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Noun: William III
  1. King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)
    - William III of England, William of Orange

Type of: King of England, King of Great Britain

Encyclopedia: William III, Earl of Ross