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William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 ...
William the Silent or William the Taciturn (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger; 24 April 1533 – 10 July 1584), more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) and resulted in the formal ...
William, Prince of Orange (Willem Nicolaas Alexander Frederik Karel Hendrik; 4 September 1840 – 11 June 1879), was heir apparent to the Dutch throne as the eldest son of King William III from 17 March 1849 until his death.
10 min read. William III was born on 4th November 1650. A Dutchman by birth, part of the House of Orange, he would later reign as King of England, Scotland and Ireland until his death in 1702. William’s reign came at a precarious time in Europe when religious divide dominated international relations. William would emerge as an important ...
15 de set. de 2022 · Protestant William, Prince of Orange, was invited to rule jointly with his wife Mary II of England (1689-1694), daughter of the deposed James II of England (1685-1688), who was Catholic. William spent much of his reign in an indecisive war with France and he was not popular in his adopted kingdom.
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- William III of England was known for the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which saw him peacefully take the throne from James II of England who abdicat...
- William, Prince of Orange was a Dutchman, but he was so called because his family controlled the small principality of Orange in southern France.
- William III and Mary II ruled together because Parliament wanted to continue the direct line of Stuart monarchs through Mary but also have the powe...
- William III of England, who had no children, was succeeded by his sister-in-law Anne, Queen of Great Britain in 1702.
16 de abr. de 2024 · William of Orange. Also called: William Henry, prince of Orange. Dutch: Willem Hendrik, prins van Oranje. Born: November 14 [November 4, Old Style], 1650, The Hague, Netherlands. Died: March 19 [March 8], 1702, London, England (aged 51) Title / Office: king (1689-1702), England. king (1689-1702), Ireland. king (1689-1702), Scotland.
8 de jul. de 2022 · William the Silent (l. 1533-1584, also known as William of Orange) was the leader of the Dutch Revolt (the Eighty Years' War) in the Netherlands; first politically (between 1559-1568) then militarily (between 1568-1584). He is among the most prominent figures in Dutch history, regarded as the Father of the Fatherland, and in European ...
