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William II of the Netherlands

1792 to 1849 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for William II of the Netherlands across 3 places, from 1792 to 1849. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

William II (6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William II of the Netherlands was documented, and when

6 December 1792exact date
The Hagueattested “Willem Frederik George Lodewijk was born on 6 December 1792 in The Hague.” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands
17 February 1817exact date
Brusselsattested “On 17 February 1817 in Brussels, his first son, William, the future King William III, was born.” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands
1849year
Tilburgattested “William swore in his first and only cabinet under the terms of the new constitution a few months before his sudden death in Tilburg, North Brabant, in 1849.” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands

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Places William II of the Netherlands is documented in

Brussels1 presence · 1817The Hague1 presence · 1792
Tilburg1 presence · 1849

Other places tied to William II of the Netherlands in the record

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1812year
Spainmentioned “He took part in the Siege of Badajoz and the Battle of Salamanca in Spain in 1812.” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands
1815year
Elbamentioned “As such, he was senior officer of the Allied army in the Low Countries when Napoleon I of France escaped from Elba in 1815.” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands
16 June 1815exact date
Battle of Quatre Brasmentioned “He relinquished command on the arrival of the Duke of Wellington, and, though this was his first real battle, served as commander of the I Allied Corps, first at the Battle of Quatre Bras (16 June 1815) and then at the Battle of Waterloo…” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands
1830year
Brusselsmentioned “William II enjoyed considerable popularity in what is now Belgium (then the Southern Netherlands), as well as in parts of the rest of the Netherlands for his affability and moderation, and in 1830, on the outbreak of the Belgian Revoluti…” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands
February 1848month
Parismentioned “In Paris the July Monarchy fell in February 1848.” source: Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands

Documented at the same place, the same year

François RudeBrussels · 1817

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Sources

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