Mary, Princess Royal, was a British princess, a member of the House of Stuart, and by marriage Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau. She acted as regent for her minor son from 1651 to 1660. She w
Portrait by Gerard van Honthorst, c. 1647
Betrothed William and Mary by Anthony van Dyck, 1641
Mary, Princess Royal, and William II, Prince of Orange by Gerard van Honthorst, 1647
William III, Prince of Orange aged 4, by Adriaen Hanneman, 1654.
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William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672,
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
…Guelders, Overijssel and Groningen in the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Eight days after her husband's death in 1650, Mary gave birth to a son, William III of Orange, who later became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. Mary, who became the only guardian of her son, was not popular in the Netherlands because of…
Portrait, c. 1690
William inspects the Dutch Waterline
William's parents, William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal, 1647
The young prince portrayed by Jan Davidsz de Heem and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht within a flower garland filled with symbols of the House of Orange-Nassau, c. 1660