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5 days ago · In 1840 William I abdicated in favor of his son, William II, who attempted to carry on the policies of his father in the face of a powerful liberal movement. In 1848 unrest broke out all over Europe. Although there were no major events in the Netherlands, these foreign developments persuaded King William II to
6 days ago · 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. Biography. William II, Prince of Orange, was the son of stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels.
4 days ago · King Edward II 1284–1327 r. 1307–1327 King of England: Alphonso 1273–1284 Earl of Chester: Margaret of England 1275–1333 Duchess of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg: John II 1275–1312 Duke of Brabant: Berengaria 1276–1278: Mary of Woodstock 1279–c. 1332: John I 1284–1299 Count of Holland: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan 1282–1316: Humphrey ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Royalty and Diplomacy in Europe, 1890-1914. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001; 251pp. The aim of Roderick McLean's book is to assert the continuing importance of monarchs in European politics in the decades immediately before 1914. His choice of diplomacy as the sphere in which to test this proposition is of course "unfair", since of ...
6 days ago · Willem is een jongensnaam van Germaanse oorsprong. Het is een variant van de in het Nederlands taalgebied weinig voorkomende naam Wilhelm. Deze naam bestaat uit twee delen: wil en helm. Wil betekent 'de wil', 'het willen', 'het streven', en helm betekent 'bedekker, beschermer'. [1] De twee elementen samen zouden dus 'met de wil zo sterk als een ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 29, 2024. William Bartram Sturgill II, husband of Hillary Woods Sturgill, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2024 following a lengthy illness. William...
4 days ago · Giorgio III (Giorgio Guglielmo Federico di Hannover; Londra, 4 giugno 1738 – Windsor, 29 gennaio 1820) è stato re di Gran Bretagna e d'Irlanda dal 25 ottobre 1760 al 1º gennaio 1801 e, da quella data, sovrano del Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda; fu anche duca di Brunswick-Lüneburg, principe elettore di Hannover, che divenne un regno il 12 ottobre 1814, e re di Corsica dal 17 giugno ...
