William II, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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William II, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, was a 19th-century monarch who also reigned as King of the Netherlands and played a key role in the constitutional transformation of the Dutch state.

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William II, Grand Duke of Luxembourg canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Luxembourg
King of the Netherlands
human
monarch
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
surface form: New Church, Delft
child William III of the Netherlands
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1792-12-06
dateOfDeath 1849-03-17
era 19th century
father William I of the Netherlands
givenName William
honorificTitle Prince of Orange
knownFor accepting the liberal Dutch Constitution of 1848
transforming the Netherlands into a constitutional monarchy
memberOf House of Orange-Nassau
militaryRank general
monarchOf Limburg
Luxembourg
Netherlands
mother Wilhelmine of Prussia NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Dutch
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau
notableWork support for the Dutch Constitution of 1848
otherName Willem II der Nederlanden
William II of the Netherlands
surface form: Willem II, Koning der Nederlanden
participantIn Battle of Waterloo
Napoleonic Wars
placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
The Hague
placeOfDeath Kingdom of the Netherlands
North Brabant
Tilburg NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Limburg
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
King of the Netherlands
Prince of Orange
predecessor William I of the Netherlands
reignEnd 1849-03-17
reignEndAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg 1849-03-17
reignStart 1840-10-07
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Noordeinde Palace
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Soestdijk Palace
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Pavlovna of Russia
successor William III of the Netherlands

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Anna Pavlovna of Russia spouse William II, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Place Guillaume II namedAfter William II, Grand Duke of Luxembourg