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William and Mary often refers to: . The joint reign of William III of England (II of Scotland) and Mary II of England (and Scotland); William and Mary style, a furniture design common from 1700 to 1725 named for the couple
Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677. Her joint reign with William over Britain is known as that of William and Mary.
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 was crowned King William I of England on Christmas Day 1066, in Westminster Abbey, ... Mary II of England St James's Palace 4 November 1677 No children
The coronation of William and Mary, by Charles Rochussen. William III and Mary II reigned jointly until her death in 1694, when William became sole monarch. James' departure enabled William to take control of the provisional government on 28 December. [127] Elections were held in early January for a Convention Parliament, which assembled on 22 ...
There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
King William (disambiguation), lists monarchs named William that ruled outside of England and the modern United Kingdom William the Lion (c. 1142 –1214; r. 1165–1214), also known as William I, King of Scots, reign was second longest in history of Kingdom of Scotland; Prince William (disambiguation) William of the United Kingdom (disambiguation)
The 2nd Parliament of King William III and Queen Mary II was summoned by William III of England and Mary II of England on 6 February 1690 and assembled on 20 March 1690. The new parliament was more or less equally divided along party lines, with 243 Whig and 241 Tory members, plus 28 others.