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1650 - 1702. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Reign: 1689 - 1702. | |||
Son | Son to William II (Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the Netherlands) and his wife Mary (the sister of [[Charles II]] and [[James II]]). Later married to James II' oldest daughter, [[Mary II|Mary]]. Became English monarch (together with his wife) in 1689 after the [[Glorious Revolution]]. | ||
The reign of William III was strongly connected with the war against France and the rising influence of [[Parliament]]. Due to the long war against France and its costs the King was dependent on the monies and taxes granted by Parliament. In 1692 a general taxation was reinstalled to finance the war | The reign of William III was strongly connected with the war against France and the rising influence of [[Parliament]]. Due to the long war against France and its costs the King was dependent on the monies and taxes granted by Parliament. In 1692 a general taxation was reinstalled to finance the war. | ||
The fear of Parliament was that the King would become too influential now that he was appointing offices inside the army. So they came up with the [[Triennial Act]] and the [[Place Act]]. The Acts were to secure that Parliament would remain free from major influence by the King, but William III did not agree to them. | |||
The war ended in 1697 with the [[Treaty of Ryswick]] and the Parliament wanted to force the King to diminish the army. They offered him the [[Civil List]] (which still exists today), an annual grant of £700,000, in return for the diminishment of his army. | |||
On 8 March 1702, William III died because of the wounds he had received from a riding accident. | |||
He passed the throne on to his sister in law, [[Anne I]]. | |||
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensoftheUnitedKingdom/TheStuarts/MaryIIWilliamIIIandTheActofSettlement/MaryIIWilliamIII.aspx | == Sources == | ||
* Maurer, Michael. ''Kleine Geschichte Englands''. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1997. | |||
* http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensoftheUnitedKingdom/TheStuarts/MaryIIWilliamIIIandTheActofSettlement/MaryIIWilliamIII.aspx | |||
Revision as of 18:50, 29 April 2010
1650 - 1702. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Reign: 1689 - 1702.
Son to William II (Prince of Orange and stadtholder of the Netherlands) and his wife Mary (the sister of Charles II and James II). Later married to James II' oldest daughter, Mary. Became English monarch (together with his wife) in 1689 after the Glorious Revolution.
The reign of William III was strongly connected with the war against France and the rising influence of Parliament. Due to the long war against France and its costs the King was dependent on the monies and taxes granted by Parliament. In 1692 a general taxation was reinstalled to finance the war.
The fear of Parliament was that the King would become too influential now that he was appointing offices inside the army. So they came up with the Triennial Act and the Place Act. The Acts were to secure that Parliament would remain free from major influence by the King, but William III did not agree to them.
The war ended in 1697 with the Treaty of Ryswick and the Parliament wanted to force the King to diminish the army. They offered him the Civil List (which still exists today), an annual grant of £700,000, in return for the diminishment of his army.
On 8 March 1702, William III died because of the wounds he had received from a riding accident. He passed the throne on to his sister in law, Anne I.
Sources
- Maurer, Michael. Kleine Geschichte Englands. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1997.
- http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensoftheUnitedKingdom/TheStuarts/MaryIIWilliamIIIandTheActofSettlement/MaryIIWilliamIII.aspx