William V | |||||
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![]() Portrait by Henry Bone, c. 1801 | |||||
Prince of Orange Prince of Orange-Nassau | |||||
Reign | 22 October 1751 – 9 April 1806 | ||||
Predecessor | William IV | ||||
Successor | William VI | ||||
Stadtholder of the United Provinces | |||||
Reign | 22 October 1751 – 23 February 1795 | ||||
Predecessor | William IV | ||||
Successor | Stadtholdership abolished | ||||
Born | The Hague, Dutch Republic | 8 March 1748||||
Died | 9 April 1806 Brunswick, Brunswick-Lüneburg | (aged 58)||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Louise, Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel William I of the Netherlands Prince Frederick | ||||
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House | Orange-Nassau | ||||
Father | William IV, Prince of Orange | ||||
Mother | Anne, Princess Royal | ||||
Religion | Dutch Reformed Church | ||||
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William V (Willem Batavus; 8 March 1748 – 9 April 1806) was Prince of Orange and the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. He went into exile to London in 1795. He was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau until his death in 1806. In that capacity, he was succeeded by his son William.