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William III of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702 (1650-1702) · Netherlands · Historical Figures · Died at 51

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He invaded his own father-in-law's kingdom and got away with it. William of Orange landed at Brixham in 1688, toppled Catholic James II without a proper battle, and ruled England alongside his wife - who happened to be James's daughter.

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1702Died8 March 17021701“By the French King's placing his Grandson on the Throne of Spain, he is in a Condition to oppress the rest of Europe, unless speedy and effectual Measures be taken.”In their words30 December 1701Speech to Parliament (30 December 1701), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens

“It is fit I should tell you, the Eyes of all Europe are upon this Parliament, all Matters are at a stand till your Resolutions are known, and therefore no Time ought to be lost.”In their words30 December 1701Speech to Parliament (30 December 1701), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens

“Let Me conjure you to disappoint the only Hopes of Our Enemies, by your Unanimity.”In their words30 December 1701Speech to Parliament (30 December 1701), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens

1694Named Monarch of EnglandOffice28 December 1694 to 8 March 1702Named Monarch of ScotlandOffice28 December 1694 to 8 March 17021689Named King of England (jure uxoris)Office13 February 1689 to 28 December 1694Named King of Ireland (Iure uxoris)Office13 February 1689 to 28 December 16941672Named StadtholderOffice1 July 1672 to 19 March 17021650Named Prince of OrangeOffice4 November 1650 to 8 March 1702Born14 November 1650

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William's parents, William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal, 1647William's parents, William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal, 1647The young prince portrayed by Jan Davidsz de Heem and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht within a flower garland filled with symbols of the House of Orange-Nassau, c. 1660The young prince portrayed by Jan Davidsz de Heem and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht within a flower garland filled with symbols of the House of Orange-Nassau, c. 1660Johan de Witt took over William's education in 1666.Johan de Witt took over William's education in 1666.Gaspar Fagel replaced de Witt as grand pensionary, and was more friendly to William's interests.Gaspar Fagel replaced de Witt as grand pensionary, and was more friendly to William's interests.Recapture of Naarden by William of Orange in 1673Recapture of Naarden by William of Orange in 1673

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  1. By the French King's placing his Grandson on the Throne of Spain, he is in a Condition to oppress the rest of Europe, unless speedy and effectual Measures be taken.

    Dec 30, 1701, Speech to Parliament (30 December 1701), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens, Own words

  2. It is fit I should tell you, the Eyes of all Europe are upon this Parliament, all Matters are at a stand till your Resolutions are known, and therefore no Time ought to be lost.

    Dec 30, 1701, Speech to Parliament (30 December 1701), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens, Own words

  3. Let Me conjure you to disappoint the only Hopes of Our Enemies, by your Unanimity.

    Dec 30, 1701, Speech to Parliament (30 December 1701), quoted in White Kennett, A Complete History of England: With the lives of All the Kings and Queens, Own words

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Born a prince the day his father died in 1650, William spent his first two decades as a Dutch noble in the shadow of French aggression. When Louis XIV invaded the Dutch Republic in 1672, he became stadtholder and made opposing the French king his life's work. He married his cousin Mary in 1677, and when her father James II took the English throne in 1685, Protestant unease grew. Invited by English leaders who feared Catholic rule, William sailed for Brixham in 1688; James fled, and the so-called Glorious Revolution handed William and Mary a joint crown. He spent much of the 1690s fighting Louis abroad while Mary governed at home until her death in 1694. He survived a Jacobite assassination plot in 1696, but his name remained stained by the Massacre of Glencoe. Childless, he secured the Protestant succession through the Act of Settlement before dying in 1702, leaving the throne to Mary's sister Anne.

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Type
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deceased
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Lived 1650 to 1702 · aged 51

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Abel Tasman70.5Wilhelmina of the Netherlands65.2Willem Barentsz64.1William I of the Netherlands62.5Juliana of the Netherlands62.1William V, Prince of Orange60.9

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