William III of England: Timeline

1650   Born

1673   William of Orange William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 saves Amsterdam Amsterdam

, the official capital [i] of the Netherlands [i], lies on the banks of two bodies of water, the IJ bay [i] ... 

 and the province of Holland from the French by opening the Sluice gates and flooding the country.

1674   The French army under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé defeated the Dutch-Spanish-Austrian army under William III of Orange William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 at Seneffe.

1688   Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 lands at Brixham but James II of England James II of England

James VII of Scotland and James II of England became King of Scots [i], King of England [i], and King of Ireland [i] ... 

 is prevented from meeting him in battle because many of his officers and men desert to the other side.

1689   William III William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 and Mary II Mary II of England

Mary II reigned as Queen of England [i] and Ireland [i] from 13 February [i] 1689 [i], and as Queen of ... 

 are proclaimed co-rulers of England Kingdom of England

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, Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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. Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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 do not yet recognize them.

1689   Crowning of co-rulers King William III William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 and Mary II Mary II of England

Mary II reigned as Queen of England [i] and Ireland [i] from 13 February [i] 1689 [i], and as Queen of ... 

 as King and Queen of England England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

, Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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. Ireland Ireland

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 does not recognize them yet.

1689   King William's War: William III of England joins the League of Augsburg starting the war.

1689   Last collection of the Hearth Tax in England and Wales. It was abolished by William III of England.

1693   The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia

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 is granted a Royal charter from William III William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 and Mary II Mary II of England

Mary II reigned as Queen of England [i] and Ireland [i] from 13 February [i] 1689 [i], and as Queen of ... 

 of England England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

1694   Queen Mary II of England Mary II of England

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 dies; King William III of England, Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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 is now sole ruler after his co-ruler's death.

1701   The English Parliament List of Parliaments of England

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 passes the Act of Settlement 1701, passing the crown of Great Britain Great Britain

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 to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her descendants on the death of Princess Anne Anne of Great Britain

Anne became Queen of England [i], Scotland [i] and Ireland [i] on 8 March [i] 1702 [i] ... 

, the heiress presumptive to the throne after her brother in law, King William III William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

.

1702   William III William III of England

William III of England was a Dutch [i] aristocrat and a Protestant [i] Prince of Orange [i] ... 

 died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Wales Wales

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, Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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. The States doesn't appoint a new stadtholder Stadtholder

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, so the United Provinces Dutch Republic

he Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was a Europe [i]an republic [i] between 1581 and 1795, in ... 

 become a true republic again.