Died 1843-12-12.
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William I of the Netherlands
William I was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.
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politics · King of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1840 · head of state · monarch · art collector · also William I of the Netherlands, King William of the Netherlands, King William I of the Netherlands, Prince William of Orange, Prince William of Orange-Nassau, Prince William of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
Born 24 August 1772 · Died 12 December 1843 · Q2079957
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1840· 1 entry
Because the terms which involved the United Kingdom of the Netherlands had to be removed
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1839· 2 entries
Won: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach with 648th Knight of the Order of the Garter, 10 August 1814 (November 1839).
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Accepted the independence of Belgium in accordance with the Treaty of London
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1837· 2 entries
Won: Austria with 648th Knight of the Order of the Garter, 10 August 1814 (1837).
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William married Countess Henrietta d'Oultremont (28 February 1792, in Maastricht – 26 October 1864, in Schloss Rahe), created countess of Nassau, on 17 February 1841, also in Berlin
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1825· 1 entry
Won: Portugal with 648th Knight of the Order of the Garter, 10 August 1814 (October 1825).
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1822· 1 entry
Founded the Algemeene Nederlandsche Maatschappij ter Begunstiging van de Volksvlijt, which would become one of the most important institutions of Belgium after its independence
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1817· 1 entry
Also founded three universities in the southern provinces, such as a new University of Leuven, the University of Ghent and the University of Liège
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1815· 3 entries
Career landmark: Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1815–1840).
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Career landmark: King of the Netherlands (1815–1840).
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William raised the Netherlands to a kingdom and concurrently became the grand duke of Luxembourg
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1814· 4 entries
Won: Spain (July 1814).
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Won Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1814).
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Awarded Knight of the Garter (1814).
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William was invited back to the Netherlands, where he proclaimed himself Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands
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1813· 2 entries
Won: Sweden (April 1813).
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Following Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig, the Orange-Nassau territories were restored to William; he also accepted the offer to become Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands
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1809· 1 entry
Tensions between Austria and France became intense, resulting in the War of the Fifth Coalition
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1806· 3 entries
Became Prince of Orange and ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau, which he also lost the same year after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and subsequent creation of the Confederation of the Rhine
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William supported his Prussian relatives, though he was nominally a French vassal
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William fought on the Prussian side and was deposed upon French victory
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1772· 1 entry
Born 1772-08-24.
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