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- William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [b] also widely 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 the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
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6 days ago · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely 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 the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death ...
1 day ago · The Glorious Revolution [a] is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694.
3 days ago · Upon his arrival, he conspired with Michael de Oviedo, the Providor there, to falsely accuse petitioner and his brother, Rodrigo van Erpe, resident in Seville, of being Zeelanders and importing and exporting goods from Holland and Zeeland into Spain via England. To justify his accusations Cannon attempted to suborne John Geraldo to swear to ...
1 day ago · This former town hall, built in the 17th century, was inhabited by Louis Bonaparte from 1808 to 1810, then King of Holland. Today, the palace is used by Queen Beatrix, who rarely visits. A beautiful statue of Atlas carrying the world dominates the back of the building (pictured).
3 days ago · They are adjoined to the south by the Lange Jan church tower, which is visible from afar and towers above Middelburg. The lower storeys of the tower date back to the second half of the 14th century, the crowning was added in 1712 and reconstructed after the destruction of 1940. The tomb of Count William II of Holland, who was Roman-German ...
1 day ago · Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England .
5 days ago · The story goes back to 1842, when the marriage took place between Lady Josephine Caroline Petronella Hubertina van Aefferden (1820-1888), a Catholic, and Protestant soldier Jacob Werner Constant van Gorkum (1809-1880).
