WILLIAM II, King of the Netherlands

1792–1849, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1840–49), son and successor of William I. He served with Wellington in the Peninsular War, was wounded at Waterloo, and led the Dutch army in the Belgian revolution (1830), after his father had failed to approve his efforts at conciliation. Called to the throne upon the abdication of his father (1840), William II was immediately confronted with a grave financial problem, which was solved by raising a "voluntary loan" among the people. Demand mounted for constitutional revision, but the king resisted the liberal movement, led by Jan Thorbecke, until the revolutionary spirit of 1848 induced him to grant the desired reforms. He was succeeded by his son, William III.

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King Charles II
Book by Arthur Bryant; Longmans, Green, 1931
Subjects: Charles--Ii--King Of England--1630-1685, Great Britain--History--Charles Ii, 1660-1685
...346 , 348 , 352 , 356 Netherlands, Spanish. See Flanders...New York Newcastle, William Cavendish, Earl of afterwards...of sister of Charles II . See Mary of Orange -----, Prince William of afterwards William III , 77 , 215 , 225...
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Wilhelm II - Vol. 2
Book by Lamar Cecil; University of North Carolina Press, 1996
Subjects: Germany--History--William Ii, 1888-1918, Germany--Kings And Rulers--Biography, William--Ii--German Emperor--1859-1941
...for Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who ascended the throne...the avaricious Leopold II impressed Wilhelm greatly...disenchanted with the king, who surrendered the...deliberately having the king photographed alongside...his fellow monarchs. King Carol of Rumania, a dour...
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Book by William H. Prescott, John Foster Kirk; J. B. Lippincott, 1891
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598
...Spanish vermin" from the Netherlands. One must not infer from this, however, that William at this early period...William to regard the king with the same feelings...in Philip, in whom William saw only the representative...early age of eighteen, William married Anne of Egmont...endeavoured to silence the kings scruples by...
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain - Vol. 2
Book by William H. Prescott; Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1855
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598, Spain--History--Philip Ii, 1556-1598
...Affection for each other 125 William quits the Netherlands 126 Resides at Dillemburg...published 132 Revoked by the King 133 Embassy from the German...CHAPTER I. ALVA SENT TO THE NETHERLANDS 144 The Kings Intended Visit 144 His Sincerity...
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The Pageant of Netherlands History
Book by Adriaan J. Barnouw; Longmans Green, 1952
Subjects: Netherlands--Civilization, Netherlands--History
...249 Willem, Flemish poet, 61 - 62 , 63 William I, King of the Netherlands, 290 , 291 , 292 , 294 - 295 , 314 quoted...abdication of, 300 reforms of, 300 - 301 William II, King of the Netherlands, 312 , 315 William III, King of the Netherlands...
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Adjudicating in Anarchy: An Expressive Theory of International Dispute Resolution
Journal article by Tom Ginsburg, Richard H. Mcadams; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 45, 2004
Subjects: Acquiescence (Law)--Evaluation, Game theory--Usage, International Court of Justice (The Hague, Netherlands)--Evaluation, International courts--Evaluation
...framework set out in Part II, this dispute arose over...cases before World War II suspended its operations...model developed in Part II to three well-known...being ceded to the Swedish king. (155) This act of...United States and the Netherlands. (181) This case involved...
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A Mission of Vengeance: Vichy French in Indochina in World War II
Journal article by Martin L. Mickelsen; Air Power History, Vol. 55, 2008
Subjects: Japanese occupation--History, Military missions--Evaluation, United States (World War II), Vietnamese history, World War II, 1939-1945
...Chinese guerrilla leader, "King Dow," who administered some...Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. 4, The Pacific: Guadalcanal...Naval Operations in World War II, Vol. 13, The Liberation of...p. 236. (3.) Capt. William W. Lockhart, Chief, R A OSS...
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Warnings to the Kings and Advice on Restoring Spain: A Bilingual Edition
Journal article by Carol Pal; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Rene Descartes (Book)--Book reviews, Warnings to the Kings and Advice on Restoring Spain: A Bilingual Edition (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
Warnings to the Kings and Advice on Restoring...Warnings to the Kings and Advice on Restoring...Guevaras Warnings to the Kings and The Correspondence...insistence that the king repair her familys...year-old Charles II, Guevara uses examples...living in exile in the Netherlands, when Elisabeth...prominent Quakers, William Penn and Robert Barclay...
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Slavery and the Contest for National Heritage in the United States and the Netherlands
Journal article by James Oliver Horton, Johanna C. Kardux; American Studies International, Vol. 42, 2004
Subjects: Slavery--Analysis, Slavery--History
...everyday life in the Netherlands was one reason why this...the revolt against the King of Spain by arguing...to the test when the Netherlands found itself being gradually...from Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles there were...victims of World War II on May 4, during which...
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Sacred Sovereigns and Punishable War Crimes: The Ambivalence of the Wilson Administration towards a Trial of Kaiser Wilhelm II *
Journal article by Binoy Kampmark; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 53, 2007
Subjects: Lansing, Robert--Foreign policy, United States. Department of State--International relations, War crimes
...summary of such concerns in William J. Bosch, American Attitudes...Interprete (Paris, 1955), II, p. 114. (93) Elcock...1919, FRUS (1919), II, pp. 656-7; Scott...of State to Charge in Netherlands (Gunther), 13 December 1919, FRUS (1919), II, p. 657. (101) For...
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What If ... Philip II Had Gone to the Netherlands? Geoffrey Parker Considers the Far-Reaching Consequences of a Sudden Change of Plan by the King of Spain in 1567
Magazine article by Geoffrey Parker; History Today, Vol. 54, August 2004
Subjects: Netherlands--Military aspects, Revolutions--16th century AD, Revolutions--17th century AD, War--16th century AD, War--17th century AD, War--Religious aspects, Wars--16th century AD, Wars--17th century AD, Wars--Religious aspects
...conversely, the Kings presence would...departure for the Netherlands in autumn 1567...Pardon to the Netherlands instead would...visit from the King himself. First...facing Philip II: it is hard...1567 without William the Silent...Charles V to the Netherlands in 1540 to...prevented the King from leaving...rebellion. The Kings spirits sagged...
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Amsterdam and William III
Magazine article by Elizabeth Edwards; History Today, Vol. 43, December 1993
Subjects: Kings and rulers--Biography, Netherlands--History, William III, King of the Netherlands--Political activity
Amsterdam and William III by Elizabeth...muscle of the Netherlands largest city, William III would never...Orange. William II in his short stadholdership...against Spain. William IIs excessive...of the Spanish Netherlands acting as a buffer...
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Ship of State: The Fortunes of Oliver Cromwell and Charless II and the Regard in Which Their Successive Regimes Came to Be Held Were Mirrored in the Fate of One of Their Mightiest Naval Vessels
Magazine article by Patrick Little; History Today, Vol. 60, September 2010
Subjects: Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, Cromwell, Oliver (English statesman), Naval vessels--Design and construction, Naval vessels--History, Warships--Design and construction, Warships--History
...Sovereign built for the late king. When the new ship...Royal Charles that the king landed at Dover on May...events that had led to the kings return. Monck was greeted as a friend by the king and his brothers, who...and towed back to the Netherlands by the triumphant Dutch...anger against Charles II and his government...
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King Philip of England: David Loades Looks at the Man Who Was King of England in His Youth, and Her Bitter Enemy Thirty Years Later
Magazine article by David Loades; History Today, Vol. 57, January 2007
Subjects: British history, 1066-1688--Study and teaching, Philip II, King of Spain--History
King Philip of England...history as Philip II of Spain...period with the Netherlands in a dynastic...from which the Netherlands could be secured...Others, led by William, Lord Paget...achievement as King of England...Kamen, Philip II of Spain...
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Birth of William of Orange
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 50, November 2000
Subjects: England--Kings and rulers, III, William--Conduct of life, Kings and rulers--History
...Nassau settled in the Netherlands and in 1544 had inherited...great-grandfather, William the Silent, indomitable...United Provinces of the Netherlands in their struggle for...scarcely surprising that William grew up deeply reserved...of the future James II of England. This was...
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INVASION WE'D RATHER FORGET; Tides of Change: William of Orange Launched a Colossal Armada to Seize the Throne from Catholic King James II
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 19, 2008
...FORGET; Tides of Change: William of Orange Launched a...from Catholic King James II. Byline: Tony Rennell...The new king, James II,crowned jut three years...father had done and, William of Orange, the elected...that he was born to be king. If the chance hadnt...tolerated their ageing kings unpopular religious preference...
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Soul Diva Joss, the King with 14 Wives and the Princess Who Married Her Personal Trainer
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 24, 2011
Subjects: Marriages of royalty and nobility, Royal marriage, William, Prince of the United Kingdom
...Soul Diva Joss, the King with 14 Wives and...Reflecting Prince William and Kate Middletons...Saleha King Simeon II and Queen Margarita...Malaysia Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss...and Princess of The Netherlands The King and Queen...Commonwealth Affairs and Mrs William Hague The Chancellor...
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Soul Diva Joss, the King with 14 Wives and the Princess Who Married Her Personal Trainer
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 24, 2011
...Soul Diva Joss, the King with 14 Wives and...Reflecting Prince William and Kate Middletons...Saleha. King Simeon II and Queen Margarita...Malaysia. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss...and Princess of The Netherlands. The King and Queen...Commonwealth Affairs and Mrs William Hague. The Chancellor...
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Soul Diva Joss, the King with 14 Wives and the Princess Who Married Her Personal Trainer
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 24, 2011
...Soul Diva Joss, the King with 14 Wives and...Reflecting Prince William and Kate Middletons...Saleha King Simeon II and Queen Margarita...Malaysia Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss...and Princess of The Netherlands The King and Queen...Commonwealth Affairs and Mrs William Hague The Chancellor...
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ASK YOUR FAMILY! Think You're Brain of Britain? Try These Fiendishly Fun Questions Compiled by the Mail in Tribute to King of the Quizmasters Robert Robinson
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 20, 2011
...Mail in Tribute to King of the Quizmasters...WHOLE FAMILY 1)William Shakespeare gave...state was named after King Louis XIV of France...Minister since World War II to have previously...The Godfather Part II (1974). d) Oscar...Sri Lanka. d) The Netherlands. CALL MY BLUFF 1...
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encyclopedia articles on: William II King of the Netherlands  - 33 results

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William II , King of the Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WILLIAM II , king of the Netherlands 1792 1849, king of the Netherlands...1840 49), son and successor of William I. He served with Wellington in the...abdication of his father (1840), William II was immediately confronted with a grave...
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William III , King of the Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WILLIAM III , king of the Netherlands 1817 90, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1849 90), son and successor of William II. William III ruled as a constitutional monarch...
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William I , King of the Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...WILLIAM I , king of the Netherlands 1772 1843, first king of the Netherlands and grand duke...son of Prince William V of Orange...well as the Netherlands, and he was...to Prussia. William soon alienated...son William II. Through his...
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Leopold II , Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Holy Roman emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary...his brother Joseph II as emperor and as ruler...subjects in the Austrian Netherlands (see Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish...1790) with Frederick William II of Prussia, who wished...
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William III , King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WILLIAM III , king of England, Scotland...Ireland (1689 1702); son of William II , prince of Orange, stadtholder...United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary, oldest daughter...Witt was overthrown, and William was made stadtholder, captain...
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