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William I of the Netherlands

1772 - 1843

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William I (Willem Frederik; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840. Born as the son of William V, Prince of Orange, the last stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, and Wilhelmina of Prussia, William experienced significant political upheavals early in life. He fought against the French invasion during the Flanders campaign, and after the Batavian Revolution in 1795, his family went into exile. He briefly ruled the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda before Napoleon's French troops' occupation forced him out of power. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William I of the Netherlands is the 1,114th most popular politician (down from 815th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 31st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Politician.

William I of the Netherlands is most famous for being the first king of the Netherlands. He was also the head of the House of Orange-Nassau.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William I of the Netherlands ranks 1,114 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrew II of Hungary, Omri, Creon, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Asparuh of Bulgaria. After him are U Thant, Philip II, Kim Young-sam, Alfredo Stroessner, Tullus Hostilius, and Nikephoros I.

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Among people born in 1772, William I of the Netherlands ranks 6. Before him are David Ricardo, Novalis, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Friedrich Schlegel, and Charles Fourier. After him are Ram Mohan Roy, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, and Nachman of Breslov. Among people deceased in 1843, William I of the Netherlands ranks 4. Before him are Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, Friedrich Hölderlin, and Noah Webster. After him are Samuel Hahnemann, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Joseph Lanner, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Theodoros Kolokotronis, John Armstrong Jr., Marie Anne Lenormand, and Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, William I of the Netherlands ranks 37 out of 1,646. Before him are André Rieu (1949), Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Louis van Gaal (1951), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Peter Debye (1884), and Leo Beenhakker (1942). After him are Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Guus Hiddink (1946), Rutger Hauer (1944), Marco van Basten (1964), Simon van der Meer (1925), and Johan Huizinga (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, William I of the Netherlands ranks 6. Before him are William III of England (1650), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), and Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165). After him are James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), William II of the Netherlands (1792), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Mark Rutte (1967), Johan de Witt (1625), and William II of Holland (1228).

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