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John William Friso

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Dutch:
Johan Willem Friso
Born:
Aug. 14 [Aug. 4, Old Style], 1687, Dessau, Anhalt
Died:
July 14, 1711, near Dordrecht, Neth. (aged 23)
House / Dynasty:
House of Orange
Notable Family Members:
son William IV
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John William Friso (born Aug. 14 [Aug. 4, Old Style], 1687, Dessau, Anhalt—died July 14, 1711, near Dordrecht, Neth.) was a Dutch prince of Nassau-Dietz and of Orange and stadtholder of the provinces of Friesland and Groningen. His rejection as stadtholder by five of the seven Dutch provinces in 1702 marked the return to political supremacy of the States General (national assembly). The son of Henry Casimir II, stadtholder and captain general of Friesland and Groningen, and Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, John William succeeded to his father’s titles in 1696. Although his cousin, the stadtholder William III, prince of Orange ...(100 of 206 words)

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