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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for William
		William II WILLIAM II [William II] 1859-1941, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia (1888-1918), son and successor of Frederick III and grandson of William I of Germany and of Queen Victoria of England.
		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.
		William III WILLIAM III [William III] 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.
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	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 (536 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).
		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.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon51.html (810 words)

	My Family
		William I of Hesse-Cassel (Elector) was born in 1743.
		William II of Netherlands (King) was born on 6 Dec 1792 in The Hague, Netherlands.
		William of Hesse-Cassel (Landgrave) was born in 1787.
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	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 was opposed to the imposition of such constraints, but he wisely chose not to engage in a conflict with Parliament and agreed to abide by the statute.
	www.claddagh.com /library/williamiii.htm (3174 words)

	William of Orange
		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 III of England - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		William III was appointed to the Dutch post of Stadtholder on 28 June 1672, and remained in office until he died.
		William III of England or William III of Orange, the son of William II, Prince of Orange and Mary Stuart, was born in The Hague.
		William II held the office of Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/William_III_of_Orange (3819 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.
		Although Louis was forced to recognise William as King under the Treaty of Ryswick (1697), William's policy of intervention in Europe was costly in terms of finance and his popularity.
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	Kloosterman Genealogy, William of Orange
		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.
		In his years at the court in Brussels, William of Orange was known as the spoilt rich son of a nobleman.William was born in the castle of Dillenburg in Nassau, present-day Germany.
		William had counted on intervention from the French Protestants (Huguenots) as well, but this plan was thwarted after the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre on 24 August, which signalled the start of a wave of violence against the Huguenots.
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	King William III of Orange
		James II became obsessed with the idea of a Roman Catholic England, having at first gained the Parliament, he brought it to heel and greatly increased the powers of the Monarchy.
		William replied that he would be prepared to act only if James tried to alter the Succession or if he threatened the nation's religion.
		William was asked to deliver England from the tyranny of James II but he demanded an invitation before he would help.
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	King William III
		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.
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	boys clothing: Dutch royalty stadtholder Wilem William II of Orange
		Prince William II of Orange was stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
		William was born in 1625 at The Hague.
		William in 1641 at Whitehall Palace in London married Princess Royal Mary Henrietta, the eldest daughter of English King Charles I.
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	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 (431 words)

	The House of Orange
		Engelbert II von Nassau-Dillenburg in Breda (1473-1504), in Diest, Sichem and Zeelhem 1499, VisCount of Antwerp, in Rosendaal, Wouw and Nispen 1501, Stadtholder of the Lowlands in 1496 and 1501, Stadtholder of Flanders and Lille 1486, etc, born Breda 1451, died Brussels 1504, married Koblenz 1468 Zimburg von Baden (1450-1501).
		The young William III was to young to succeed his grand-father as Stadtholder, and, when grown-up, he went to Great-Britain with the permission of the States of Holland and became the famous King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689.
		William I of Orange's grand-grandson, William III of Orange, remained childless.
	www.geerts.com /holland/orange-house.htm (5235 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Stewarts > William II and III and Mary II
		William of Orange (part of what is now known as the Netherlands) had a double connection with the royal house of Stuart.
		William was a delicate, posthumous child, whose father had died a few days before his birth, but he grew up determined to defend his country against the threat from France on his southern border.
		William's apparently callous disregard for the interests of those Scots who tried to set up a Scottish trading colony at Darien, on the Isthmus of Panama, also led to widespread anger against him.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page141.asp (366 words)

	Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg240
		Charles II Stuart King of England [Parents] was born 29 May 1630 in St. James Palace, London, England.
		William II of Orange Prince was born 1626.
		William III of Orange Stuart King of England was born 14 Nov 1650 and died 19 Mar 1701/1702.
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	King William III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Posthumous son of William II of Orange ruler of the United Netherlands.
		William II was obsessed with the destruction of Imperial France and the salvation of the Netherlands.
		In 1689 William and Mary were recognized as joint monarchs and parliament moved a great step closer to limiting the tyranny of absolute monarchs.
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	William II, prince of Orange — Infoplease.com
		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...
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	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 III of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William of Orange, the son of William II, Prince of Orange and Mary Stuart, was born in The Hague, The Netherlands.
		William II held the office of Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel.
		Though the invasion and subsequent overthrow of James II is commonly known as the "Glorious Revolution", it was in reality a coup d'état, with one faction ultimately successful in deposing James II and installing William of Orange in power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_III_of_England (3932 words)

	AllRefer.com - William II, prince of Orange (Benelux History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		William II 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.
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	William (III) of Orange
		King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1688, the son of William II of Orange and Mary, daughter of Charles I. He was offered the English crown by the parliamentary opposition to James II.
		He invaded England in 1688 and in 1689 became joint sovereign with his wife, Mary II, daughter of the deposed James II.
		He spent much of his reign campaigning, first in Ireland, where he defeated James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and later against the French in Flanders.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0020354.html (266 words)

	Willem II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Willem II The year was 1944 and The Netherlands was occupied by the Nazis.
		Willem II provided the Dutch with an opportunity to do what was officially forbidden by Nazi authorities: stand up for the royal family and the flag.
		Willem II made it to the Amstel Cup final in 2005 (PSV proved too strong at De Kuip), but otherwise dropped back to the centre group of the Eredivisie after the Adriaanse era and were actually condemned to the relegation play-offs in 2006.
	www.ajax-usa.com /teams/willem.html (841 words)

	William III
		William, the son of William II of Orange and Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I, was born in 1650.
		In 1677 Charles II arranged for William to marry Mary, the eldest daughter of James.
		William now ruled on his own and important reforms included the establishment of the Bank of England (1694) and removing restrictions on the press (1695).
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUwilliam3.htm (497 words)

	William III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		William III was born in 1650 to Mary and William II of Orange.
		In order to avoid having a Catholic monarch, Parliament passed the Act of Settlement in 1701, which said that if Anne were to die, her nearest Protestant relative, the Electress Sophia of Hanover, would take the throne.
		William died on March 8, 1702, in an equestrian accident at Hampton Court.
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	THE BLUE BRIGADE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		William was born on November 4th 1650 at 8.30pm.
		James kept up a barrage of correspondence with William and Mary trying to win them over to his aims of repeal and in September 1686, he urged William to invade England at once stating that there would be no opposition.
		At the end of April 1688 William decided to invade, precipitated by his concern for James's campaign to pack Parliament, an action which William believed might have caused Civil War in England.
	uk.msnusers.com /THEBLUEBRIGADE/kingwilliamiii.msnw (1404 words)

	William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland — FactMonster.com
		William III, 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's personality was cold and his public policy calculating, but he was an able soldier and an astute politician, and his reign was of momentous constitutional importance.
		William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Early Life - Early Life He was born at The Hague after his father's death, when the office of stadtholder was...
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	Royal Genealogies Part 18
		William accepted the Declaration of Rights passed by the Convention Parliament, which met on Jan. 22, 1689, and on February 13, William and Mary were proclaimed joint sovereigns of England.
		In February 1702 William was riding at Hampton Court when his horse stumbled on a mole hill and threw him, breaking his collar bone.
		Contemptuous of the luxury of his father's reign, he instituted a system of rigid and efficient economy at court and transferred public financial administration from local governments to the central royal authority.
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	William Henry Luscomb ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		William Henry Bartlett, The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca.
		William Henry Bartlett, The Danube by William Beattie (London & New York: Virtue & Co., [ca.
		William Kes, Romance for Violin and Piano composed by Willem Kes and Henry Heyman, 1873
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