King Willem III (1817-1890)
His successor Willem III (1817-1890) resisted these attempts to limit royal authority, but in vain.
Willem’s first wife, Sophie of Württemberg (1818-1877), was his cousin. It was not a happy marriage, as their characters were incompatible. Their three sons, Willem (1840-1879), Maurits (1843-1850) and Alexander (1851-1884), all died before their father.
In 1879 the King remarried, this time to Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1858-1934).The couple had one daughter, Princess Wilhelmina. Willem III died in 1890.