Prince William Frederick Henry Of The Netherlands
Prince William Frederick Henry of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Willem Frederik Hendrik, Prins der Nederlanden, Prins van Luxemburg, Prins van Oranje-Nassau) (13 June 1820 – 14 January 1879) was the third son of King William II of the Netherlands and his wife, Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia. He was born at Soestdijk Palace.
Prince Henry became Governor of Luxembourg in 1850, in which capacity he served until his death in 1879. During his tenure, he worked with the government to launch the reactionary Coup of 1856, which consolidated power in the monarchy and the executive. However, most of the changes were reversed by the new constitution issued in 1868 after the 1867 Luxembourg Crisis, during which the crown tried to sell the grand duchy to Prussia.
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