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William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751.
William IV (born Sept. 1, 1711, Leeuwarden, Neth.—died Oct. 22, 1751, The Hague) was the prince of Orange and Nassau, general hereditary stadtholder of the United Netherlands.
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A summary family tree of the House of Orange-Nassau; From the joining of the house of Nassau-Breda/Dillenburg and the House of Châlon-Arlay-Orange to the end of the Dutch Republic is shown below.
WILLIAM IV OF ORANGE AND HIS ENGLISH MARRIAGE' By PROFESSOR P. GEYL, LIT.D., F.R.HIST.S. Read 13 November, 1924. I AM going to talk to you about a period of Dutch history which is very little known in England, and as in the eighteenth century Holland had hardly any contribution of her own to make to European history, it is not likely ever to
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- William IV of Orange and His English Marriage
A Dutchman by birth, part of the House of Orange, he would later reign as King of England, Scotland and Ireland until his death in 1702. William’s reign came at a precarious time in Europe when religious divide dominated international relations.
Jun 16, 2024 · William IV, king of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from June 26, 1830. Personally opposed to parliamentary reform, he grudgingly accepted the epochal Reform Act of 1832, which reduced the power of the British crown and the landowning aristocracy over the government.
Quick Reference. (1765–1837), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1830–7), king of Hanover. The third son of George III, born 21 August 1765, he seemed unlikely to become king.
