English King William III (William of Orange)
Compiled by D. A. Sharpe
William and Mary bore no
children. He is my 25th cousin,
eight times removed. Described in
another way, William
III is the 8th cousin -1x removed of Edward Carlton, the
husband of Ellen Newton, the stepdaughter of Danette Abney (born about 1712) my
6th great grand uncle. This is on my MotherŐs side of the family.
William was born November
4, 1650. His parents were William II
and Mary Suart.
The reign
of Mary II and William III marked the end of royal prerogative.
His coronation was April 11, 1689. He reigned from 1689 to March 8, 1702.
Parliament, with the
authority of the oligarchy, came into a position of prominence regarding the
governing of England. William spent the greatest part of the reign embroiled in
continental battles against Catholicism. Evelyn, in her Diary, made mention of
Mary's lack of remorse concerning the abdication of her father, but Evelyn also
accurately assessed the 
characters
of the king and queen: "She seems to be of a good nature, and that she
takes nothing to heart; whilst the Prince her husband has a thoughtful
countenance, is wonderfully serious and silent, and seems to treat all persons
alike gravely, and to be very intent on affairs: Holland, Ireland, and France
calling for his care."
Source: http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon51.html
William was known as
William III of Orange, as well as William II of Scotland. "William III was appointed to the
Dutch post of Stadtholder on 28 June 1672, and remained in office until he
died. In that context, he is sometimes referred to as 'William Henry, Prince of
Orange', as a translation of his Dutch title, Willem Hendrik, Prinsvan Oranje.
A Protestant, William participated in many wars against the powerful King Louis
XIV of France. Many Protestants heralded him as a champion of their faith; it
was partly due to such a reputation that he was able to take the crown of
England, many of whose people were intensely fearful of Catholicism and the
papacy, although other reasons for his success might be his army and a fleet
even larger than the famed Spanish Armada. His reign marked the beginning of
the transition from the personal control of government of the Stuarts to the
Parliamentary type rule of the House of Hanover."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
Compiled by
Dwight Albert (D. A.) Sharpe
Husband of Suzanne Margaret Boggess Sharpe
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