William I

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William I was the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning from 1815 to 1840 and playing a key role in shaping the modern Dutch state.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Luxembourg
King of the Netherlands
human
monarch
child Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
William II of the Netherlands
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1772-08-24
dateOfDeath 1843-12-12
father William V, Prince of Orange
givenName William
memberOf House of Orange-Nassau
monarchOf Luxembourg
Netherlands
mother Wilhelmina of Prussia NERFINISHED
nativeName Willem Frederik
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau
notableFor founding the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
shaping the modern Dutch state
placeOfBirth The Hague
placeOfDeath Berlin
positionHeld Grand Duke of Luxembourg
King of the Netherlands
Prince of Orange
Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands
predecessor office created (King of the Netherlands)
predecessorAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg office created (Grand Duke of Luxembourg)
reignEnd 1840
reignEndAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg 1840
reignStart 1815
reignStartAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg 1815
religion Protestantism
residence Berlin
Brussels
The Hague
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Belgian Revolution of 1830 during his reign
Congress of Vienna recognition of his rule in 1815
abdication in 1840
proclamation as Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands in 1813
return to the Netherlands in 1813 after French occupation
spouse Henrietta d’Oultremont
Wilhelmine of Prussia NERFINISHED
successor William II of the Netherlands
successorAsGrandDukeOfLuxembourg William II of the Netherlands
title Duke of Limburg
Prince of Orange-Nassau

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
William I of the Netherlands
regnalName
William II of the Netherlands ("King William II")
royalStyle

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