William III of the Netherlands

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 of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and the grandfather of Juliana of the Netherlands. He is also the great-grandfather of Beatrix of the Netherlands, who is the mother of the current king of The Netherlands, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

William III
Photograph by Maria Hille, c. 1887
King of the Netherlands
Reign	17 March 1849 – 23 November 1890
Inauguration	12 May 1849
Predecessor	William II
Successor	Wilhelmina
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Reign	17 March 1849 – 23 November 1890
Predecessor	William II
Successor	Adolphe
Duke of Limburg
Reign	17 March 1849 – 23 August 1866
Predecessor	William II
Born	(1817-02-19)19 February 1817 Palace of the Nation, Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died	23 November 1890(1890-11-23) (aged 73) Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Burial	4 December 1890 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands
Spouse	Sophie of Württemberg ​ ​ (m. 1839; died 1877)​ Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ​ ​ (m. 1879)​
Issue among others...	William, Prince of Orange Prince Maurice Alexander, Prince of Orange Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands
Full name Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	William II of the Netherlands
Mother	Anna Pavlovna of Russia
Religion	Dutch Reformed Church

Other websites

• Edmundson, George (1911). "William III., King of the Netherlands" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). p. 670.
• Media related to William III of the Netherlands at Wikimedia Commons

William III of the Netherlands House of Orange-Nassau Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 19 February 1817 Died: 23 November 1890
Regnal titles
Preceded by William II	King of the Netherlands 1849–1890	Succeeded by Wilhelmina
	Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1849–1890	Succeeded by Adolphe
	Duke of Limburg 1849–1866	Abolition Treaty of London (1867)
Dutch royalty
Preceded by William later became King William II	Prince of Orange 1840–1849	Succeeded by William