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William II of the Netherlands

1792 - 1849

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William II (Dutch: Willem Frederik George Lodewijk; English: William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed himself king in 1815, he became Prince of Orange as heir apparent of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. With the abdication of his father on 7 October 1840, William II became king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William II of the Netherlands is the 1,411th most popular politician (down from 985th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 34th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Dutch Politician.

William II of the Netherlands is most famous for his reign as king of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. He was also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 to 1890, and King of the Belgians from 1831 to 1839.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II of the Netherlands ranks 1,411 out of 19,576. Before him are Cleopatra IV of Egypt, 2nd Dalai Lama, Sinsharishkun, Frederick III of Denmark, Iskander Mirza, and Alyattes of Lydia. After him are John V Palaiologos, Wanli Emperor, Onan, Ahaz, Fuad I of Egypt, and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, William II of the Netherlands ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius IX, Gioachino Rossini, Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, John Herschel, Nikolai Lobachevsky, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. After him are Karl Ernst von Baer, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Alexander Ypsilantis, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Johann Peter Eckermann, and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. Among people deceased in 1849, William II of the Netherlands ranks 8. Before him are Edgar Allan Poe, James K. Polk, Hokusai, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Johann Strauss I, and Anne Brontë. After him are Sándor Petőfi, France Prešeren, Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, Charles Albert of Sardinia, René Lesson, and Şehzade Abdullah.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, William II of the Netherlands ranks 47 out of 1,646. Before him are Marco van Basten (1964), Simon van der Meer (1925), Johan Huizinga (1872), Rinus Michels (1928), Jan Tinbergen (1903), and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649). After him are Jan Steen (1626), Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), Max Euwe (1901), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), and Ruud Gullit (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, William II of the Netherlands ranks 8. Before him are Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), William I of the Netherlands (1772), and James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649). After him are William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Mark Rutte (1967), Johan de Witt (1625), William II of Holland (1228), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), and William V, Prince of Orange (1748).

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