Children
William II and queen Anna Pavlovna had five children:
- William III Alexander Paul Frederick Louis (1817–1890) King of the Netherlands from 1849–1890.
- William Alexander Frederick Constantine Nicolas Michael (1818–1848). Nicknamed Sascha.
- William Frederick Henry "the Navigator" (1820–1879). Married firstly Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and secondly Princess Marie of Prussia, but had no issue.
- Prince William Alexander Ernst Frederick Casimir (Dutch: Willem Alexander Ernst Frederik Casimir) (21 May – 22 October 1822).
- Wilhelmina Marie Sophie Louise (1824–1897). Married Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
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