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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, 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]
King William II and his family (1832) by Jan Baptist van der Hulst with William III on the far left. William was born on 19 February 1817 in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels, [1] which was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time.
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]
Prince William is his father King Charles III’s direct heir — and he couldn’t be more proud of his dad’s accomplishments. Nearly one year after Charles wed the late Princess Diana in 1980 ...
The 5th Parliament of William III was summoned by William III of England on 26 December 1700 and assembled on 6 February 1701. The party political constitution of the new House of Commons was 249 Tories, 219 Whigs and 45 others, representing a significant swing in favour of the Tories.
Paul Foley, Speaker. The 3rd Parliament of William III was summoned by William III of England on 12 October 1695 and assembled on 22 November 1695. It was the first election to be contested under the terms of the new Triennial Act passed in the previous Parliament which, amongst other things, limited the duration of the Parliament to 3 years.
Princess Kate and Prince William. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Prince William is speaking out after his father, King Charles III, was diagnosed with cancer. “We really appreciate everyone ...