House / Group: Stuart
Born / died: 1650-1702
Reign: 1689-1702
aka William of Orange. William and Mary ruled jointly.
Son of another William and Mary, Prince and Princess of Orange. His mother Mary was a daughter of Charles I.
He married Mary in 1677, ruled jointly until her death in 1694, and thereafter alone.
He fell from a horse, broke his shoulder and died from pneumonia. He was buried next to Mary in Westminster Abbey.
The coat of arms for William and Mary included an escutcheon of Nassau (azure billetty and a lion rampant or).
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