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Facts

Also Known As Willem Frederik George Lodewijk
Born December 6, 1792 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died March 17, 1849 (aged 56) • Tilburg • Netherlands
Title / Office king (1840-1849), Netherlands
House / Dynasty House of Orange
Notable Family Members father William I • son William III

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Full-length portrait painting by Jan Adam Kruseman of King William II of the Netherlands in military uniform, standing outdoors beside a dog and leaning against rocks.
Tilburg: former palace of King William II
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Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian
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Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
prime minister of the Netherlands
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Pim Fortuyn
Dutch sociologist and politician
Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, by Adriaen Thomasz Key. He wears a dark embroidered coat, a white ruff collar, and a black cap, with a trimmed beard and mustache.
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
Geert Wilders, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, stands outdoors with a neutral expression.
Geert Wilders
Dutch politician
Mark Rutte wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and navy tie, standing in front of a blue backdrop at a European Council Summit in Brussels.
Mark Rutte
prime minister of the Netherlands and secretary-general of NATO
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Somali-born Dutch American activist, writer, and politician
William I
William I
king of The Netherlands
Silvio Berlusconi and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Dutch politician
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Bernhard, prince of the Netherlands, prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld
prince of the Netherlands
Louis of Nassau, panel portrait by an unknown artist, 1574; in the Orange Nassau Museum, Delft, Neth.
Louis of Nassau
Dutch political leader
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Filips van Montmorency, count van Horne
Dutch statesman
Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper
Dutch theologian and statesman
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Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
Dutch architect
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Willem Drees
prime minister of the Netherlands
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Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral
Juliana, detail of an oil painting by W.G. Hofker, 1949.
Juliana
queen of The Netherlands
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Hendrik van Brederode
Dutch nobleman
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Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Dutch statesman

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