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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.
One example held in the Ulster Museum featured the inscription "The glorious and immortal memory of King William and his Queen Mary and perpetual disappointment to the Pope, the Pretender, and all the enemies of the Protestant religion". Paintings of William, often on his horse, were common in stately homes and public buildings in Ireland in ...
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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 ...
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William III, Prince of Orange, ascended the English throne in 1688 following the overthrow of James II in the Glorious Revolution. 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 ]
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William and John's rebellion, largely ineffective and short-lived, cost them their castles of Alençon and La Roche Mabille, which Henry took through mere intimidation. [9] William, in particular, lost lands in both England and Normandy, which represented the political shift that had occurred as a result of Henry’s growing influence. [9]