HM King Willem III of the Netherlands

Date & place of birth February 19, 1817 Palace of the Prince of Orange, Brussels
Born as HRH Prince of the Netherlands
Names Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk

Father King Willem II of the Netherlands
Mother Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia (Queen Anna of the Netherlands)





Royal house Orange-Nassau
Heir apparent Prince of Orange October 7, 1840-March 17, 1849
Reign March 17, 1849-November 23, 1890
Inaugurated May 12, 1849 Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
Tenure 31 years 251 days
Predecessor King Willem II of the Netherlands (father)
Successor Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (daughter)





Siblings (4)
Eldest of five children (3 brothers, 1 sister)
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands
Prince Ernst Casimir of the Netherlands
Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (Grand Duchess Kal of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)





Married June 18, 1839 Stuttgart
Spouse Princess Sofia of Wurttemberg

Married January 7, 1879 Arolsen Castle, Arolsen, Hesse, Germany
Spouse Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont





Issue (4)
(3 sons, 1 daughter)
Prince Willem, Prince of Orange
Prince Maurits of the Netherlands
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (Queen Juliana of the Netherlands)*

*From second marriage
*All of Willem's sons died during his regin, leaving Wilhelmina as his heir





Grandchildren
(1 granddaughter)
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (Queen Juliana of the Netherlands)





Died November 22, 1890 Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn (age 73)
Place of burial Nieuwe Kerk, Delft





Titles
HRH Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau
HRH Prince Willem, Prince of Orange, Prince of the Netherlands,Prince of Orange-Nassau
HM King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg





Paternal grandparents
King Willem I of the Netherlands
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia (Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands)

Paternal great-grandparents
Prince Willem V, Prince of Orange
Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia
Prince Augustus of Prussia
Princess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Luneburg





Maternal grandparents
Emperor Paul I of Russia
Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemburg (Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia)

Maternal great-grandparents
Emperor Peter III of Russia
Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (Empress Catherine II of Russia)
Duke Frederick II of Wurttemberg
Princess Frederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt