William IV, Prince of Orange

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William IV, Prince of Orange was an 18th-century Dutch stadtholder who became the first hereditary ruler of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary stadtholder
human
prince of Orange
stadtholder
associatedWith War of the Austrian Succession
birthDate 1711-09-01
birthPlace Dutch Republic
Leeuwenhof, The Hague
The Hague
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
surface form: New Church, Delft
child Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
William V, Prince of Orange
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1751-10-22
deathPlace Dutch Republic
The Hague
father John William Friso, Prince of Orange
fullName Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
surface form: Willem Karel Hendrik Friso

William Charles Henry Friso
givenName William
honorificPrefix His Highness
house House of Orange-Nassau
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
French
German
madeHereditaryStadtholder 1747
monarchDuringMarriage George II of Great Britain
mother Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
surface form: Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
motherInLaw Caroline of Ansbach NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Dutch
nobleFamily House of Orange-Nassau
notableFor being the first hereditary stadtholder of all seven United Provinces
positionHeld Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic
Captain-General of the Dutch Republic
predecessor stadtholderless period in several provinces
reignEnd 1751
reignStart 1747
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
spouse Anne, Queen of Great Britain
surface form: Anne of Great Britain

Anne, Princess Royal NERFINISHED
successor William V, Prince of Orange
title Prince of Orange
stadtholder of Friesland
stadtholder of Gelderland
stadtholder of Groningen
stadtholder of Holland
stadtholder of Utrecht
stadtholder of Zeeland

Referenced by (9)

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William V, Prince of Orange father William IV, Prince of Orange
Prince William of Orange (disputed) hasDisputedIdentityWith William IV, Prince of Orange
House of Nassau-Dietz hasMember William IV, Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange notableBearer William IV, Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Friesland notableOfficeHolder William IV, Prince of Orange
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic officeHolder William IV, Prince of Orange
Stadtholder of Holland officeHolder William IV, Prince of Orange
William V, Prince of Orange predecessor William IV, Prince of Orange
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange spouse William IV, Prince of Orange