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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.
Orange County, New York - William III, King of the Great Britain and Prince of Orange. Orange County, North Carolina - Prince William V of Orange. Orange County, Vermont - William III, King of the Great Britain and Prince of Orange. Orange County, Virginia - William III, King of the Great Britain and Prince of Orange.
The Age of William III and Mary II: Power, Politics and Patronage, 1688–1702. College of William and Mary in Virginia. ISBN 978-0-9622081-0-2. Lovejoy, David S. The Glorious Revolution in America. New York: Harper & Row 1972. ISBN 978-0060127213; McCaffrey, Carmel (2006). In Search of Ireland's Heroes. Ivan R Dee. ISBN 978-1-56663-615-5. OL ...
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)
Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border.
The result of their combined efforts was the creation of Colonial Williamsburg, which included a restoration of much of the downtown Williamsburg area with creation of a 301-acre (1.22 km 2) Historic Area to celebrate the patriots and the early history of America.
William III of England has been played on screen by: Bernard Lee in the 1937 film The Black Tulip, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, père; Henry Daniell in the 1945 film Captain Kidd; Olaf Hytten in the 1952 film Against All Flags; Thom Hoffman in the 1992 film Orlando, based on the novel by Virginia Woolf [13]
Funeral of William III in 1890. In 1888 and 1889, the ailing king became increasingly demented. The Council of State and then Queen Emma became regents. [6] William III died at Het Loo Palace in 1890. Because Wilhelmina had not yet reached adulthood, Emma became regent for her daughter. She would remain regent until Wilhelmina's eighteenth ...