Information about King William I of the Netherlands
King William I of the Netherlands (24 August 1772 - 12 December 1843)
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William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau) was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He was the ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda from 1803 until 1806 and of the Principality of Orange-Nassau in the year 1806 and from 1813 until 1815. In 1813 he proclaimed himself Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands. He proclaimed himself King of the Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg on 16 March 1815. In the same year on 9 June William I became also the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and after 1839 he was furthermore the Duke of Limburg. After his abdication in 1840 he styled himself King William Frederick, Count of Nassau. |
King William I of the Netherlands reigned in...
| Reigned as | In Country | From | To | Coins Issued | |
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| Willem VI (Prince William VI), first reign | Orange-Nassau | 9 April 1806 | 27 October 1806 | ||
| Willem VI (Prince William VI), restoration | Orange-Nassau | 20 November 1813 | 16 March 1815 | ||
| Grand-Duc Guillaume I (Grand Duke William I), King William I of the Netherlands |
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Luxembourg | 16 March 1815 | 7 October 1840 | |
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Netherlands | 16 March 1815 | 7 October 1840 | 1 |
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Suriname, Netherlands | 20 November 1815 | 7 October 1840 | |
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Netherlands East Indies | 19 August 1816 | 7 October 1840 | 1 |
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