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William III

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1650-1702. King of Great Britain and Ireland 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.

Sources

Maurer, Michael. Kleine Geschichte Englands. Stuttgart: Reclam, 1997.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensoftheUnitedKingdom/TheStuarts/MaryIIWilliamIIIandTheActofSettlement/MaryIIWilliamIII.aspx

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