William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled England, Scotland and Ireland jointly with his wife, Queen Mary II, until her death in 1694, and their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary.
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William III's government chartered the Bank of England in 1694; the bank's own Court Room monument names him as founder (conditor).
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William III and II (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 - 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
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4 November 1650
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8 March 1702
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William III and II (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 - 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
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Supported by a group of influential English political and religious leaders, William invaded England with a Dutch force in November 1688. He landed at the south-western English port of Brixham and James was deposed shortly afterward.
Preceded By: James II of England, Lead section (edge: succeeded-by William III of England)
Supported by a group of influential English political and religious leaders, William invaded England with a Dutch force in November 1688. He landed at the south-western English port of Brixham and James was deposed shortly afterward.
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William III and II (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 - 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
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large statue by John Cheere of King William III, lauded in an accompanying Latin inscription as the bank's founder
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