William III, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

William III, 1650–1702, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689–1702); son of William II, prince of Orange, stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and of Mary, oldest daughter of King Charles I of England. William's personality was cold and his public policy calculating, but he was an able soldier and an astute politician, and his reign was of momentous constitutional importance.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Later Years
• Foreign Policy and Constitutional Change
• The Glorious Revolution
• Reign
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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