Notable Events
- The wedding of Prince Frederick Henry and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels occurred at the Kloosterkerk in 1625.
- William III of England came to the Kloosterkerk in 1691 after he had been crowned king.
- Around 1800 when French armies entered The Hague, a committee was established and met within the church walls where they planned to replace the Stadholder's family that had left for England.
- In 1813 a regiment of Cossack Army troops was temporarily housed in the church.
- The 16-year-old Queen Wilhelmina attended the Last Supper for the first time in 1896. The day before she had been confirmed as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church at the Noordeinde Palace.
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