Willem Frederik George Lodewijk was born on 6 December 1792 in The Hague. He was the eldest son of King William I of the Netherlands and Wilhelmine of Prussia. In 1840 he acceded to the throne as William II. Although he shared his father’s conservative inclinations, he did not intervene in governmental affairs nearly as much as his father had. Although William was certainly no democrat, he acted with sense and moderation.
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King William II of The Netherlands
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König Wilhelm II. von den Niederlanden
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Rey Guillermo II de Holanda
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Koning Willem II van Nederland
Roi Guillaume II des Pays-Bas
Вильгельма II из Нидерландов
The revolutions of 1848 broke out all over Europe. In Paris the Bourbon-Orléans monarchy that had stolen “his” southern provinces fell. Warned that the revolution might spread to his Kingdom next, William decided to institute a more liberal regime, believing it was better to grant reforms instead of having them imposed on him on less favourable terms later. William II swore in his first and only cabinet under the terms of the new constitution a few months before his sudden death in Tilburg, North Brabant (1849).
Rei Guilherme II dos Países Baixos
Kung Vilhelm II av Nederländerna
Króla William II z Holandii
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