William II, Prince of Orange
William II was sovereign Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel and Groningen in the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 14 March 1647 until his death three years later. His only child, William III, reigned as King of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
William II, Prince of Orange (1651) by Gerard van Honthorst
Double portrait to commemorate the betrothal of William and Mary Henrietta Stuart, by Anthony van Dyck.
William II of Orange and Mary Stuart, Princess Royal.
Engraving of William II
Prince of Orange is a title associated with the sovereign Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France and subsequently held by the stadtholders of, and then the heirs apparent of, the Netherlands.
Composite portrait of four generations of Princes of Orange – William I (in role 1544–1584), Maurice (1618–1625) and Frederick Henry (1625–1647), William II (1647–1650), William III (1650–1702) – Willem van Honthorst, 1662
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Image: Rene van Chalon
Image: William Of Orange 1580