William II of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849) · Netherlands · Politicians · Died at 56
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Something wrong?He was a king who became king just in time to stop being one - or nearly. William II's nine-year reign saw the Netherlands shift from monarchy to parliamentary democracy under the 1848 constitution, a transformation that rewrote the job beneath him.
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King Willem II
Aankomst van Willem Frederik George Lodewijk, erfprins der Nederlanden en Anna Paulowna, grootvorstin van Rusland in Nederland, na hun huwelijk te St. Petersburg, NG-VG-1-3382%2C_RP-P-OB-87.223.jpg?width=1200)
Bezoek van de koningin aan de gewonde prins van Oranje, 1815 Gekwetst door 't Fransche Moordgeweer (titel op object), RP-P-OB-87.223%2C_RP-P-OB-87.224.jpg?width=1200)
Bezoek van de koningin aan de gewonde prins van Oranje, 1815 Gekwetst door 't Fransche Moordgeweer (titel op object), RP-P-OB-87.224
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Guillaume II roi des Pays-Bas
HUA-106000-Portret van Willem II van Oranje Nassau geboren 1792 koning der Nederlanden 1840 1849 overleden 1849 Te halve lijve links in uniformAwards
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Born in 1792, William was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father declared himself king in 1815, William became Prince of Orange, heir to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. He waited twenty-five years. His father abdicated on 7 October 1840, and William II took the throne. Within eight years, the country adopted the constitution of 1848, establishing parliamentary democracy. He was married to Anna Pavlovna of Russia; they had five children. He died on 17 March 1849, the shortest-reigning Dutch monarch on record, succeeded by his son William III.
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