world · 2001

September 11. Hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers in New York and hit the Pentagon; nearly 3,000 people died, and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq followed.

Flickr user Michael Foran · CC BY 2.0
The financial crisis. The collapse of Lehman Brothers set off the worst world recession since the 1930s.Around the world · 2008–2009

The financial crisis. The collapse of Lehman Brothers set off the worst world recession since the 1930s.

David Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0
The wars in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia broke apart in wars and ethnic cleansing; 8,000 men and boys were massacred at Srebrenica in 1995.In Europe · 1991–2001

The wars in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia broke apart in wars and ethnic cleansing; 8,000 men and boys were massacred at Srebrenica in 1995.

Peter DentonPeter BožičPaul KatzenbergerPaalso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Euro coins and notes. Twelve countries swapped their francs, marks, liras and escudos for euro cash.In Europe · 2002

Euro coins and notes. Twelve countries swapped their francs, marks, liras and escudos for euro cash.

Bericht · CC0