William II … King of the Netherlands 1792–1849

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William II … King of the Netherlands, 1792–1849 (aged 56 years)

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William II … King of the Netherlands

Name: William II // King of the Netherlands
Given names: William II
Name suffix: King of the Netherlands

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father	Links Birth: 24 August 1772 24 21 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Marriage: 1 October 1791 — Berlin, Germany Death: 12 December 1843 — Berlin, Germany Unique identifier: E0813BC060196F46B872C1DCF608F7BA0030 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Wilhelmina … William II … King of the Netherlands William I … King of the Netherlands 1772–1843 Birth: 24 August 1772 24 21 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Death: 12 December 1843 — Berlin, Germany
mother	Links Birth: 18 November 1774 30 — Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Marriage: 1 October 1791 — Berlin, Germany Death: 12 October 1837 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Unique identifier: E0813BC060196F46B872C1DCF608F7BA0030 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William I … King of the Netherlands William II … King of the Netherlands Wilhelmina … 1774–1837 Birth: 18 November 1774 30 — Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Death: 12 October 1837 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Marriage	Marriage — 1 October 1791 — Berlin, Germany
14 months himself	Links Birth: 6 December 1792 20 18 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Marriage: 1816 Death: 17 March 1849 — Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Pavlovna … William II … King of the Netherlands 1792–1849 Birth: 6 December 1792 20 18 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Death: 17 March 1849 — Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

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himself	Links Birth: 6 December 1792 20 18 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Marriage: 1816 Death: 17 March 1849 — Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Pavlovna … William II … King of the Netherlands 1792–1849 Birth: 6 December 1792 20 18 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Death: 17 March 1849 — Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
wife	Links Birth: 18 January 1795 41 — Saint Petersburg, Russia Marriage: 1816 Death: 1 March 1865 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William II … King of the Netherlands Anna Pavlovna … 1795–1865 Birth: 18 January 1795 41 — Saint Petersburg, Russia Death: 1 March 1865 — The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Marriage	Marriage — 1816 —

Events of close relatives
Birth	6 December 1792 20 18 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Death of a maternal grandfather	Frederick William II … King of Prussia 1797
Death of a paternal grandfather	William V … Prince of Orange 1806
Marriage	Anna Pavlovna … — View this family 1816 (aged 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Wilhelmina … 1820
Death of a mother	Wilhelmina … 12 October 1837 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Death of a father	William I … King of the Netherlands 12 December 1843 Berlin, Germany
Death	17 March 1849 (aged 56 years) Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
Last change	24 October 2022 – 13:50:38 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	(in Dutch, Willem Frederik George Lodewijk) He was also the grand duke of Luxembourg (1840-49). He was educated at the University of OxFord. When the French overran the Netherlands in 1795, William and his family were exiled for 18 years. As William, prince of Orange, he entered the British army in 1811 during the Napoleonic Wars and served as aide-de-camp to General Arthur Wellesley, later 1st duke of Wellington; William commanded the Dutch and Belgian forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. That year, his father became king of the Netherlands and Belgium. When the Belgians rebelled against Dutch rule in 1830, William advocated greater autonomy for them, but the king rejected his proposed concessions. The following year, Dutch forces under the Younger William's command subdued the Belgians. In 1832, However, France intervened on behalf of the Belgians, forcing William to withdraw, and in 1839 Belgium was granted independence. William succeeded to the throne upon the abdication of his father in 1840. The chief event of his reign was the grant in 1848 of a liberalized constitution that greatly abridged royal power. He was succeeded by his son William III.

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(in Dutch, Willem Frederik George Lodewijk) He was also the grand duke of
Luxembourg (1840-49). He was educated at the University of OxFord. When
the French overran the Netherlands in 1795, William and his family were
exiled for 18 years. As William, prince of Orange, he entered the British
army in 1811 during the Napoleonic Wars and served as aide-de-camp to
General Arthur Wellesley, later 1st duke of Wellington; William commanded
the Dutch and Belgian forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. That year,
his father became king of the Netherlands and Belgium.

When the Belgians rebelled against Dutch rule in 1830, William advocated
greater autonomy for them, but the king rejected his proposed concessions.
The following year, Dutch forces under the Younger William's command
subdued the Belgians. In 1832, However, France intervened on behalf of the
Belgians, forcing William to withdraw, and in 1839 Belgium was granted
independence. William succeeded to the throne upon the abdication of his
father in 1840. The chief event of his reign was the grant in 1848 of a
liberalized constitution that greatly abridged royal power. He was
succeeded by his son William III.