William III of the Netherlands

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William III of the Netherlands was a 19th-century King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg known for his conservative rule and turbulent relationship with the Dutch parliament.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Limburg
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
House of Orange-Nassau
King of the Netherlands
human
member of royalty
monarch
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
child Alexander, Prince of Orange
Maurice of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879)
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1817-02-19
dateOfDeath 1890-11-23
era 19th century
father William II of the Netherlands
givenName William
knownFor conservative rule
turbulent relationship with the Dutch parliament
monarchOf Limburg
Luxembourg
Netherlands
mother Anna Pavlovna of Russia
nativeLanguage Dutch
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau
placeOfBirth Brussels
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
placeOfDeath Apeldoorn
Het Loo Palace
Netherlands
positionHeld Duke of Limburg
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
King of the Netherlands
predecessor William II of the Netherlands
reignEnd 1890-11-23
reignEndAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg 1890-11-23
reignStart 1849-03-17
reignStartAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg 1849-03-17
religion Dutch Reformed Church
Protestantism
sexOrGender male
spouse Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Sophie of Württemberg
successor Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
successorAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
title Duke of Limburg
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
King of the Netherlands


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