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Apr 16, 2024 · William III, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1672–1702) and king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702), reigning jointly with Queen Mary II (until her death in 1694). He directed the European opposition to Louis XIV and, in Britain, secured the triumph of Protestantism.
May 9, 2024 · James II (born October 14, 1633, London, England—died September 5/6 [September 16/17, New Style], 1701, Saint-Germain, France) was the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688, and the last Stuart monarch in the direct male line. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution (1688–89) and replaced by William III and Mary II.
Biography: Mary II was an English monarch who, alongside her husband William III, reigned as co-sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland. She was the daughter of King James II of England and Anne Hyde, his first wife. In 1688, Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange, were invited by political leaders to depose her father, James II, in ...
For the full article, see Glorious Revolution . Glorious Revolution, or Bloodless Revolution or Revolution of 1688, In English history, the events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband William III. James’s overt Roman Catholicism, his suspension of the legal rights ...
Feb 14, 2023 · The wedding was a hasty ceremony in Mary’s apartments at 9 p.m. on Nov. 4, 1677. The few witnesses must have been miserable. The groom was sullen, the bride in tears. Her father was furious and his brother, the king, cracked tasteless jokes. The newlyweds went to bed at 11 that night, an hour past William’s usual time.
Feb 9, 2010 · William, a Dutch prince, married Mary, the daughter of the future King James II, in 1677. After James’ succession to the English throne in 1685, the Protestant William kept in close contact with ...
William III and II (4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689 (as William III) and he was king of Scotland from 11 April 1689 (as William II). He remained king until his death on 8 March 1702. William was born in the Netherlands as Prince William Henry of Orange. His mother was Mary Stuart.
