John William Friso

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John William Friso (Dutch: Johan Willem Friso; 14 August 1687 – 14 July 1711) was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic who became the (titular) Prince of Orange in 1702. He also served in the Dutch States Army during the War of the Spanish Succession and played a major part in battles such as Oudenaarde and Malplaquet. His career came to an abrupt end when he died by accidental drowning, while crossing the Hollands Diep, in 1711. He along with his wife, Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, were the most recent ancestors of all reigning European monarchs from the end of World War II until 2022. This is when Charles III of the United Kingdom became monarch, and the most recent ancestors became Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt and Caroline of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken.

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