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QUEEN CARODITE, WIFE CF GEORGE & And Her En. William Drikke of Cumberland.
FNGRAVIT HY EFMISSION FROM THE ORIGINAL BY KNELLER MITN COURT
AT
OF
THE COURT OF ENGLAND
FROM THE
REVOLUTION IN 1688
TO THE
DEATH OF GEORGE THE SECOND..
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BY JOHN HENEAGE JESSE.
AUTHOR OF
"MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF ENGLAND DURING THE REIGN OF THE STUARTS."
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1843.
CONTENTS
OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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KING WILLIAM III.
CHAPTER I.
Preliminary remarks.- League of Utrecht formed by the
Netherlands in 1579.- Character and constitution of that
League. William of Nassau, first Prince of Orange, appointed
its head by the title of Stadtholder. His character. - His
assassination in 1584.- His son, Prince Maurice, succeeds
to the office of Stadtholder, and is successful against the
Spaniards. His death. Succeeded by his younger brother,
Henry Frederick. — Acknowledgment by Spain of the indepen-
dence of the United Provinces. Character of William the
Second, fourth Stadtholder. Abolition of that office.-Prince
William Henry, son of William the Second, afterwards William
the Third of England, born in 1650. Nephew to Kings
Charles the Second and James the Second. - His early
studies. Sir William Temple's favourable opinion of his
capacity. Visits England in his twentieth year, and is en-
tertained by the University of Oxford. Probable motives
of his visit. Entertaining anecdote. Charles the Second's
distrust of William, and the latter's politic conduct while in
England.League between France and England against the
States of Holland.
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CHAPTER II.
The Dutch Republic ill-prepared to resist the forces of
France and England. Speedily overrun by the French
troops. Increasing unpopularity of the Pensionary, John De
Witt, and the Republican party. - Appointments of Captain
and Admiral-General conferred upon William by the unani-
mous voice of the States. His early success against the
French. Popular insurrections in the principal Dutch towns.
The office of Stadtholder revived and conferred on William.
Cruel massacre of the De Witts at the Hague in 1672.
Interesting particulars relative to that frightful tragedy. -
Marked improvement in the state of affairs in Holland.
tempt by France and England to inveigle the young Stadt-
holder into a treaty injurious to the interests of his country.
His noble conduct on the occasion. His successful campaign
against the troops of Louis the Fourteenth. Treaty of peace
between the French and the Dutch signed in February 1674.—
Office of Stadtholder settled in perpetuity on William and his
descendants. Anecdote of William and Count Starenburg.
War renewed between France and Holland. - Personal bravery
of William at the battle of Seneffe.-Receives a severe wound
at the siege of Maestricht.
At-
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CHAPTER III.
General desire of the Dutch for peace.. William's opposi-
tion to it. Commencement of the campaign of 1677, and
defeat of William at the battle of Mount-Cassel. His master-
ly retreat. His second visit to England in order to demand
the hand of the Princess Mary, daughter of James, Duke of
York. His conversation with Sir William Temple at the
Hague on this subject. —Introduced to the Princess at White-
hall, and is much pleased with her manners and person.
Charles the Second's fruitless endeavours to win over Wil-
liam to his interests and those of France. Marriage of Wil-