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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.
In 1016 Cnut the Great, a Dane, was the first to call himself "King of England". In the Norman period "King of the English" remained standard, with occasional use of "King of England" or Rex Anglie. From John's reign onwards all other titles were eschewed in favour of "King" or "Queen of England".
Frederick III 1609–1670 King of Denmark: House of Orléans: Charles Stuart Duke of Cambridge 1660–1661: Queen Mary II 1662–1694 r. 1689–1694: King William III [a] 1650–1702 r. 1689–1702: James Stuart 1663–1667 Duke of Cambridge: Queen Anne 1665–1714 r. 1702–1714: Prince George 1653–1708 of Denmark: Charles Stuart 1666–1667 ...
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 II Rufus c. 1056 –1100 r. 1087–1100 King of the English: ... Queen of England: King Henry III 1207–1272 r. 1216–1272 King of England: Isabel Marshal
1066–1087), also known as William the Conqueror or William the Bastard; William II of England (c. 1056 –1100; r. 1087–1100), also known as William Rufus; William III of England (1650–1702; r. 1689–1702), also known as William II in Scotland and William of Orange; William IV (1765–1837; r. 1830–1837), King of the United Kingdom
Chris Jackson/Getty Images Princess Kate Middleton will be getting a title change when her husband, Prince William, becomes the King of England. Royal historian Marlene Koenig confirmed to Hello!
The Bill of Rights 1689 established that, whichever of the joint monarchs, William III and Mary II, died first, the other would reign alone. As Mary II died first, on 28 December 1694, William III became sole remaining monarch. On the day of Mary's death, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was: