William II of the Netherlands

William II
William II
	Portrait by Nicolaas Pieneman, c. 1849
King of the Netherlands; Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Duke of Limburg;
Reign	7 October 1840 – 17 March 1849
Inauguration	28 November 1840
Predecessor	William I
Successor	William III
Born	6 December 1792; Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died	17 March 1849 (aged 56); Tilburg, Netherlands
Spouse	Anna Pavlovna of Russia (m. 1816)
Issue	William III of the Netherlands; Prince Alexander; Prince Henry; Prince Ernest Casimir; Sophie, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach;
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	William I of the Netherlands
Mother	Wilhelmine of Prussia
Religion	Dutch Reformed Church
Signature
Military service
Battles/wars	(incomplete) Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo; 2nd Siege of Badajoz; 3rd Siege of Badajoz; Battle of Salamanca; Battle of San Millan-Osma; Battle of Vitoria; Siege of Pamplona; Siege of San Sebastián; Battle of the Pyrenees; ; War of the Sixth Coalition; Hundred Days Battle of Quatre Bras; Battle of Waterloo; ; ; Belgian Revolution Assault on Brussels; Ten Days Campaign Battle of Ravels; Battle of Turnhout; Battle of Houthalen; Battle of Hasselt; Battle of Leuven; ; ;

William II of the Netherlands (Willem Frederik George Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau; 6 December 1792 – 7 March/17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death.

He was the father of William III of the Netherlands and grandfather of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

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