William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [c] also 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 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.

2022年9月15日 · William III of England (also William II of Scotland, r. 1689-1702) became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Protestant William, Prince of Orange, was invited to rule jointly with his wife Mary II of England (1689-1694), daughter of the deposed James II of England (1685-1688), who was Catholic.

2025年1月16日 · William III, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1672–1702) and king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702), reigning jointly with Queen Mary II (until her death in 1694).

The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne IPA: [ˈkah n̪ˠə ˈbˠoːn̠ʲə]) took place in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II, and those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II (his cousin and James's daughter), had acceded to the Crowns of England and Scotland [b] in 1689.

On 2nd January 1689, William summoned a Convention Parliament which decided, through a Whig majority, that the throne was vacant and it would be safer to allow a Protestant to assume the role. William successfully ascended the throne as William III of England with his wife Mary II, who reigned as joint sovereigns until her death in December 1694.

2025年1月16日 · But the successful defense of Londonderry and of Enniskillen, and William’s own victory at the Battle of the Boyne on July 1, 1690, ensured the reconquest of Ireland and freed him to turn his attention to the European continent.

William was the son of William II, Prince of Orange, and was born in The Hague. The Orange-Nassau dynasty was one of the most important families in the United Netherlands. William's mother was the English princess Mary, daughter of King Charles I.

2019年10月8日 · Fought on July 1, 1690, just north of Dublin, the Battle of the Boyne was among the most significant battles in the long, religiously charged struggle between England and Ireland.

Biography: William III, otherwise known as William II in Scotland and as “King Billy” in Ireland, was widely known as William of Orange. As a Protestant king, William participated in several wars against the Catholic regime in France under King Louis XIV .

William III was also called William of Orange. He was stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1672 until 1702 and King of Great Britain from 1689 until 1702. As such he ruled together with Queen Mary II until she died in 1694. See also the chart Governments in History.