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title: William III of England
author: Willem Wissing
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16333/william-iii-of-england/
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updated: 2022-09-02
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# William III of England

_Authored by Willem Wissing_

## Image File

[![William III of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16333.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16333.png)

## Image Caption

A portrait of [William III of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_III_of_England/) (aka William of Orange and William II of [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/)). Protestant William replaced [James II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/James_II_of_England/) in the [Glorious Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Glorious_Revolution/) of 1688. He ruled jointly with his wife Queen [Mary II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_II_of_England/). Painted between 1680 and 1710. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)

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Wissing, W. (2022, September 02). William III of England. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16333/william-iii-of-england/>
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Willem_III_(1650-1702),_prins_van_Oranje._Stadhouder,_sedert_1689_tevens_koning_van_Engeland_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-1228.jpeg) by [**Willem Wissing**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Willem_III_(1650-1702),_prins_van_Oranje._Stadhouder,_sedert_1689_tevens_koning_van_Engeland_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-1228.jpeg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 September 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.