William III, the Stadholder-King by Troost, Wout -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Ilustrations List of Maps Preface List of Abbreviations 1 The House of Orange on the Death of William II

A Mixed Constitution: The Provincial States and the Stadholder Frederick Henry Expands his Power A States Party versus an Orangist Party? The Conflict between William II and the Holland Regents The Great Assembly (18 January 1650–21 August 1651): The Establishment of the True Freedom

2 Youth (1650–66)

The Character of William III: The Role of Inheritance and Education The Guardianship Question and the First Educational Programme Johan de Witt and the Act of Seclusion The Grand Pensionary at Work Dominie Trigland The Prince at Leiden The Restoration of the Stuarts and the Failure of Holland’s Plans for the Prince’s Education

3 The Path to Power

The Second Anglo-Dutch War and the Plan to Make William ‘Child of State’ The Perpetual Edict First Noble of Zeeland Member of the Council of State Journey to England Captain-General The Republic Isolated

4 The Year of Catastrophe, 1672

The Attack by France, England, Münster and Cologne The Prince Raised to Power Negotiations with England and France The City Magistracies Purged Alliances with Brandenburg and the Emperor

5 The Task and the Tools

The Task: pro libertate et religione The Tools: The Prince and his Favourites in the Central Government Orange and the States-General: The Prince’s Secret The Prince, the Army and the Navy The Tools for the Task in the Provinces: Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel The Tools for the Task: Holland and Zeeland

6 The Peace of Nijmegen (1672–78)

The Negotiations at Cologne and the Conclusion of the Quadruple Alliance The Peace of Westminster Louis XIV Retains the Upper Hand Negotiations with France The Marriage to Mary Stuart II The Peace of Nijmegen: The Balance of Power Realized?

7 The Twenty Years’ Truce of Regensburg (1679–84)

William III and the Exclusion Crisis (1679–81) The French Réunions Policy The Association League Brandenburg and England Frustrate the Association League Leopold I’s War with the Turks Makes Action against France Impossible The Conflict with Amsterdam

8 James II, William III and Louis XIV (1685–88)

Rapprochement between James II and William III The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the Religious Policy of James II Estrangement between James II and William III The Mission of Dijkvelt Increasing Tension in Europe The Decision to Intervene

9 The Glorious Revolution (1688–89)

Preparation for the Invasion The Crossing The Flight of James II The Succession to the Throne The Declaration of Rights

10 William III as King of England (1689–1702)

The Image of the New King Balancing between Whigs and Tories (1689–90) The Rise of the Tories (1690–93) The Whig Junto (1693–97) The New Country Party (1697–1702)

11 War or Peace? (1689–1702)

The Alliance between England and the Netherlands The Grand Alliance The Peace of Rijswijk The Partition Treaties The Will of Carlos II Renewal of the Grand Alliance

12 William III and Scotland (1660–1702)

The Restoration The Reign of James VII in Scotland The Convention The Club Scotland Ungovernable

13 William III and Ireland

The Place of William III in Present Day Ireland The Conquest of Ireland The Treaty of Limerick The Irish Parliament of 1692 The Appointment of Sir Henry Capel as Lord Deputy The Sole Right Question Solved: Anti-Catholic Legislation Ratification of the Broken Treaty of Limerick

Conclusion Bibliography Index

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