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| 1566 | Invasion of Holland |  |
| Sends an army into the Netherlends under the command of his brother Louis of Nassau
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| 1641 | Marriage | |
| 20th April Marries Mary, daughter of Charles I of England
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| 1650 | Birth | |
| 4th Nov Birth of William III, son of William II Prince of Orange & Mary Stuart
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| 1672 | Admiral | |
| London Appointed & Admiral General of the Dutch Navy
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| 1672 | Captain | |
| Appointed Captain General of the Dutch Navy
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| 1672 | Stadholder | |
| 8th July London Appointed Stadtholder of the United Provinces
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| 1672 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of The Netherlands
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| 1673 | Treaty of Nijmegen | |
| Nijmegen Agrees to peace with England & France
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| 1677 | Marriage | |
| 4th Nov London Marries Mary, symbol of Anglo-Dutch alliance against Louis XIV of France
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| 1686 | League Augsburg | |
| 9th July Augsburg William III establishes an anti-French coalition
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| 1688 | Parliament | |
| 27th Dec London Agrees to a request by Charles II's last Parliament to take over the government
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| 27th Dec London Issues writs for the "Convention Parliament"
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| 1688 | Succession | |
| Appeals to Parliament to become King of England
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| Rules jointly with Mary II, the only co-monarchs in English history
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| Succeeds as King of England
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| Succeeds as King of The Netherlands
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| 1689 | Constitution | |
| The monarchy must abide by the consent of Parliament & not suspend its laws
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| William III & Mary II are made joint monarchs
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| William & Mary accept the Declaration of Rights
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| 1689 | Coronation | |
| 21st April Westminster Abbey Crowned jointly with Mary II as monarchs over England, Scotland & Ireland
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| 1689 | Declaration of Rights | |
| London Ends the interregnum after James II had quit the throne
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| 1689 | Declaration of War | |
| 7th May Declares war on France
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| 7th May Provoked by Louis XIV's expedition in support of James II in Ireland
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| 1689 | Grand Alliance | |
| An alliance of England, the United Provinces, Austria & Savoy against the French
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| 1689 | Parliament | |
| 22nd Jan London 1st meeting of the Convention Parliament
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| 1689 | Reform | |
| The monarchy must abide by the consent of Parliament & not suspend its laws
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| 1689 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as King of England, offered the crown by Parliament
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| 23rd Feb London Final day of the Interregnum
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| 1689 | Treaty of Vienna | |
| 12th May Vienna A grand alliance against France is formed
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| 1690 | Battle of Beachy Head | |
| 30th June Beachy Head William III is fighting James II, Louis XIV wants a Jacobite rebellion & invades
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| 1690 | Battle of Boyne | |
| 1st July Boyne Decisive battle of the Jacobite rising, James II is defeated by William III
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| 1st July Boyne Victory at the Boyne paves the way for Marlborough & Ginkel to recapture Ireland
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| 1690 | Invasion of England | |
| 30th June Beachy Head William III is fighting James II, Louis XIV wants a Jacobite rebellion & invades
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| 1690 | Invasion of Ireland | |
| Lands in Ireland with an Anglo-Dutch army
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| 1691 | Battle of Aughrim | |
| 12th July Aughrim Final victory over the Jacobites
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| 1691 | Capture | |
| Limerick Captures the Jacobite headquarters
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| 1691 | Emancipation Catholics | |
| Limerick Catholics are granted toleration
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| 1691 | Pardon | |
| Limerick Jacobite soldiers & civilians in Ireland are granted security of life & property
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| 1691 | Reform | |
| Limerick Catholics are granted toleration
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| 1692 | Massacre | |
| 13th Feb Glencoe After the defeat of the Jacobites highland resistance to William III is suppressed
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| 13th Feb Glencoe Orders 40 of the MacDonald clan to be massacred for not taking the oath of allegiance
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| 1697 | Treaty of Ryswick | |
| 30th Oct Ryswick Ends war between France & the Grand Alliance
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| 30th Oct Ryswick Louis XIV recognizes William III's right to the English throne
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| 1701 | Reform | |
| Excludes the Roman Catholic descendents of James II in favor of the House of Hanover
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| Legislation is passed to ensure a Protestant succession to the throne
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| 1702 | Death | |
| 8th Mar Kensington Palace Death of William III, succeeded by Mary's younger sister Anne
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| 1702 | Health | |
| Mar Hampton Court William III falls of his horse & later dies from his wounds at Kensington Palace
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