William II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. He reigned for just under nine years, making him the shortest-reigning monarch in Dutch history.
Portrait by Nicolaas Pieneman, c. 1849
William II at the Battle of Waterloo, by Nicaise de Keyser, 1846
Portrait of William II and Anna Pavlovna (1816) by Jan Willem Pieneman
Portrait of William II, painted in 1817 by Karel Pieter Verhulst
William I of the Netherlands
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William I was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.
William II of the Netherlands
…Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. He reigned for just under nine years, making him the shortest-reigning monarch in Dutch history. William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his father, who up to that time ruled as sovereign prince, proclaimed himself king in 1815, he became Prince of Orange…
Portrait of William I by Joseph Paelinck, 1819
Portrait of William (1775)
Young William and his brother Frederick in 1790
William Frederick, Prince of Orange in c. 1805–1810