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William and a tearful Mary were married in St James's Palace by Bishop Henry Compton on 4 November 1677. [12] The bedding ceremony to publicly establish the consummation of the marriage was attended by the royal family, with her uncle the King himself drawing the bedcurtains. [13]
The Bill of Rights 1689 established that, whichever of the joint monarchs, William III and Mary II, died first, the other would reign alone. As Mary II died first, on 28 December 1694, William III became sole remaining monarch. On the day of Mary's death, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was:
After Mary II died in 1694, her husband continued to reign alone until his own death in 1702. The line of succession provided for by the Bill of Rights was almost at an end; William and Mary had no children and Princess Anne's children had died. Parliament passed the Act of Settlement 1701. The Act maintained the provision of the Bill of Rights ...
The whole world sees the royal family as they depart their morning church service at St. Mary Magdalene on Dec. 25, walking past (and engaging with!) a crowd of well-wishers as they head back to ...
2. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Next on the royal family tree is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the first-born son of Prince Charles and his late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. By ...
William's parents, William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal, 1647. William III was born in The Hague in the Dutch Republic on 4 November 1650. [c] [2] Baptised William Henry (Dutch: Willem Hendrik), he was the only child of Mary, Princess Royal, and stadtholder William II, Prince of Orange.
Prince William is offering a rare glimpse into the royal family’s Christmas plans.. During his visit with soldiers and their families in Bulford, Wiltshire, on Dec. 10, the Prince of Wales, 42 ...
This is the family tree of the British royal family, ... Mary Princess Royal 1631–1660 Princess of Orange: ... King William IV 1765–1837 r. 1830–1837: