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William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [c] also 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 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
William III, Count of Burgundy (c. 1110 –1127) William III of Forcalquier (died 1129) William III of Mâcon (1088–1156) William III, Count of Nevers (c. 1107 –1161) William III, Count of Ponthieu (c. 1093 –1172) William III, Count of Jülich (r. 1207–1219) William II, Count of Flanders, also styled William III of Dampierre (1224–1251)
William ruled jointly with his wife, Mary, [2] James's daughter, until her death in 1694, and then solely until his own death in 1702. [3] In the 18th century, it became fairly common for members of the Whig Ascendancy to assert their support for the Protestant Succession, and by implication their opposition to the Jacobite challenge, by ...
The Prince of Orange, William III, Embarked from Holland, and Landed at Torbay, November 4th, 1688, after a Stormy Passage is an 1832 marine history painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. [1] [2] It depicts an event from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 when William III had landed at Brixham.
William ruled jointly with his wife, Mary, [2] James's daughter, until her death in 1694, and then solely until his own death in 1702. [3] In 1697 the first proposal had been made to erect a statue in the king's honour in St James's Square, home to many of his strongest supporters. [ 4 ]
Prince William on Sunday shared a photograph showing him as a child with his father, King Charles III, to mark Father’s Day in the United Kingdom this year.
Prince William Shutterstock Honoring his father. Prince William will play a big part in King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday, May 6. During the ceremony held at Westminster Abbey, the Duke ...
A statue of William III, also known as the Prince of Orange statue, stands in Brixham, Devon, England. It commemorates the landing of William of Orange (later to become King William III of England) and his army at the town on 5 November 1688. The monument has been a Grade II listed building since 1949.