New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-24
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.

william Ill King Of Holland, was born on Febru-
ary 49, 1877 the eldest of King William ii ana Oh
Princess Anna Paulowna daughter OF emperor faui
Of Russia He was educated at the University OF
Ivden and on the death Of father succeeded to the
throne March II, 1s49. He married on June le'
,saa Princess Sophie, the second daughter OF King
william OF Wurtemberg. lie was leit "iu"wcr
,v,thout successor on June 3, 1877 and he married
asain on January Z, 1879, the present Vuecn' hha'
daughter of Prince George Victor OF Waldeck and SIS
ter Of the Duchess of Albany. One daughter came
Of this second marriage, wilhelmina born on August
81, 1850.
The dead King was the third in line OF the SOW
erecns of Holland since the reconstruction OF thc Low
Countries as q kingdom in 1873 The Royal iamly
cf the Netherlands, better known as the House OF
Grange runs back however. to the hfteehth century
ara further 1t acquired much power and influence
liz matrimonial alliances BY the marriage, In l4o4.
NJ Count Engelbrccht Of the branch Of Otto, Count
of Nassau with Of Poaneu the family came INTO
possession of the Barony OF Breda aud thereby became
settled In the Netherlands. An alliance with ahother
hercss the only sister of the childless PTlnce OF
Orange and Count of Chalons, brought to the house
a rich province IN the South Of France. Again, the
matrimonial union OF william, Prince of Orange, to
Princess Mary daughter Of James ii OF England, led
IN the transfer Of the Of Great Britain 10 that
Prince.
The members of the House Of Orange acquired great
influence early in the history of the Republic of the
dignity was finally declared hereditary in 1747, in the
case OF william ". But his successor, William "
had to hy TO England on the invasion OF the armies
of the French Republic and the family did not ge nach
70 Holland until 1919. when the Congress of vienna
untted tho Belgian Provinces which before the Revoiu
ton had belonged TO Austria, with the Old Duch
Republic to form the kingdom Of the Neither
lands The son last Stakeholder was proclaimed
King on March 16, 1915, taking as his title William l.
The union between the Northern and Southern prov
nccs was dissolved by the Belgian revolution OF 1885,
and poca relations between the two sections were not
Strengthened ont until 1889, when by the Treaty OF
London Belgium was recognized an independent
KINGDOM King william / abdicated in 164O. turn
ing over the to HIS William IL, who after
q reign Of nine years, left 1t TO the sovereign luso
dead Beside the civil list and the allowances 10 the
Royal family the House Of Orange has large private
fortune acquired in great part by King William IN
commercial enterprises. go
The greater part of the Kings life was filed with
scandal His first wife highly intellectual
woman and she furthered Mr. Motley's historical IN
yeseaons by al the means IN hsr ose of the King
eisd N much and for some time she met her husband S.
Unfortunate marriage was largely responsible for tho
seandalous Of the King that G SGs Rs
his his people But he always had the welfare are
Sad % dsne mneh to promote it, He fostecd edu
cation and the arts and sciences and did not
squandcr the public funds or increase the taxes he
Treasury After his first Queen died the King fell ~
love with Mile Emile Ambrc. the singer and o msae
her Countess of Amboise. But they quarrelIeed
within two wears and she returned to the siege The
Kings two sons by his first wife died few wears ago
smiable and h-minded youth, 0ht his elder brother
the Prince OF Orange vas probably the most thoroughly
dcbauched Prince Of the century: William III was
i'm his early days a musical enthusiast, and all his
lie he maintained deep interest in musical mat
ters. but I'm Other directions he was not mghiy cdu
Gated. -, 10, .,,.
nhvsically and mentally. to reign and FEW weeks
40 he was sent to favorite palace OF Leo to end
hls days Then Queen Emma who Is loved by the
neonIe was made Regent Of Holland in the name Of
her daughter Princess Wilhclmna. She took the oath
as Regent on November 90 But under the sale law law
daughter succeed to the Grand Ducal crownt The The
soyeneirnty OF the next male heir, Duke Adolph OF
nassau but Germany will probably try to annex 1t to
the Empire