William III of the Netherlands
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| William III of the Netherlands | |
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| Born | 19 February 1817 Brussels |
| Died | 23 November 1890 Het Loo, near Apeldoorn |
William III of the Netherlands(Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, anglicised: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau) (19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death. He was married to Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was the father off Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and the grandfather of Juliana of the Netherlands. He is also the great-grandfather or the current Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix of the Netherlands.