Gezicht op het Huis Doorn

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Manor, where he spent the last 20 years of his life and is buried Kaiser Wilhelm II. Vpervye estate mentioned in 1289 g. Usadebny house dating back to the XV century. , Was substantially rebuilt in the XVIII century. in traditional Dutch style. In the middle of the XIX century. around a landscaped park was laid out. In the old days the estate belonged to the bishopric of Utrecht Probst, then moved to the Baron van Heemstra / Van Heemstra. In particular, the estate of his childhood spent Baroness Ella van Heemstra (1900-1984) - the mother of actress Audrey Hepborn. Posledny German Emperor Wilhelm II after his retirement Huis Doorn purchased for half a million guilders, modernized house (electricity, heating, etc. ) . Poselivshis here, he was cut down the forest, for which he was nicknamed by detractors "woodcutter from Dorn" . tak only one week in December 1926 a 67-year-old William (according to its own calculations) "destroyed" 2590 trees in the park.