William I of the Netherlands facts for kids

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Willem I
Quick facts for kidsWillem I
	William in ceremonial robes, by Joseph Paelinck, ca. 1818–19
King of the Netherlands; Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Reign	16 March 1815 – 7 October 1840
Inauguration	30 March 1814
Successor	William II
Prince of Nassau-Orange-Fulda
Reign	25 February 1803 – 27 October 1806
Prince of Orange-Nassau
1st reign	9 April 1806 – 27 October 1806
Predecessor	William V
2nd reign	20 November 1813 – 16 March 1815
Duke of Limburg
Reign	5 September 1839 – 7 October 1840
Predecessor	Francis I
Successor	William II
Born	24 August 1772; Huis ten Bosch, The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died	12 December 1843 (aged 71); Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Burial	Nieuwe Kerk, Delft
Spouse	Wilhelmina of Prussia; (m. 1791; died 1837) ; Henrietta d'Oultremont (morganatic) (m. 1841) ;
Issue	William II of the Netherlands; Prince Frederick; Princess Pauline; Princess Marianne
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	William V, Prince of Orange
Mother	Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia
Religion	Dutch Reformed Church

William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Images for kids

Portrait of William (1775)
Landing of William in Scheveningen on 30 November 1813
Coat of arms of Willem I and his signature on the occassios of his Joyous Entry in Ghent on the sixth of September in 1815 in honour of the founding of the university of Ghent.
Portrait of William I (1816)
Portrait of William I (1833)
Statue of Willem I of the Netherlands by Pieter Puype (1913) in Apeldoorn