William III of the Netherlands
Monarch
1817 – 1890
Who was William III of the Netherlands?
William III was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. 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. On the abdication of his grandfather William I in 1840, he became the Prince of Orange. On the death of his father in 1849, he succeeded as King of the Netherlands.
William married his cousin Sophie of Württemberg in 1839 and they had three sons, William, Maurice, and Alexander, all of whom predeceased him. He married Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879 and they had one daughter Wilhelmina, who succeeded William to the Dutch throne. William III was the last male monarch of the Netherlands until the accession of his great-great grandson, King Willem-Alexander in 2013.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1817
Brussels - Also known as
- William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sophie of Württemberg
(1839/06/18 - 1877/06/03) - Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
(1879/01/07 - 1890/11/23)
- Sophie of Württemberg
- Children
- Religion
- Calvinism
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Died
- Nov 23, 1890
Het Loo Palace - Resting place
- Nieuwe Kerk
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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