William Of Orange
William III was born on 4th November A Dutchman by birth, part of the House of Orange, he would later reign as King of England, Scotland and Ireland until his death in
William’s reign came at a precarious time in Europe when religious divide dominated international relations. William would emerge as an important Protestant figurehead; the Orange Order in Northern Ireland is named after him. His victory at the Battle of Boyne on 12th July is still celebrated by many in Northern Ireland, Canada and parts of Scotland.
William’s story begins in the Dutch Republic. Born in November in The Hague he was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange and his wife Mary, who also happened to be the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Unfortunately, William’s father, the prince, died two weeks before he was born, resulting in him assuming the title of Prince of Orange from birth.
As a young man growing up, he received tutelage from various governesses and later received lessons daily from a Calvinist preacher called Cornelis Trigland. These lessons instructed him as to the destiny he must fulfil as part of Divine Providence. William
Portrait of William III of England. Photo by Godfrey Kneller-Wikimedia
Top 10 Remarkable Facts about William III England
William III was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the s, and King of England, Ireland and Scotland from until he died in
He is best known as a persistent enemy of Louis XIV of France. He spent most of his adult life fighting French encroachment in the Rhine Valley and formed various alliances against his arch-nemesis.
William III was involved in four wars, including; the Franco-Dutch war, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Williamite War of Ireland and the War of the Grand Alliance. In each war, he defeated the protestant cause against the interest of Catholic Monarchies.
Learn more about William III of England in these top 10 remarkable facts.
1. William III Was the Only Child
William III was born on November 4, , in The Hague in the Dutch Republic and baptized William Henry (in Dutch: Willem Hendrick). He was the only child of Mary Princess Royal and Stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange.
His mother was the eldest daughter of King Charles
William III of England facts for kids
Quick facts for kids William III | |||||
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Portrait by Godfrey Kneller, | |||||
| King of England, Scotland, and Ireland(more ) | |||||
| Reign | – 8 March | ||||
| Coronation | 11 April | ||||
| Predecessor | James II & VII | ||||
| Successor | Anne | ||||
| Co-monarch | Mary II (–) | ||||
| Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel | |||||
| Reign | 4 July – 8 March | ||||
| Predecessor | William II | ||||
| Successor | Second Stadtholderless period | ||||
| Prince of Orange | |||||
| Reign | 4 November – 8 March | ||||
| Predecessor | William II | ||||
| Successor | John William Friso (titular) | ||||
| Born | 4 November [NS: 14 November ] Binnenhof, The Hague, Dutch Republic | ||||
| Died | 8 March (aged 51) [NS: 19 March ] Kensington Palace, Middlesex, Kingdom of England | ||||
| Burial | 12 April Westminster Abbey, London | ||||
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| House | |||||
| Father | William II, Prince of Orange | ||||
| Mother | Mary, Princess Royal | ||||
| Religion | Protestant | ||||
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William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November – 8 March ), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland
Early years
William was born on 4 November in The Hague. It was not an auspicious entry into the world. His father, William II of Orange, had just died of smallpox and his English mother, Mary, had her bedchamber swathed in black to mourn him. Mary’s father and William’s grandfather, Charles I, had been brutally beheaded in London only the previous year. Mary in turn died of smallpox when William was 10 years old. BBC Northern Ireland’s ‘You Thought You Knew King Billy’ explores William’s childhood home.
The young William was groomed to lead the powerful House of Orange and to become a ‘Stadtholder’, or head of state of the Dutch Republic. He learned to be astute and distrustful from an early age.
A Protestant champion
William became a hero to his people in when he drove the invading Catholic forces of Louis XIV of France out of most of the Dutch Republic. ‘Timewatch, Vision of a Conqueror’ describes the aftermath of William’s victory and the start of his lifelong rivalry with Louis.
William the autocrat
Brought up to believe he was an instrument of God, William could be impatient with others. This trait is evidenced by his behaviour in the chambers of the Dutch go
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