William III (Dutch: Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk; English: William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890. He was also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866. William was the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia. On the abdication of his grandfather William I in 1840, he became the Prince of Orange. On the death of his father in 1849, he succeeded as king of the Netherlands. William married his cousin Sophie of Württemberg in 1839 and they had three sons, William, Maurice, and Alexander, all of whom predeceased him. After Sophie's death in 1877 he married Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879 and they had one daughter Wilhelmina, who succeeded William to the Dutch throne. Meanwhile, the throne of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg passed to a distant cousin, Adolphe. To date, he is the last Dutch monarch to die whilst on the throne. |
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One Gulden 1863 | ![]() |
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Two and a Half Gulden 1874 | ![]() |
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Five Cents 1876 | ![]() |
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Five Cents 1877 | ![]() |
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Five Cents 1879 | ![]() |
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Five Cents 1881 | ![]() |
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Material: Mints: Total Mintage: unknown |
Five Cents 1889 | ![]() |
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Material: Mints: Total Mintage: unknown |
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Country | Netherlands |
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From | 17 March 1849 |
To | 23 November 1890 |
Personal Information | King William III of the Netherlands |
Name | Netherlands |
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From | 1813 |
Wiki | See Wikipedia page |
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