William III of the Netherlands
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1890) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William III of the Netherlands (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, anglicised: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death. He was married to Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He was the father of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and the grandfather of Juliana of the Netherlands. He is also the great-grandfather of Beatrix of the Netherlands, who is the mother of the current king of The Netherlands, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.
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King of the Netherlands | |||||
Reign | 17 March 1849 – 23 November 1890 | ||||
Inauguration | 12 May 1849 | ||||
Predecessor | William II | ||||
Successor | Wilhelmina | ||||
Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |||||
Reign | 17 March 1849 – 23 November 1890 | ||||
Predecessor | William II | ||||
Successor | Adolphe | ||||
Duke of Limburg | |||||
Reign | 17 March 1849 – 23 August 1866 | ||||
Predecessor | William II | ||||
Born | (1817-02-19)19 February 1817 Palace of the Nation, Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands | ||||
Died | 23 November 1890(1890-11-23) (aged 73) Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, Netherlands | ||||
Burial | 4 December 1890 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands | ||||
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House | Orange-Nassau | ||||
Father | William II of the Netherlands | ||||
Mother | Anna Pavlovna of Russia | ||||
Religion | Dutch Reformed Church |
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