William III and II (An Orange Dynasty)

William III (Dutch: Willem III; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau, and from 1672, he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange (Dutch: Willem III van Oranje) over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland, and is known as King William II of Scotland. After 1706, he governed as Stadtholder in Artois, Hainault, Flanders, Luxemburg, Calais, Cambrai and Walloon-Flanders. In what became known as the "Glorious Revolution", on 5 November 1688, William invaded England in an action that ultimately deposed King James II and won him the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland. In the British Isles, William ruled jointly with his wife, Mary II of England, until his death on 21 March 1712 after which Mary became sole ruler.