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Hace 4 días · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death ...
Hace 4 días · But Maurice’s half brother, Frederick Henry, who succeeded him as prince of Orange, stadtholder, and commander in chief, resumed the course of victory. He completed the recapture of the towns recently gained by the Spaniards and extended the territory under the States General to the key fortress of Maastricht on the Maas (Meuse ...
Hace 3 días · Born: April 24, 1533, Dillenburg, Nassau [now in Germany] Died: July 10, 1584, Delft, Holland [now in the Netherlands] (aged 51) House / Dynasty: House of Orange. Notable Family Members: son Frederick Henry. son Maurice. brother Louis of Nassau. Role In: Eighty Years’ War. Pacification of Ghent.
Hace 5 días · This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples are "William the Conqueror" for William I of England, and "Frederick Barbarossa" for Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Hace 4 días · The new regime was headed by Prince William Frederick of Orange, the son of the last stadtholder. He originally reigned over only the territory of the old republic as " sovereign prince ". In 1815, after Napoleon escaped from Elba , William Frederick raised the Netherlands to the status of a kingdom and proclaimed himself King William I .
Hace 5 días · England. Key People: James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg. William III. Battle of the Boyne, (July 1, 1690), in British history, a major conflict fought along the Boyne River in Ireland between King William III (William of Orange) and the exiled king James II.
Hace 3 días · The leading citizens were pardoned for their role in the rising, (fn. 28) and in 1401 Henry, prince of Wales, confirmed the charters. (fn. 29) Late in 1400 the mayor and sheriffs were required to supply provisions protected by an armed guard for an expedition planned by the king and prince, (fn. 30) and the portmote was suspended while they fulf...
