William III of England

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Dutch nobleman King of England King of Ireland King of Scotland Prince of Orange Stadtholder of the Netherlands

William III of England was a 17th-century Dutch-born prince who became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the Glorious Revolution, ruling jointly with his wife Mary II and playing a key role in establishing constitutional monarchy and Protestant ascendancy in Britain.

Aliases (9)

William III of Orange ×21
King William III of England ×7
William III of England (Prince of Orange) ×3
William III of Ireland ×3
King William III ×2
William of Orange ×2
William III ×1
William III and II ×1
William III, Prince of Orange ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch nobleman → King of England → King of Ireland → King of Scotland → Prince of Orange → Stadtholder of the Netherlands →
associatedWithDocument	Act of Toleration 1689 GENERATED → Bill of Rights 1689 GENERATED →
birthDate	1650-11-04 GENERATED →
birthPlace	Dutch Republic GENERATED → The Hague GENERATED →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey GENERATED →
causeOfDeath	complications from a riding accident GENERATED →
coMonarch	Mary II of England GENERATED →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic GENERATED →
deathDate	1702-03-08 GENERATED →
deathPlace	Kensington Palace GENERATED → London GENERATED →
father	William II, Prince of Orange GENERATED →
fullName	William Henry of Orange GENERATED →
house	House of Orange-Nassau GENERATED →
keyRoleIn	entrenchment of Protestant ascendancy in Britain and Ireland GENERATED → establishment of constitutional monarchy in England GENERATED →
languageSpoken	Dutch GENERATED → English GENERATED → French GENERATED →
marriagePlace	St James's Palace GENERATED →
marriageStart	1677-11-04 GENERATED →
mother	Mary, Princess Royal GENERATED →
notableEvent	Battle of Aughrim GENERATED → Battle of the Boyne GENERATED → Glorious Revolution GENERATED → Nine Years' War GENERATED → Williamite War in Ireland GENERATED →
opponent	James II of England GENERATED → Louis XIV of France GENERATED →
predecessor	James II of England GENERATED →
reignEnd	1702-03-08 GENERATED →
reignEndAsKingOfIreland	1702 GENERATED →
reignEndAsKingOfScots	1702-03-08 GENERATED →
reignEndAsStadtholder	1702 GENERATED →
reignStart	1689-02-13 GENERATED →
reignStartAsKingOfIreland	1689 GENERATED →
reignStartAsKingOfScots	1689-04-11 GENERATED →
reignStartAsStadtholder	1672 GENERATED →
religion	Calvinism GENERATED → Protestantism GENERATED →
spouse	Mary II of England GENERATED →
successor	Anne, Queen of Great Britain GENERATED →
supportedBy	Dutch States General GENERATED → English Parliament GENERATED →
title	Captain-General of the Dutch Republic GENERATED → King of England GENERATED → King of Ireland GENERATED → King of Scotland GENERATED → Stadtholder of Holland GENERATED → Stadtholder of Utrecht GENERATED → Stadtholder of Zeeland GENERATED →

Referenced by (130)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
College of William & Mary ("King William III of England") → Fort Willem Hendrick ("William III of Orange") → Fort William, Kolkata ("King William III of England") → King William's War ("King William III of England") → Nassau Hall → Orange County, New York ("William III of England (Prince of Orange)") → Orange County, New York ("William III of England (Prince of Orange)") → Orange County, North Carolina ("William III of England (Prince of Orange)") → Orange County, North Carolina → Orange, New Jersey ("William III of Orange") → Williamsburg ("King William III of England") →	namedAfter
Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester → Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford → Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin → Sir Edward Seymour → Sir John Trevor → Sir Thomas Littleton → Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds →	monarchServed
John Sharp → John Tillotson → Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont → Sir William Phips → William Phips → William Stoughton ("King William III of England") →	appointedBy
Battle of Landen (Neerwinden) (1693) → Battle of Seneffe ("William III of Orange") → Battle of Steinkirk (1692) → Siege of Namur (1692) →	commander
House of Nassau ("William III of Orange") → House of Nassau → House of Orange-Nassau → Nassau family →	notableMember
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange → Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange → William II, Prince of Orange →	child
Duke of Argyll → Dukedom of Devonshire → Earl of Kendal (1689 creation) →	createdBy
John Sharp → John Tillotson → William Sancroft →	monarchDuringTenure
English Army → Staatse leger ("William III of Orange") → States Army of the Dutch Republic ("William III of Orange") →	notableCommander
Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → Earl of Godolphin →	associatedMonarch
Anthonie Heinsius ("William III of Orange") → River Boyne →	associatedWith
House of Orange-Nassau → House of Orange-Nassau ("William III of Orange") →	hasNotableMember
King of Ireland → Kingdom of Ireland →	monarch
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore → Sir William Phips →	monarchDuringReign
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax → James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry →	monarchDuringService
William II of Scotland → William II of Scotland ("William III of Ireland") →	monarchName
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange → Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange →	notableRelative
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic ("William III of Orange") → Stadtholder of Holland ("William III of Orange") →	officeHolder
Kensington Palace → Palace of Whitehall →	residenceOf
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ("King William III of England") → John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby →	servedUnder
Treaty of Ryswick → Treaty of Vienna (1689) →	signatory
Jacobite risings → Stuart period →	significantFigure
Mary II of England → Mary II of England →	spouse
Mary II of England ("William III, Prince of Orange") → Mary II of England →	spouseTitle
Mary II of England → Mary II of England →	successor
James II of England → James VII of Scotland →	successorAsKingOfEngland
James II of England ("William III of Ireland") → James VII of Scotland ("William III of Ireland") →	successorAsKingOfIreland
Province of Massachusetts Bay →	charterGrantedBy
Williamite War in Ireland →	commandedBySide
Het Loo Palace ("William III of Orange") →	commissionedBy
Mary II of England →	coMonarchWith
Henry VII Lady Chapel →	containsTombOf
Coronation of William III and Mary II →	coronated
Mary II of England →	coRulerWith
Jan de Baen ("William III of Orange") →	depicted
Sir John Lowther →	employer
The History of England →	focusesOnPerson
Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich ("King William III") →	foundedBy
College of William & Mary ("King William III of England") →	founders
Prince William of Orange (disputed) ("William III of Orange") →	hasDisputedIdentityWith
Rampjaar ("William III of Orange") →	hasKeyFigure
Grand Alliance →	hasLeader
House of Stuart →	hasMonarch
Prince of Nassau ("William III of Orange") →	hasNotableBearer
Nine Years' War →	hasOpposingLeader
Battle of La Hogue (1692) →	hasOpposingRuler
Franco-Dutch War ("William III of Orange") →	hasParticipant
Coronation of William III and Mary II →	hasSubject
Province of New Hampshire ("King William III") →	headOfState
Duke of Lancaster ("William III") →	heldBy
Coronation of William III and Mary II →	inauguratedReignOf
James II of England ("William of Orange") →	invitedOpponents
Glorious Revolution ("William III of Orange") →	keyFigure
Baron Churchill of Sandridge →	monarchAtCreation
Act of Settlement 1701 →	monarchAtEnactment
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall →	monarchAtTime
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield →	monarchDuringLifetime
Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont →	monarchDuringTerm
English Bill of Rights →	monarchInvolved
Hampton Court Palace →	monarchResident
Orange, New Jersey →	namedFor
Prince of Orange →	notableBearer
Kingdom of England →	notableMonarch
siege of Maastricht (1673) ("William III of Orange") →	notableParticipant
Het Loo Palace ("William III of Orange") →	notableResident
Principality of Orange ("William III of Orange") →	notableRuler
United Company →	operatedDuringReignOf
Williamite War in Ireland →	opposedRuler
Bloodless Revolution →	participant
Anne of Great Britain →	predecessor
Battle of Aughrim (1691) →	relatedPerson
The Immortal Seven ("William of Orange") →	sentDocumentTo
Kingdom of Scotland ("William III and II") →	sharedMonarch
Treaty of Westminster (1674) ("William III of Orange") →	signatoryStadtholder
Treaty of Vienna (1689) →	signedDuringReignOf
The Immortal Seven →	supported