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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 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...
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...
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...
James III
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...the early years of James III's personal rule, the...extent. The view of James III which has come down to...alliance with Yorkist England, which he pursued obsessively...neutral may have cost James III his life. The king...English musician familiar William Roger; and although James...
Henry III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Henry III Henry III (1207-1272) was king of England from 1216 to 1272...xEA; me, Henry III was born on Oct. 1...Gloucester. Ten days later William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke...years of the regency, England was under papal influence...
Malcolm III
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore), d. 1093...of Edgar, Malcolm invaded N England, but in 1072 William I of England invaded Scotland, and Malcolm...joined Malcolm in his raid into England in 1091, but William forced both men to submit and...
George III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography George III George III (1738-1820) was king...1738, in London, George III was the eldest son of Frederick...dignity, and at maintaining England's power and honor. He...himself unpopular by ousting William Pitt the Elder (1761) and...
Harold III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...overseas, Harold III embarked on the last...of Earl Tostig of England but probably more...claimed the throne of England. Defeated at Stamford...possible the conquest of England by a remoter brand of Norseman, William the Conqueror. His...information on Harold III. Other ...
Donald III
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Donald III (d. c. 1100), king of Scotland...death of his brother, Malcolm III . The children of Malcolm and his...Duncan had been dubbed knight by William II of England in 1087, and with William's military intervention he dislodged...
Paul III (Pope) (Alessandro Farnese; 1468–1549; Reigned 1534–1549)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World PAUL III (POPE) (Alessandro...x2013; 1549) PAUL III (POPE) (Alessandro...chastised Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509 –...American Indians. Paul III, a liberal patron of...BIBLIOGRAPHY Hudon, William V. "Paul III (1534...

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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...
Donald III
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Donald III (d. c. 1100), king...of his brother, Malcolm III . His first rival was Duncan...Duncan, supported by William II of England, dislodged Donald from...to the throne. In 1097 William II gave military backing...
Henry III
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Henry III (1207–72) King of England (1216–72...his minority (until 1227) England was managed by William Marshal, the first Earl of...to the temporary control of England by de Montfort following his...
Anhalt-Dessau, Leopold III Friedrich Franz, Fürst (Prince) von
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Anhalt-Dessau, Leopold III Friedrich Franz, F...half years altogether in England, and in 1764 began work...Kingdom) to evoke the England he so admired by means...and archaeologist Sir William Hamilton (1730–...Gartenreich (or ‘England-by-the-Elbe...
Malcolm III (Canmore)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Malcolm III (Canmore) ( c. 1031–93) King of...from the Normans, led to an invasion (1072) by WILLIAM I and Malcolm's homage to him. Tension continued...killed at Alnwick while on his fifth invasion of England.
Malcolm III
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Malcolm III (d. 1093), king of ‘Scotland...Macbeth in 1040. Malcolm found refuge in England, and was backed by Siward , the Anglo...raided repeatedly despite submitting to William the Conqueror in 1072 at Abernethy (south...
Herschel, William
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...enlisted, escaped to England with his brother Jacob. In England, Herschel supported...sister Caroline to England, he was becoming obsessed...chance encounter with William Watson; Watson also...Sidus to honor George III, but it became known...
Derham, William
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Upminster. His eldest son, William, became president of...and was heavily used by William Paley. Derham ’...century science in England. BIBLIOGRAPHY I. Original...Atkinson, “ William Derham, F.R.S...Biographia britannica , III; and C. E. Raven...
Bragg, William Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Bragg, William Henry ( b . Westward, Cumberland, England, 2 July 1862; d . London, England, 12 March 1942) physics...seven. A bachelor uncle, William Bragg, a pharmacist and...class honors in Part III of the mathematical tripos...

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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...
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...
William III and the Godly Revolution. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...54.95 In 1688-89 William of Orange conquered England and took the crown for himself: William III was a king of his own...papers on `the world of William and Mary' from a conference...William's conquest of England. The English establishment...
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...
William III Knights Solomon de Medina.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Hampton Court Palace, William III knighted the financier...Medina on account of William's 1698 military campaign...Dutch firm had supplied William's armies with bread...Provinces to settle in England, he came to London with...