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Starting March 2nd William II's famed art collection will be exhibited in the Netherlands (Dordrecht) for the first time in over 150 years.

There isn't. Guelders was taken by the emperor Charles V in 1543. It became part of the Habsburg inheritance. Philip II wasn't succeeded by a new Duke after the creation of the Dutch Republic, although there was talk of making stadholder William III Duke in the 1680s.

Actually, King William I also abdicated following troubles surrounding his intended second marriage to catholic Belgian lady-in-waiting Henriette d'Oultremont. William I was also severely desillusioned by the loss of Belgium.

This is a portrait of Wiwill and Maurits, the eldest sons of William III and Sophie, made around 1846

I believe it was Princess Mary Frederik wanted to marry, but the King wouldn't authorize their marriage because her elder sisters were still unwed (or so he said)

Philip William, the eldest son actually remained a catholic all of his life, which is one of the reasons why the States General were so reluctant to allow him to return to the North. In his testament (which was recently recovered again) he stipulated a Requiem Mass must be celebrated for his...

Prince Alexander died of Tuberculosis at Funchal, Madeira. He went there because the dry climate would benefit his health. He indeed had an accident with a tree branch around 1830, but it fell on top of him instead of the coach. He had health problems ever since (also because he dieted and...