John William Friso
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For other uses, see Friso (disambiguation).
John William Friso (Dutch: Johan Willem Friso; 14 August 1687 – 14 July 1711) became the (titular) Prince of Orange in 1702. He was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic until his death by accidental drowning in the Hollands Diep in 1711.[1] From 1938 to 2022, Friso and his wife, Marie Louise, were the most recent common ancestors of all then-reigning European monarchs.[2] As of 2023, the most recent common ancestors of all currently-reigning European monarchs are Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and his wife Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken.
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John William Friso | |
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Prince of Orange | |
Reign | 8 March 1702 – 14 July 1711 |
Predecessor | William III |
Successor | William IV |
Prince of Nassau-Dietz | |
Reign | 25 March 1696 – ca. 1702 |
Predecessor | Henry Casimir II |
Prince of Orange-Nassau | |
Reign | ca. 1702 – 14 July 1711 |
Successor | William IV |
Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen | |
Reign | 25 March 1696 – 14 July 1711 |
Predecessor | Henry Casimir II |
Successor | William IV |
Born | 14 August 1687 Dessau, Anhalt |
Died | 14 July 1711(1711-07-14) (aged 23) Hollands Diep, between Dordrecht and Moerdijk |
Burial | 25 February 1712 Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden |
Spouse | |
Issue | Amalia, Hereditary Princess of Baden-Durlach William IV, Prince of Orange |
House | Orange-Nassau |
Father | Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz |
Mother | Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau |
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