When William died on 23 November 1890, Emma became regent for her underage daughter, Wilhelmina, the late king's only surviving child until Wilhelmina's eighteenth birthday on 31 August 1898.
Emma became regent for her underage daughter until Wilhelmina's eighteenth birthday on 31 August 1898. William died on 23 November 1890. The late king's only surviving child was her underage daughter. This was wilhelmina.