William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879)

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William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879), was the heir apparent to the Dutch throne in the mid-19th century whose early death prevented him from succeeding as king.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch prince
heir apparent
human
birthDate 1840-09-04
birthPlace Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Hague
burialPlace Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
causeOfDeath disease
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
deathDate 1879-06-11
deathPlace French Third Republic
Paris
didNotBecome King of the Netherlands
education Royal Military Academy, Breda
endTimeOfHeirApparentStatus 1879
era 19th century
father William III of the Netherlands
givenName Willem
William
heirApparentOf Kingdom of the Netherlands
heirApparentTo William III of the Netherlands
honor Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Knight of the Military Order of William
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
house House of Orange-Nassau
memberOfDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
militaryRank lieutenant-general
monarchDuringLifetime William II of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
William III of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
mother Sophie of Württemberg NERFINISHED
name William, Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
nativeLanguageName Willem, Prins van Oranje NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
Prince of the Netherlands
notableFor being heir apparent to the Dutch throne in the mid-19th century
positionHeld Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
reasonForNotBecomingKing early death
religion Protestantism
residence Paris
The Hague
sexOrGender male
sibling Alexander, Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
Prince Henry of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
startTimeOfHeirApparentStatus 1849
style His Royal Highness

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
William III of the Netherlands
child
Alexander, Prince of Orange ("Prince William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879)")
sibling

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