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	William III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William III was appointed to the Dutch post of Stadtholder on 28 June 1672, and remained in office until he died.
		William of Orange, the son of William II, Prince of Orange and Mary Stuart, was born in The Hague.
		William III felt insecure about his position; though only his wife was formally eligible to assume the throne, he wished to reign as King in his own right, rather than as a mere consort.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_III_of_England (3834 words)

	William II, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William II, Prince of Orange, was the son of stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels.
		William the Silent had been succeeded in the position of stadtholder and as military commander by his son Maurits of Nassau, who in turn was followed by his brother Frederick Henry.
		William II’s ancestors governed in conjunction with the States-General, an assembly made up of representatives of each of the seven provinces but usually dominated by the largest and wealthiest province, Holland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_II,_Prince_of_Orange (407 words)

	WILLIAM II. OF ORANGE - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM II. OF ORANGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Farnese skilfully fomented the jealousy of the Catholic nobles of the souththe Malcontents against the prince of Orange, and the Pacification of Ghent was henceforth doomed.
		William replied in a lengthy document, the Apology, in which he defended himself from the accusations brought against him, and on his part charged the Spanish king with a series of misdeeds and crimes.
		William now felt that his struggle with Philip was a war a oulrance, and knowing that the United Provinces were too weak to resist the Spanish armies unaided, he endeavoured to secure the powerful aid of France, by making the duke of Anjou sovereign of the Netherlands.
	38.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WI/WILLIAM_II_OF_ORANGE.htm (948 words)

	William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary, oldest daughter of King Charles I of England.
		William, however, took an English army to the Spanish Netherlands in 1691 and was constantly involved in campaigning until the conclusion of peace by the Treaty of Ryswick (1697).
		William sought to maintain royal prerogatives but was unable to prevent passage of the Triennial Act (1694), which required a new Parliament every three years, and the Act of Settlement (1701), which imposed the first statutory limitation on royal control of foreign policy.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wi/Will3Eng.html (706 words)

	William III (of England) - MSN Encarta
		William III (of England), called William of Orange (1650-1702), king of England (1689-1702), and stadtholder of the Netherlands (1672-1702), who helped form the Grand Alliance and led England in its so-called Glorious Revolution.
		Born on November 14, 1650, in The Hague, Holland, William was the posthumous son of William II, prince of Orange and stadtholder of the Netherlands, and Mary, eldest daughter of the English king Charles I.
		As a result of William’s superior diplomacy, however, which also included the strengthening of ties with England by his marriage (1677) to the English princess Mary (eldest daughter of his uncle, James, duke of York, later King James II), Louis XIV agreed to terminate the war on terms favorable to the Dutch.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572363/William_III_(of_England).html (551 words)

	William V, Prince of Orange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William V, stadtholder of The Netherlands (March 8, 1748 – April 9, 1806), also known as William V of Orange, was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic.
		William V was born at The Hague, the son of William IV of Nassau and Anne, Princess Royal.
		In 1767 Prince William married Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, sister of King Frederick William II of Prussia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_V_of_Orange (611 words)

	William II, Prince of Orange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William II Prince of Orange (May 27 1626 - November 6 1650) stadtholder of the United Provinces of Netherlands (March 14 1647 - November 6 1650).
		William II’s ancestors governed conjunction with the States-General an assembly made of representatives of each of the seven but usually dominated by the largest and province Holland.
		William II became involved in a bitter with the province of Holland and the merchants of Amsterdam resulting in William putting of them in prison.
	www.freeglossary.com /William_II,_Prince_of_Orange (267 words)

	William of Orange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William was the third by that name in the notable line of Dutch rulers which began with William the Silent.
		William could not stay long in Britain however, for Louis was still meddling in continental affairs and was determined to restore Europe to papal rule.
		Even given the fact that in William's days the relation between church and state was so close that one could hardly avoid resorting to the sword in defense of the faith, the fact remains that the cause of the gospel is not advanced by human might and power.
	www.prca.org /books/portraits/orange.htm (2249 words)

	WILLIAM IV. - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM IV. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		War was already declared in 1702, but William, who had long been ailing, died from the combined effects of a fall from his horse and a chill on the 8th of March 1702.
		In viewing William's character as a whole one is struck by its entire absence of ostentation, a circumstance which reveals his mind and policy more clearly than would otherwise be the case.
		Often baffled, but never despairing, William fought on to the end, and the ideas and the spirit of his policy continued to triumph long after the death of their author.
	17.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WI/WILLIAM_IV_.htm (721 words)

	William the Silent articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William the Silent WILLIAM THE SILENT [William the Silent] or William of Orange (William I, prince of Orange), 1533-84, Dutch statesman, principal founder of Dutch independence.
		Frederick Henry FREDERICK HENRY [Frederick Henry] 1584-1647, prince of Orange; son of William the Silent by Louise de Coligny.
		Maurice of Nassau MAURICE OF NASSAU [Maurice of Nassau], 1567-1625, prince of Orange (1618-25); son of William the Silent by Anne of Saxony.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/13887.html (418 words)

	William III of England: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was a Dutch Prince of Orange[Click link for more facts about this topic] from his birth, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Prince james francis edward stuart or stewart (june 10, 1688 - january 1, 1766) was a claimant of the thrones of scotland and england...
		William sancroft (1616-1693), archbishop of canterbury, was born at fressingfield in suffolk on january 30 1616, and entered emmanuel college,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/william_iii_of_england2.htm (7635 words)

	Monarchs Buried at Westminster Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary (1631-1660), eldest daughter of Charles I of England.
		William III and Mary II were crowned as joint monarchs in the Abbey on 11 April 1689.
		William was buried with his wife in a vault beneath the south aisle of Henry VII’s Lady Chapel, not far from his mother’s grave.
	www.westminster-abbey.org /library/monarchs/william_iii.htm (321 words)

	King William III of Orange
		William was asked to deliver England from the tyranny of James II but he demanded an invitation before he would help.
		Prince William that it would be dangerous to entrust the secrets of this invitation to many people.
		The Battle of the Boyne established the throne of William Prince of Orange.
	www.unitedlol228.org /history/william (2470 words)

	William III and Mary II (
		William III and Mary II Mary II, was born in 1662, and was the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde.
		She was married to William of Orange as a matter of Charles II's foreign policy; she and William had no children.
		William maintained a long-lasting affair with Elizabeth Villiers, one of Mary's ladies-in-waiting, which prompted Mary to be completely devoted and subservient to her husband.
	www.kirkdale113.freeserve.co.uk /williammary.htm (817 words)

	thePeerage.com - Exhibit
		William III 1650-1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was born on 4 Nov. 1650 at the Hague, in the stadholder's apartments in the old palace of the counts of Holland.
		William Henry, as he was named in a baptismal service celebrated with inopportune pomp, was the posthumous and only child of William II, Prince of Orange, and his consort Mary [qv.], the eldest daughter of King Charles I and princess royal of England.
		William's responsibility is not affected by the glosses put upon his orders by the master of Stair, who was attending him as joint secretary for Scotland; nor is it reasonable to press the literal meaning of the term ‘extirpation’ employed by him as to the treatment, in a particular event only, of the Macdonalds.
	www.thepeerage.com /e87.htm (13850 words)

	William III
		William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April 1689, in each case until his death.
		William, the son of William II, Prince of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, was born in The Hague.
		William and Louis XIV agreed to the First Partition Treaty, which provided for the division of the Spanish Empire: Duke Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (whom William himself chose) would obtain Spain, whilst the remaining territories would be divided between France and the Holy Roman Emperor.
	www.claddagh.com /library/williamiii.htm (3174 words)

	THE BLUE BRIGADE
		His father William II Prince of Orange died on October 27th in the year 1650 and his mother was Mary Stuart, daughter of Charles I. William was brought up in the Protestant Faith and he spoke English, French, Dutch, German, Latin and Spanish.
		In 1683, Louis XIV invaded and looted the Province of Orange and persecuted the Protestants.
		James and William and their armies were to remain at an equal distance from London and both men were to attend the next session of Parliament.
	uk.msnusers.com /THEBLUEBRIGADE/kingwilliamiii.msnw (1404 words)

	William II, prince of Orange. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		1626–50, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1647–50), son and successor of Frederick Henry.
		The prompt resistance he encountered from the states of Holland was not broken by William’s imprisonment of its leaders (1650).
		He was succeeded by his posthumous son, the future William III of England.
	www.bartleby.com /65/wi/Will2Orng.html (202 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		Mary II, born in 1662, was the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde.
		William III (William of Orange), born in 1650, was the son of William, Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart (daughter of Charles I).
		The reign of Mary II and William III marked the end of royal prerogative.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon51.html (810 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Stuarts > Mary II and William III
		The exclusion of James II and his heirs was extended to exclude all Catholics from the throne, since 'it hath been found by experience that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this protestant kingdom to be governed by a papist prince'.
		The Bill of Rights had established the succession with the heirs of Mary II, Anne and William III in that order, but by 1700 Mary had died childless, Anne's only surviving child (out of 17 children), the Duke of Gloucester, had died at the age of 11 and William was dying.
		William's Dutch advisers were resented, and in 1699 his Dutch Blue Guards were forced to leave the country.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page100.asp (1015 words)

	Prince of Orange : Napoleonic Wars : Generals :
		Educated in Berlin and Oxford, the young Prince of Orange was an anglophile who served with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and during the 100 Days Campaign.
		Criticised for several major mistakes that led to many casualties, the prince was regarded by Wellington as inexperienced, rather than a bad soldier.
		Becoming king in 1840, William II was a moderate reformer.
	www.napoleonguide.com /soldiers_orange.htm (118 words)

	WILLIAM II., PRINCE OF ORANGE - LoveToKnow Article on WILLIAM II., PRINCE OF ORANGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		William, however, speedily opened secret negotiations with France in the hope of securing the armed assistance of that power for the carrying out of his ambitious projects of a war of aggrandisement against the Spanish Netherlands and of a rest oration of his brother-in-law, Charles II., to the throne of England.
		The prince had now obtained that position of supremacy in the republic at which he had been aiming, and could count on the support alike of the states-general and of the provincial states for his policy.
		William was one of the ablest of a race rich in great men, and had he lived he would probably have left his mark upon history.
	www.1911ency.org /W/WI/WILLIAM_II_PRINCE_OF_ORANGE.htm (1662 words)

	William of Orange & the borders of Nord/Pas-de-Calais
		William of Orange and the borders of Nord/Pas-de-Calais
		Dutch prince William of Orange (1650-1702) spent his life fighting French king Louis XIV's plans to capture most of the crumbling Spanish empire in the Netherlands.
		But William died in 1702, and the "War of the Spanish Succession" ended in 1713 with the French withdrawing to more-or-less the present borders, and Austria taking over what was left, apart from the Dutch republic.
	www.theotherside.co.uk /tm-heritage/background/william-orange.htm (896 words)

	William II, prince of Orange
		William II William II, 1626–50, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1647–50), son and successor of Frederick Henry.
		William of Orange - William of Orange: see William the Silent; William II, prince of Orange; William III, king of...
		William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland - William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0852307.html (230 words)

	boys clothing: British royalty: James II
		James II was the second surviving son of Charles I. His father had been executed by Cromwell, but he and his elder brother Charles fled to France for saftey.
		William was to marry Princess Mary, eldest daughter of King James II and in 1688 at the request of seven of the most powerful men uin the country, depose his father-in-law in the Glorious Revolution.
		William was the son of Princess Mary Henrietta, eldest daughter of Charles I. He was mairred to Mary Stewart, the eldest protestant daughter of James II and his first wife Anne Hyde.
	histclo.com /royal/eng/royal-ukj2.htm (2029 words)

	The House of Stuart
		CHARLES, Prince of Wales, successor to the crown.
		WILLIAM, Prince of Orange, and ascended the throne jointly with her husband.
		WILLIAM THE THIRD and MARY THE SECOND; but their Majesties having no issue, the crown devolved, at the decease of King WILLIAM, (the Queen predeceased him in 1694,) on the 8th March, 1702, upon the deceased Queen’s sister, as
	www.maximiliangenealogy.co.uk /burke2/TheHouseofStuart.html (649 words)

	AllRefer.com - William II, prince of Orange (Benelux History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		William II, prince of Orange, Benelux History, Biographies
		William II 1626–50, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1647–50), son and successor of Frederick Henry.
		He opposed acceptance of the Treaty of MUnster (1648), despite its recognition of the independence of the Netherlands, and he immediately began secret negotiations with France, having as his purpose the extension of his territory, the centralization of his government, and the restoration of his brother-in-law, Charles II, to the English throne.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/Will2Orng.html (279 words)

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