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Malcolm III
Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore), d. 1093, king of Scotland (1057-93), son of Duncan I; successor to Macbeth (d. 1057). It took him some years after Macbeth's death to regain the boundaries of his father's kingdom. About 1068, Edgar Atheling , pretender to the English throne, took refuge with Malco... Read more
Arnold Joost van Keppel Albemarle, 1st earl of
Arnold Joost van Keppel Albemarle, 1st earl of , 1669-1718, Dutch adherent and constant companion of William III of England. He accompanied the future king to England (1688) and was made an earl in 1696. After William's death (1702), he returned to Dutch service and fought in the War of the Spanish ... Read more
Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Braganza , 1638-1705, queen consort of Charles II of England, daughter of John IV of Portugal. She was married to Charles in 1662. As part of her dowry England secured Bombay (now Mumbai) and Tangier. Unpopular in England for her Roman Catholic faith, she also had to suffer the humiliat... Read more
Alexander II
Alexander II 1198-1249, king of Scotland (1214-49), son and successor of William the Lion. He joined the English barons in their revolt against King John of England in 1215. Though he made his peace with John's successor, Henry III, in 1221, there was later friction that almost led to war. In 1237,... Read more
Treaty of Ryswick
Treaty of Ryswick 1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance . Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback for Louis XIV , who kept Strasbourg but lost most other conquests made after 1679. Commercial concessions were gra... Read more
William the Lion
William the Lion 1143-1214, king of Scotland (1165-1214), brother and successor of Malcolm IV. Determined to recover Northumbria (lost to England in 1157), he supported the rebellion (1173-74) of the sons of Henry II of England. The result was that he was captured by Henry, who forced him to sign t... Read more
William Carstares
William Carstares 1649-1715, Scottish statesman and Presbyterian divine. While studying theology at Utrecht, he became a friend of William of Orange (later William III of England). He was imprisoned in Edinburgh (1674-79) for alleged coauthorship of An Account of Scotland's Grievances and again i... Read more
Johann Georg Graevius
Johann Georg Graevius , 1632-1703, German antiquary. His German name was Gräve or Greffe. He was historiographer to William III of England and is remembered for his vast catalogs of Roman and Italian antiquities. ... Read more
Neerwinden
Neerwinden , village, Liège prov., E Belgium. In the War of the Grand Alliance the French under Marshal Luxembourg defeated (1693) William III of England there. In the French Revolutionary Wars, a French defeat (1793) at Neerwinden resulted in the defection of General Dumouriez to the Aus... Read more
Godart van Ginkel, 1st earl of Athlone
Godart van Ginkel, 1st earl of Athlone , 1644-1703, Dutch general in the service of William III of England. He accompanied (1688) William to England and took part in William's victory over James II in the battle of the Boyne . He then (1690) became commander in chief of the army in Ireland, captu... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "William III of England"

William and Mary (William III, 1650–1702; Ruled 1689–1702)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...AND MARY (William III, 1650...king of England, Scotland...queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. William III of Orange...Charles I of England. Fiercely...the future William III led the Dutch...
William III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography William III William III (1650-1702), Prince of Orange, reigned as king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702. He was also stadholder...
George III (Great Britain) (1738–1820; Ruled 1760–1820)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...the long ministry of William Pitt the Younger (1759...fall of the ministry of William Wyndham Grenville (1759...George II, George I, William III (ruled 1689 –...position of the Church of England rested on fundamental...
Rulers of England and Great Britain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Rulers of England and Great Britain Rulers of England and Great Britain...1066 House of Normandy William I (the Conqueror...1199-1216 Henry III, son of John, 1216...Charles I, 1685-88 William III, grandson of Charles...
William I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Berlin on March 22, 1797, William I was the second son of Prussian king Frederick William III and Queen Luise. William spent much of the Napoleonic...Berlin to a diplomatic refuge in England. He returned in a few months...
Stuart Dynasty (England and Scotland)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...in 1603 as James I of England. The Stuart dual monarchy...1688 and replaced by William III (ruled 1689 –...x2013; 1694). William, the Dutch prince of...and the thrones of England and Scotland passed to...
Anne (England) (1665–1714; Ruled 1702–1714)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ANNE (ENGLAND) (1665 –...x2013; 1714) ANNE (ENGLAND) (1665 –...her brother-inlaw William III (ruled 1689...monarch. Anne followed William III in sustaining the...of the Church of England, Anne revived ceremonial...
James II (England) (1733–1701; Ruled 1685–1688)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...menace. Recalled to England in 1682, James enjoyed...widespread rejoicing across England, Scotland, and Ireland...illegitimate son (in England), that summer, but...Henry Care and the Quaker William Penn, to promote the...William of Orange (William III, ruled 1689 –...
William Bentinck Portland, 1st earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition William Bentinck Portland, 1st...1709, Dutch statesman in England. He was William III's most trusted personal...negotiating the marriage of William (then prince of Orange...Revolution (1688) he went to England with William, was made...
William Carstares
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition William Carstares 1649-1715, Scottish statesman and Presbyterian...While studying theology at Utrecht, he became a friend of William of Orange (later William III of England). He was imprisoned in Edinburgh (1674-79) for alleged...

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William III
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History William III (1650–1702), king of England, Scotland (as William II), and Ireland (1689...Stuart king had known. That William could prepare to intervene in England in the spring of 1688, some...
William III (of Orange)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History William III (of Orange) (1650–1702) King of England, Ireland, and Scotland (1689–1702). William III was STATHOLDER of Holland...married his cousin, MARY of England, and was invited in 1688...
Dominion of New England
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...reports arrived that William of Orange had, by invitation...parliamentary leaders, invaded England with his Dutch army and...1691, the new king, William III (1669 – 1702...Adjustment to Empire: The New England Colonies, 1675 –...
Millington, Thomas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...x2019; s name to William Sancroft, archbishop...perform the dissection of William III ’ s body...cit ., II, 343. William Musgrave, ed., Obituaries...as far as Relates to England, Scotland and Ireland...
Burnet, Thomas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...1635; d . London, England, 27 September 1715...officially a student of William Owtram ’ s...soon after his return to England. Burnet published these...appointment. Shortly after William III ascended the throne...
Colonial Charters
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...1684, the Chancery Court in England voided the charter and changed...Massachusetts under the Dominion of New England in 1685. After William III came to the throne, he issued...government under the Dominion of New England in 1687, but it was reinstated...
Treason
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the Statute of 25 Edward III (1350), from which the...which the Statute of Edward III penalized the compassing...main instrument used in England for the most drastic...power. The Statute of 7 William III (1694) introduced the...
Colonial Policy, British
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...British" with the union of England and Scotland in 1707...of the Council for New England in 1620. Direct control...consisted of the New England colonies of Connecticut...function until 1696, when William III established the Lords...
Ireland, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...landed in the colonies following the conquest of William III (William of Orange, son of William, Prince of Orange) in 1689 – 1691...English rule. Despite diplomatic efforts by England to obtain American help in restraining these...
Proprietary Colonies
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...northern lands in fourteenth-century England. Proprietary colonies were the predominant...to twelve proprietors (including William Penn), who took in twelve associates...and the new British monarchs, William III and Mary II, appointed a royal governor...

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William III's Privy Garden. (Hampton Court Palace, England)(Points of Entry)
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...garden's patron, William III. It is often easy, especially...got us much closer to William III than we had expected...Honselaasdijk, we know that William had relied on advice from...Zorgvliet. On coming over to England Bentinck, who was created...
William and Mary. (furniture from the reign of William III and Mary II of England, 1689-1702) (Interior Design Market Antiques)
Magazine article from: Interior Design; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; William III and Mary II were king and queen of England for only 13 years, from 1689...aesthetic and artistic contributions. William, who came from Holland, introduced...is a magnificent example of the William and Mary style. Created in walnut...
William III and the Godly Revolution.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...King George III had subverted...the College of William and Mary hosted...design style in England (at least before...accession of William and Mary...of the Bank of England, and indirect...Stephen Baxter's William III and the Defense...
William III the Stadholder-king: A Political Biography.(GREAT BRITAIN, EUROPE, BALKANS, FORMER USSR)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2005; 513 words ; DA462 2004-016873 0-7546-5071-5 William III the Stadholder-king; a political biography. Troost...361 p. $99.95 Few have tackled a biography of William III of England (1650-1702), says Dutch scholar Troost, probably...
Puffing Billy. (Frontline).(King William III)
Magazine article from: History Today; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; WILLIAM III DIED on March 8th...summer the Bank of England used the anniversary...Utrecht to reassess William's life. Many of...Macaulay's History of England, he was nothing less...Macaulay. Nor has William benefited from the...
Temporary bar placed on export of a William III longcase musical clock by John Watts of Stamford.
M2 Presswire; 2/24/2000; 700+ words ; ...on export of a William III longcase musical clock...bar on the export of a William III longcase musical clock...study of musical clocks in England. The deferral will enable...recommended price: - A William III longcase musical clock...
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (1674-1737): usurping a poetic tradition on behalf of a usurping monarch (1)/Elizabeth Singer Rowe (1674-1737): hukumdari zorla ele gecirmek adina siirsel gelenegi gaspetmek.(King William III)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Interactions; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...crowned the King of England at James II's...for the Church of England, were overshadowed...thanks to God for William III's saving the nation...to champion King William III. By focusing on...seventeenth-century England. Katherine Philips...
Silly Billy; HISTORIAN SAYS KING WILLIAM III WAS A DUD GENERAL WHO NEARLY LOST BOYNE BATTLE.(Leader)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 11/24/2003; 700+ words ; ...University of Limerick, stated: "William was muddling through and making...battlefield more or less intact." William's propaganda machine made...make his grab for power in England look good. Lenihan said: "William was certainly well served by...
People watching. (William DeCamp III appointed executive vice president of Bonny Products)(Housewares Express)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 3/25/1996; 638 words ; ...Prior to that, Furer was president of Acme Frame Products. WASHINGTON, N.C. -- Frederick Cooper of England has named William DeCamp III executive vice president for sales and marketing of Bonny Products, l manufacturer of kitchen tools and...
Amsterdam and William III. (Dutch history)
Magazine article from: History Today; 12/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...ambassador to France and England), was that despite...the purpose of William III's visit to Amsterdam...of the prince. William III was born to Mary...of Charles I of England, on November 14th...after his father, William II's unexpected...