William II, Prince of Orange

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William II, Prince of Orange was a 17th-century Dutch stadtholder and military leader who played a key role in the later stages of the Eighty Years' War and in the politics of the Dutch Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military leader
nobleman
stadtholder
causeOfDeath smallpox
child William III of England
conflict Conflict with the De Witt-led republican faction
Conflict with the States of Holland
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1626-05-27
dateOfDeath 1650-11-06
educatedAt court of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
endTime reign as stadtholder ended in 1650
father Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
givenName William
languageSpoken Dutch
French
German
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfPoliticalParty Orangist faction
militaryRank captain-general of the Dutch States Army
mother Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
movement Orangism
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau
notableWork Attempted coup against the States of Holland in 1650
participantIn Eighty Years' War
later stages of the Eighty Years' War
political conflicts in the Dutch Republic
placeOfBirth The Hague
placeOfDeath The Hague
positionHeld Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Utrecht
Stadtholder of Zeeland
relative Charles I of England
Charles II of England
Henrietta Maria of France
religion Calvinism
residence Binnenhof
surface form: Binnenhof, The Hague

Noordeinde Palace
surface form: Noordeinde Palace area, The Hague
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Failed military march on Amsterdam in 1650
Imprisonment of six members of the States of Holland in 1650
spouse Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
surface form: Mary, Princess Royal
startTime reign as stadtholder began in 1647
title Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht
workLocation Netherlands
surface form: Holland

The Hague
Utrecht
Zeeland

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House of Orange-Nassau hasNotableMember William II, Prince of Orange
Prince William of Orange (disputed) hasDisputedIdentityWith William II, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange child William II, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange followedBy William II, Prince of Orange
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange spouse William II, Prince of Orange
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange notableRelative William II, Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange notableBearer William II, Prince of Orange
William II of Scotland father William II, Prince of Orange
Staatse leger notableCommander William II, Prince of Orange
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic officeHolder William II, Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Holland officeHolder William II, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry child William II, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry successor William II, Prince of Orange
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels child William II, Prince of Orange
Orange-Nassau notableMember William II, Prince of Orange
subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau
Nassau family notableMember William II, Prince of Orange
Mary spouse William II, Prince of Orange
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Mary spouse William II, Prince of Orange
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
this entity surface form: William II, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
Albertine Agnes of Nassau sibling William II, Prince of Orange
Louise Henriette of Nassau relative William II, Prince of Orange
Stadtholder officeHolder William II, Prince of Orange
Captain-General of the Dutch Republic officeHolder William II, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau successor William II, Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau child William II, Prince of Orange
Nassau-Dillenburg line hasMember William II, Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic notableOfficeHolder William II, Prince of Orange
Baron of Breda hasTitleHolder William II, Prince of Orange
Ottonian line hasNotableMember William II, Prince of Orange