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Learn how William III and Mary II became joint monarchs of England in 1689 after James II was deposed by Parliament. Discover how they established the Bill of Rights, the Toleration Act and the Act of Settlement to limit the power of the Crown and protect Protestantism.
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On William's death in 1702, ... Duke of Marlborough,...
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William II and III (r. 1689-1702) and Mary II (r.1689-1694)...
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Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677.
He ruled Great Britain and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, and their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary. William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange , and Mary, Princess Royal , the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland .
5 dni temu · William III, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1672–1702) and king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702), reigning jointly with Queen Mary II (until her death in 1694). He directed the European opposition to Louis XIV and, in Britain, secured the triumph of Protestantism.
William II and III (r. 1689-1702) and Mary II (r.1689-1694) He was the son of Princess Mary, daughter of Charles I, and he married his cousin, another Princess Mary, the daughter of James VII and II (by his Protestant first wife Anne Hyde).
Glorious Revolution, events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of English King James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of Orange and stadholder of the Netherlands.
William III and Mary II were England’s first and only joint sovereigns, with Mary sharing equal status and power. William and Mary came to the throne after the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 when Mary’s father, James II, was deposed for trying to enforce Catholic tolerance in England.
