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William II (Dutch: Willem Frederik George Lodewijk; English: William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg.
Apr 16, 2024 · William II, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1840–49) whose reign saw the reestablishment of fiscal stability and the transformation of the Netherlands into a more liberal monarchy through the constitution of 1848. Learn more about William II’s life and reign.
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May 23, 2024 · William II (born May 27, 1626, The Hague, Neth.—died Nov. 6, 1650, The Hague) was the prince of Orange, count of Nassau, stadtholder and captain general of six provinces of the Netherlands from 1647, and the central figure of a critical struggle for power in the Dutch Republic.
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William II, or Willem Frederik George Lodewijk, was the king of the Netherlands (from 1840 to 1849), grand duke of Luxembourg, and duke of Limberg. His reign witnessed fiscal stability and the conversion of the Netherlands to a constitutional and liberal monarchy in 1848.
William II ( Dutch: Willem Frederik George Lodewijk; English: William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg.
King William II, founder of Dutch Parliamentary democracy. Initially very conservative, he later became a liberal and limited his own powers. Why did he do this?
william ii. (1792-1849), king of the Netherlands, son of William I., was born at the Hague on the 6th of December 1792. When he was three years old his family was driven out of Holland by the French republican armies, and lived in exile until 1813.
