William III of the Netherlands: Timeline

1817   Born

1890   King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir, and his daughter Princess Wilhelmina Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau [i], was Queen regnant [i] of the Netherlands [i] ... 

 becomes Queen, causing Luxembourg Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked [i] country in western Europe [i], bordered by Belgium [i] ... 

 (who required a male heir) to declare independen

1890   Died