biography
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William IV (of Orange-Nassau),
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Dutch Willem Karel Hendrik Friso
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| lived:
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| biography:
| Prince of Orange-Nassau, Stadtholder of Friesland (from 1711), Groningen (1718), Drenthe and Gelderland (1722), Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Overijssel (1747), born in Leeuwarden, N Netherlands. In 1734 he married Anne of Hanover, the daughter of George II of England. He was only appointed to the stadtholder's office in the S provinces and made captain-general because of the poor progress of the war with France, but was not in fact able to improve the military situation. He had one son, the future William V, and four daughters. |
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