William III is King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until his death in 1890.

He is also the Duke of Limburg from 1849 until the abolition of the duchy in 1866.

William is the son of King William II and Anna Pavlovna of Russia.

On the death of his grandfather William I in 1843, he becomes the Prince of Orange.

On the death of his father in 1849, he succeeds as King of the Netherlands.

William marries his cousin Sophie of Württemberg in 1839 and they have three sons, William, Maurice, and Alexander.

William survives his first wife and three sons.

He marries Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont in 1879 and they have one daughter, Wilhelmina, who succeeds William to the Dutch throne.