William III of Netherlands King
In Dutch, Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, King of the Netherlands and
Grand Duke of Luxembourg (reign: 1849-90). In 1866 William agreed to sell the
Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg to France, thus nearly provoking a war betweeen France and Prussia.
Williams's long reign was marked by uninterrupted peace and prosperity. He was
succeeded by his daughter Wilhelmina.
Emma of Netherlands Queen Regent
Queen Regent of the Netherlands 8 Dec 1890 to 31 Aug 1898.
William III of Netherlands King
In Dutch, Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, King of the Netherlands and
Grand Duke of Luxembourg (reign: 1849-90). In 1866 William agreed to sell the
Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg to France, thus nearly provoking a war betweeen France and Prussia.
Williams's long reign was marked by uninterrupted peace and prosperity. He was
succeeded by his daughter Wilhelmina.
Naturalized in the Netherlands and created Prince of the Netherlands, 6 Feb
1901
Younger son of Frederick III, King of Denmark and Sophia Amelia of
Brusnwick-Luneburg. Queen Victoria refered to him as "the very stupid and
insignificant husband of Queen Anne".
Reign: 1702-1714; Anne's health was not helped by her addiction to brandy. She
became ill in the summer of 1714 and, after suffering a series of strokes, died
at age 49. She had become so stout that her massive coffin was almost square.
In addition to her 12 children shown, there were at least six other stillbirths
or miscarriages of unknown or unrecorded sex. Anne was kindly, warm-hearted and
not very bright. Her title was: Queen of England, Scotland, France and
Ireland. Later it was changed to Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland.
During Queen Anne's reign the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united
(1707). She died having no surviving children and was succeeded by her German
cousin, George, elector of Hannover. (George I, King of England; 1st Hanoverian
King).
Stillborn daughter.
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Infant death.
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A stillborn daughter