Media in category "William III of the Netherlands". William was born in the Netherlands as Prince William Henry of Orange. He also served as the duke of Limburg from 1849 until 1866, when the duchy was abolished. He was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866. In his early years, he served in the military. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-III-king-of-The-Netherlands, Royal House of the Netherlands - Stadholders - Biography of King William III. ; Blathwayt was serving William III. topic's main category. In 1834, he was made honorary commander of the Grenadiers Regiment of Kiev nr. The future King William III of the Netherlands was born on 19 February 1817 as the eldest son of the future King William II of the Netherlands and his wife, Anna Pavlovna of Russia. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. as diplomat; detailed inventory of letters, mostly from 1692-1703 He prohibited intellectual exercise at home, for which action Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who corresponded with Princess Sophie, called him an uneducated farmer. William III, Dutch in full Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, (born February 19, 1817, Brussels [Belgium]—died November 23, 1890, Apeldoorn, Netherlands), conservative king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1849–90) who was influential in forming Dutch ministries until 1868 but was unable to prevent liberal control of the government. Thorbecke resigned in 1853 when William adopted, against the government’s wishes, an anti-Catholic posture in the dispute over the proposed reestablishment of a Roman Catholic episcopal hierarchy with its archbishop at Utrecht. William was reluctant to return, but he was convinced to do so. [11] William III was known to be a philanderer and had several dozen illegitimate children from various mistresses. William married his cousin Sophie of Württemberg in 1839 and they had three sons, William, Maurice, and Alexander, all of whom predeceased him. Easily add your own stamp collection to the online stamp catalogue at LastDodo and find any missing new and old stamps. The couple were quickly married in Arolsen on 7 January 1879. [citation needed] His extramarital enthusiasms, however, led the New York Times to call him "the greatest debauchee of the age". Category:William III of the Netherlands. William III (Dutch: Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk; English: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk Nassau van Oranje as a child, by Anonymous.jpg 918 × 1,147; 1.09 MB. William III was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. 137 Shortly before his forces departed the Netherlands for Britain in 1688, William of Orange made a request for volunteers to accompany him, from among Dutch–based Huguenots. [citation needed], Emma had a relieving influence on William's capricious personality and the marriage was extremely happy. In the same year, King William announced his intention to marry Émilie Ambre, a French opera singer, whom he ennobled as countess d'Ambroise – without government consent. [citation needed]. An immensely popular member of the Dutch Royal Family, Queen Emma served as regent for her daughter, Queen Wilhelmina, during the latter's minority from 1890 until 1898. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Most people around him agreed that he was, to some degree, insane. He was the eldest son of the future king William II of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He had three brothers, one of whom died in infancy, and one sister. Appointed stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland, and captain- and admiral-general of all the Dutch provinces for life in July 1672, these posts were rendered hereditary in 1674 and 1675, when William was additionally elected stadtholder of Utrecht and Gelderland. William III, byname William of Orange, also called William Henry, prince of Orange, Dutch Willem Hendrik, prins van Oranje, (born November 14 [November 4, Old Style], 1650, The Hague, Netherlands—died March 19 [March 8], 1702, London, England), stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands as William III (1672–1702) and king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702), … (koning Willem III) Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, koning der Nederlanden, groothertog van Luxemburg, prins van Oranje-Nassau, Z.M. III. In 1878, he first proposed to his niece, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar. William was the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He was inclined to terrorize and humiliate his courtiers. His ministers were afraid of him. William was the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. William himself saw them as useless limitations of royal power, and would have preferred to govern as an enlightened despot in the mold of his grandfather, William I. Sophie, who was a liberal, also shared this view. On the death of his father in 1849, he succeeded as king of the Netherlands. King William II and his family (1832) by Jan Baptist van der Hulst with William III on the far left William was born on 19 February 1817 in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels, which was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. William asked permission from parliament, this was easily granted. Representatives of the Dutch government traveled to London to meet their new king in London. However, in 1888, he personally presented a gold medal of honor to the lifeboat hero Dorus Rijkers, for saving the lives of 20 people. [2], In 1827, at the age of ten, he was made an honorary colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army. On 17 March 1849 his father died and William succeeded to the throne of the Netherlands. The Council of State and then Queen Emma became regents. He then considered marriage with Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont, a small German principality, and Princess Thyra of Denmark, who had her own private scandalous history. She became heiress presumptive in 1884 after the death of the last remaining son from William's first marriage. In 1880, Wilhelmina was born. Born in Brussels, Prince William Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk was the eldest son of King William II and his queen, Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia. Many potential male heirs had died between 1878 and 1884. [5], William repeatedly contemplated abdicating as soon as his eldest son William, Prince of Orange, turned eighteen. [citation needed] The king had stopped interfering with most aspects of government. Meanwhile, being the last agnatic dynastic descendant of Otto I, Count of Nassau, the throne of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg passed to his patrilineal seventeenth cousin once removed (and matrilineal third cousin), Adolphe. Sponsors. William was simpler, more conservative, and loved the military. William III, Dutch in full Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, (born February 19, 1817, Brussels [Belgium]—died November 23, 1890, Apeldoorn, Netherlands), conservative king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1849–90) who was influential in forming Dutch ministries until 1868 but was unable to prevent liberal control of the government. He was at that moment a guest of the Duchess of Cleveland in Raby Castle. He was the eldest son of the future king William II of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He was baptised in the On the death of his father in … imported from Wikimedia project. He kicked and hit his servants about. [5], In 1877, Queen Sophie died and years of war in the palace came to an end. William III (public domain) The future King William III of the Netherlands was born on 19 February 1817 as the eldest son of the future King William II of the Netherlands and his wife, Anna Pavlovna of Russia.He was born in Brussels, which was then still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [citation needed], During his reign, the king became more and more unpopular with his bourgeois-liberal subjects, his whims provoking their resistance and mockery, but remained quite popular with the common man. Under pressure from society and the government, he abandoned these marriage plans. Omissions? imported from Wikimedia … William III (Dutch: Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk; English: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. Because Wilhelmina had not yet reached adulthood, Emma became regent for her daughter. SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions. 0 references. William III was born on 4th November 1650. In the 1830s, he served as lieutenant in the Grenadiers Regiment. [4] Another cause of marital tension (and later political tension) was his capriciousness; he could rage against someone one day, and be extremely polite the next. He was suffering from a kidney-ailment. Sophie was a liberal intellectual, hating everything leaning toward dictatorship, such as the army. William’s relations with his governments, however, remained strained. King William III of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (* 17.2.1817, O 18.6.1839, O 7.1.1879, † 23.11.1890) King William II of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (* 6.12.1792, O 21.2.1816, † 17.3.1849) Prince Frederick of the Netherlands: King William I of the Netherlands… He was the eldest son of the future king William II of the Netherlands and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. The De Witt brothers, Jan and Cornelius, heads of an urban and commercial coalition, assumed power and pursued a policy of autonomy for the seven provinces of the Netherlands. The following 65 files are in this category, out of 65 total. King of the Netherlands. This marriage was unhappy and was characterized by struggles about their children. [citation needed], King William became seriously ill in 1887. [5], The king could be erratic, he ordered the dismissal and even the arrest and execution of those that he found in lack of respect, including a Mayor of The Hague. William III of the Netherlands. William III was the king of the Netherlands and the grand duke of Luxembourg from 1849 to 1890. In 1834, he was made honorary commander … William III (Dutch: Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk; English: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. Some politicians were quite angry, as she was 41 years the king's junior. William III of the Netherlands Feb 19, 1817 - Nov 23, 1890 William III was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. William III the King of the Netherlands was born! The new king nodded, but he remained uncertain about the matter for some time. Of William III's four legitimate children, three reached adulthood, two sons from his marriage to Queen Sophie and one daughter from his marriage to Queen Emma: Standing at 6'5" (196 cm) he was an exceptionally large and strong man. [7][8], The king was a man of immense stature and with a boisterous voice. As was expected, William pursued a career in the military. He had three brothers, one of whom died in infancy, and one sister. His first act was the inauguration of the parliamentary cabinet of Thorbecke, the liberal designer of the 1848 constitution, whom William loathed. At the same time he incorporated part of Limburg into the Netherlands. [citation needed], In what became known as the "Luxembourg Coup of 1856", William unilaterally instituted a new, reactionary constitution for Luxembourg, which he ruled personally, separate from the Netherlands crown. Jan Baptist van der Hulst - Koning Willem II en familie.jpg 3,583 × 2,315; 1.93 MB. After Sophie's death in 1877 he married Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879 and they had one daughter Wilhelmina, who succeeded William to the Dutch throne. Abdication, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Marie-Adelaide of Luxembourg, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Salic Law, William III of the Netherlands, William IV of Luxembourg Marie-Adélaïde (June 14, 1894 – January 24, 1924), reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. To date, he is the last Dutch monarch to die whilst on the throne. William was born on 19 February 1817 in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels, which was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. William III of the Netherlands (1817-1890) stamps collector? Eight days before William was born at The Hague on Nov. 4, 1650, his father, William II, Prince of Orange and Stadholder of the United Netherlands, died, bequeathing a divided Netherlands to his son. William's mother was Mary, the oldest daughter of Charles I of England. William III of the Netherlands(Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, anglicised: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau) (19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death. The eldest son of King William II, William married his cousin Sophia, daughter of King William I of Württemberg, in 1839 and succeeded to the throne in 1849. 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He directed the European opposition to Louis XIV and, in Britain, secured the triumph of Protestantism. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. William III and II (4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689 (as William III) and he was king of Scotland from 11 April 1689 (as William II). Who was William III of the Netherlands? He was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866. He was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866.. William was the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. 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