William III of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817-1890) · Netherlands · Historical Figures · Died at 73
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Portret koning Willem III door Maria Hille HGA001008802 (uitsnede)
Daheim Kalender 1892 - König der Niederlande Wilhelm III
De koningen Willem I, Willem II en Willem III, Bestanddeelnr 905-5362.jpg?width=1200)
Fotoalbum koningin Sophie (1)
HUA-28816-Portret van Willem III van Oranje Nassau geboren 1817 koning der Nederlanden 1849 1890 overleden 1890 Ten voeten uit staande van voren in uniform met
HUA-32017-Portret van Willem III van Oranje Nassau geboren 1817 koning der Nederlanden 1849 1890 overleden 1890 Borstbeeld links in admiraalsuniform ovaal
Ignoto, resa della fortezza Duncannon alle truppe di Guglielmo III, 1690, con ercole e l'idra
Koning Willem I , Koning Willem II , Koningin Emma en Koning Willem III, Bestanddeelnr 918-7343Awards
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William was born in 1817, son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He became Prince of Orange when his grandfather abdicated in 1840, then succeeded his father as king in 1849. His first marriage to cousin Sophie of Württemberg in 1839 produced three sons - William, Maurice, and Alexander - but all died before him. After Sophie's death in 1877, he married Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879. Their daughter Wilhelmina inherited the Dutch throne when William died in 1890. Luxembourg, bound by male-line succession rules, passed instead to a distant patrilineal cousin, Adolphe. William remains the second-longest reigning Dutch monarch, outlasted only by Wilhelmina herself.
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