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  William III of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King William III (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk of Orange-Nassau) (February 17, 1817 – November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1849–1890).
William was born in Brussels as son of William II of the Netherlands and Queen Anna, sister of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
William loathed the 1848 constitutional changes initiated by his father (William II) and Johan Rudolf Thorbecke.
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 WILLIAM II. (NETHERLANDS) - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM II. (NETHERLANDS)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
WILLIAM I. the intention of Germany to maintain the high level of her armaments; and on the 28th of October there appeared in the Daily Telegraph an extraordinary " interview," authorized by him, in which he expounded his attitude.
WILLIAM I. (1772-1844), king of the Netherlands, born at the Hague on the 24th of August 1772, was the son of William V., prince of Orange and hereditary stadtholder of the United Netherlands by Sophia W^ilhelmina, princess of Prussia.
William was grand duke of Luxemburg by a personal title, and his death severed the dynastic relation between the kingdom of the Netherlands and the grand duchy.
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 William II of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William II (December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from October 7, 1840 until his death on March 17, 1849.
Born in The Hague, the son of King William I of the Netherlands and Queen Wilhelmina, princess of Prussia, when he was three he and his family were driven into exile by the French revolutionaries, and so William spent his youth in Berlin at the Prussian court.
In 1816 William became briefly engaged with Princess Charlotte, eldest daughter of George IV of the United Kingdom.
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 William I of the Netherlands Information - TextSheet.com
King William I of the Netherlands was born in 1772 at the Oranjezaal The Hague, acceded in 1813 and died 1843 in Berlin,Germany.
In 1791, William VI married (Frederica Louisa) Wilhelmina, born in Potsdam.
William refused and declared that he only wanted the throne if he was sovereign prince (a title somewhere between King and stadtholder) and that the rights of the people were guaranteed by "a wise constitution".
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 William I of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William I, Prince of Orange, Count of Nassau (April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584) was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648.
William was born in the castle of Dillenburg in Nassau, present-day Germany.
However, Charles V demanded that William receive a Catholic education, and William was sent to Brussels to study under the supervision of Maria of Hungary, regent of the Netherlands.
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 20TH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William II of the NETHERLANDS was born in 1792 in the Netherlands - son of William I.
He was christened in Orange-Nassau - heir of father William I. Anna Paulovna of RUSSIA (daughter of Tsar Paul I ROMANOV and Sophia Dorothea of WURTTEMBERG) was born in 1795 in Russia - dtr of Paul I. She died in 1865 in the Netherlands - wife of William II.
Henry of the NETHERLANDS was born in the Netherlands - son of William II.
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 William I of the Netherlands - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
nl:Koning Willem I King William I of the Netherlands was born on 25 August 1772 at the Oranjezaal The Hague, acceded in 1813 and died 1843 in Berlin,Germany.
William was hereditary stadtholder when the Republic of the Seven United Provinces was invaded by the French Revolutionary armies.
The United Kingdom of the Netherlands was disbanded and renamed the "Kingdom of the Netherlands".
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 Constitution of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The constitution of the Netherlands dates back to 1815, however, the first constitution of the Netherlands (then called the Batavian Republic) was drafted in 1798.
William II of the Netherlands was increasingly nervous because of the revolts in the rest of Europe, and appointed a state commission headed by Johan Thorbecke to draft the new constitution.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
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 William the Silent
William was born in the last half of April, 1533 in Germany -- hence the line in the national anthem.
William was one of 12 children, and the family was brought up and educated in the principles of the Lutheran Reformation.
William, often in the Netherlands, saw at first hand the blood and heard the screams of thousands who died for their faith.
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 NINETEENTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William I of NASSAU Duke of Nassau was born in 1772 in Nassau - son of William V of Orange.
Wilhelmina Frederica of PRUSSIA (daughter of King Frederick William II of PRUSSIA and Frederica Louisa of HESSE-DARMSTADT) was born in 1774 in Prussia.
Marianne of the NETHERLANDS was born in the Netherlands - dtr of William I.
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 Wilhelmina of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Wilhelmina Helena Pauline of Orange-Nassau (August 31, 1880 – November 28, 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 and Queen Mother (with the title of Princess) from 1948 to 1962.
Although she was able to keep her country neutral during the first great war, sizeable German investments in the Dutch economy combined with a large trading partnership in goods, forced England to blockade the Dutch ports in an attempt to weaken Germany.
Queen Wilhelmina died at the age of 82 on November 28, 1962 and is buried in the vault of the Dutch Royal Family at Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), Delft, Netherlands.
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 Wilhelmina of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Queen Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Orange-Nassau (August 31, 1880 - November 28, 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 and Queen Mother from 1948 to 1962.
She was the daughter of King William III and his second wife Queen Emma.
King William III died on November 23, 1890 and a special law had to be passed to allow a female to ascend to the throne.
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 Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The eldest son of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg, he is the first male heir-apparent to the Dutch throne since Prince Alexander, son of William III, died in 1884.
He would assume the throne and the regal name William IV of the Netherlands or Alexander I of the Netherlands upon his mother's eventual abdication or death.
In the Netherlands, he was a participant in the Frisian Eleven Cities ice skating marathon.
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 William II of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Son of King William I of the Netherlands and Queen Wilhelmina, princess of Prussia.
William spent his youth in Berlin at the court of the Prussian King.
In 1816 William engaged himself with Charlotte of Wales, eldest daughter of IV of the United Kingdom">George IV of the United Kingdom.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - William IV (of The Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William IV (of The Netherlands) (1711-1751), stadtholder of The Netherlands from 1747 to 1751.
The son of John William Friso of the Frisian branch...
William, who was count of Holland, was chosen king of Germany in 1247 by the legate of Pope...
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 Emma of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia (August 2, 1858 - March 20, 1934) was Queen consort to William III of the Netherlands from 1879 to 1890 and Queen Mother from 1890 to 1934.
The future Queen Emma of the Netherlands was born in Arolsen (Germany) on 2 August 1858, a daughter of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife, Princess Helena Wilhelmina Henrietta of Nassau.
She married King William III of the Netherlands in 1879, after his first wife, Princess Sophie of Württemberg, had died two years earlier.
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 Articles - William I of the Netherlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
King William I of the Netherlands was born as Willem Frederik on 25 August 1772 in The Hague, and died December 12, 1843 in Berlin, Germany.
In 1791, William married (Frederica Louisa) Wilhelmina, born in Potsdam.
William refused and declared that he only wanted the throne if he was sovereign prince — a title somewhere between King and stadtholder — and that the rights of the people were guaranteed by "a wise constitution".
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 Who was Prince William III of Orange?
The story of King William III of Orange is one of religious differences, political maneuverings and of family conflict.
William was born November 1650, 2 weeks after his father, King William II of the Netherlands had died.
When William was 27 years old he married (14th November, 1677) a 15-year-old – Henrietta Mary Stuart – known as Mary, the daughter of James II (the heir-apparent and brother to the ruling Charles II of England).
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 Dutch monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The House of Orange-Nassau were given the modern day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to rule, which came to be known as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Prior to the Napoleonic wars, the Netherlands had stadtholders from the same family, although the state was, formally, a republic.
The first king of the constitutional monarchy of the Netherlands, William I, was a descendant of William the Rich through his eldest son William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) who, from 1568 on, had led the Dutch in their eighty-year struggle for independence from Spain.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - William I (of The Netherlands)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William I (of The Netherlands), in Dutch, Willem Frederik (1772-1843), king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1815-1840), born in The...
Under Philip, Spanish imperial rule in the Netherlands was harsh and intolerant, especially toward Protestants, who were persecuted by the...
William I (of Orange), called The Silent (1533-1584), prince of Orange who led the fight for Dutch freedom.
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 Articles - House of Orange-Nassau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William of Orange was befriended by Charles V and his son Philip.
William of Orange was considered a threat to Spanish rule in the area and was assassinated in 1584 by a hired killer sent by Philip.
William III had an unhappy marriage with Sophie von Württemberg and his heirs died young, which began to raise the possibility of the extinction of the House of Orange-Nassau.
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 Breda Trip Photos
Breda was the place of exile in the Netherlands of Britain's Charles II (North and South Carolina are named for his father) and formed a base for Spanish occupation of the Netherlands during the Thirty Years War.
The College of William and Mary in Virginia is named for this king and queen.
William III was not king of the Netherlands, but Stadtholder, or head of the government.
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 Johan Rudolf Thorbecke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1839, he published his criticisms of the government of King William I of the Netherlands; as a result, he became a well-known political figure.
Due to the international unrest in 1848, King William II decided to form a committee for revision of the constitution, and Thorbecke was appointed as the head of that committee.
The changes, which were virtually all architected by Thorbecke, were approved by the parliament, thereby severely limiting the powers of the monarch, and strengthening the powers of the parliament and the ministers.
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Johan_Rudolf_Thorbecke   (458 words)

  
 Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Her Serene Highness Princess Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia of Waldeck and Pyrmont (August 2, 1858 - March 20, 1934) was queen consort of William III of the Netherlands of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
She married William III in 1879, two years after his first wife, Princess Sophie of Württemberg, had died.
When William died in 1890, Emma became queen regent for her underaged daughter, Wilhelmina, the late king's only surviving child.
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