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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.
Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694.She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677.
Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (née Villiers; 1657 – 19 April 1733) was an English courtier from the Villiers family and the reputed mistress of William III, King of England and Scotland, from 1680 until 1695. She was a lady-in-waiting to his wife and co-monarch, Queen Mary II of England.
The English royal consorts listed here were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England, excluding the joint rulers, Mary I and Philip who reigned together in the 16th century, and William III and Mary II who reigned together in the 17th century.
Mary at six years old, by Anthony van Dyck, 1637. Princess Mary Henrietta was born on 4 November 1631 at St. James's Palace, London, the third (but second surviving) child and eldest daughter of Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France.
Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Though the future king, 42, normally goes by the Prince of Wales, Prince William and his wife, Princess Catherine, 42, are called the Duke and Duchess of ...
After the birth of James, Prince of Wales in 1688 appeared to secure the Catholic succession, William led an invasion force that sailed from Holland and landed on the English coast at the Devon port of in Torbay. Within a short time the government of James II collapsed and William and his wife Mary II were declared dual monarchs.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, turns 43 on Jan. 9 and received a sweet message from her husband, Prince William. “To the most incredible wife and mother. The strength you’ve shown over the last ...