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title: Portrait of William III of England
author: Godfrey Kneller
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16361/portrait-of-william-iii-of-england/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-09
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# Portrait of William III of England
_Authored by Godfrey Kneller_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16361.png)
## Image Caption
A 1690 portrait by Godfrey Kneller 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/). (The Royal Collection)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Kneller, G. (2022, September 09). Portrait of William III of England. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Kneller, Godfrey. "Portrait of William III of England." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 09, 2022. .
### MLA
Kneller, Godfrey. "Portrait of William III of England." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Sep 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_William_III_of_England.jpg) by [**Godfrey Kneller**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_William_III_of_England.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 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.