King William III, also known as William of Orange was born in The Hague on November 4, 1650. He married Mary II of England in 1677 and in 1688, during what later became known as the Glorious Revolution, William landed in England and deposed King James II and took the British throne for Protestantism. William and Mary ruled until their deaths, with William dying in Middlesex, England on March 8, 1702. He was succeeded to the throne by Mary's sister Anne.