William III
His Majesty William III | |
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| Born | William Charles Sep 18, 1650 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | May 2, 1712 Isle of Thanet, United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | Netherlands United Kingdom |
| Education | Leiden University University of Oxford |
| Predecessor | Henrietta I |
| Successor | William IV (United Kingdom) Maurice II (Netherlands) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatine |
| Children | William IV Elizabeth, Duchess of Cumberland Maurice II of Orange |
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| Relatives | Edward, Duke of Rothesay Beatrice, Countess of Devon James Piers, Earl of Kent |
| Family | House of Orange-Nassau |
William III (Dutch: Willem III; 1650-1712) was King of the United Kingdom and Stadtholder of the Netherlands from 1692 to 1712. He was elected as Stadtholder in 1679 and became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1692 upon the death of his mother, Queen Henrietta. As King, he oversaw the Acts of Union between England and Scotland in 1696 and religious upheaval in Britain. In the Netherlands, he suppressed numerous insurrections and payed off large chunks of Dutch public debt. He died at age 61 in the seaside town of Margate while en transit between London and Rotterdam.
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Titles and honours
- 1650 - 1679: HH The Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau
- 1679 - 1686: HH The Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Zeeland
- 1686 - 1712: HH The Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht
- 1692 - 1712: His Majesty the King
The official style of William III as king was "William, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Prince of Orange, Defender of the Faith, etc.". In the Netherlands, he was referred to "His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht".
