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1 day ago · William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, Anthony van Dyck, 1641. The boy is fourteen and the girl only nine. William’s father, Frederick Henry, commissioned the celebrated Flemish painter Van Dyck to portray the young Dutch prince and English princess on the occasion of their marriage in London.
2 days ago · The Glorious Revolution 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.
- 1688–1689
2 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 ...
- 1689 – 8 March 1702
- Mary, Princess Royal
3 days ago · In response to policies that threatened to restore Catholicism in England, Parliament deposed King James II and called William of Orange from the Dutch Republic and his wife Mary, who was James’s Protestant daughter, to replace him.
May 14, 2024 · Apr. 28, 2024, 4:21 AM ET (Washington Post) Were skeletons from Waterloo and U.S. soldiers dug up for fertilizer? Top Questions. What was the Battle of Waterloo? Why is the Battle of Waterloo important? How did the Battle of Waterloo start? How was the Battle of Waterloo won?
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- What was the Battle of Waterloo?The Battle of Waterloo was a conflict on June 18, 1815, during the Hundred Days, the period from Napoleon’s escape from exile to the return of Loui...
- Why is the Battle of Waterloo important?The Battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of Napoleon. On June 22, 1815, four days after losing the conflict, Napoleon abdicated as emperor of...
- How did the Battle of Waterloo start?Napoleon, emperor of France, launched a series of wars that temporarily ended in 1814, when he was forced to abdicate. Exiled to Elba, he left the...
- How was the Battle of Waterloo won?Following secondary battles, the Battle of Waterloo began on June 18, 1815. Four French attacks on the allied army’s centre failed to break through...
May 1, 2024 · William II (27 May 1626 – 6 November 1650) was sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three years later.
5 days ago · The eldest daughter of King Charles I and his queen, Henrietta Maria. She was the wife of William II, Prince of Orange and Count of Nassau (1626-1650) and the mother of King William III of England and Ireland, II of Scotland (1650-1702).
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