111. A Dutch Delftware tile depicting King William III, circa 1690 Depicted in 3/4 profile within an oval, the foliated scrollwork and trellis diaper at cardinal points, 9 x 6.2cm, (minor chips to corners) William III, also William of Orange, was sovereighn Prince of Orange from birth,Stadtholder, and King of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled Great Britain and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, and their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary. When William III was born in The Hague on 14 November 1650, he was the only Dutch male heir to the throne, his father having died just six days earlier. In 1677 William was married to Mary, his first cousin, daughter of James II, the younger brother of King Charles II. A Protestant, and still based in the Netherlands, William participated in several wars against the powerful Catholic French ruler Louis XIV in coalition with both Protestant and Catholic powers in Europe. Many Protestants heralded William as a champion of their faith. In 1685, his Catholic uncle and father-in-law, James, became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. James's reign was unpopular with Protestants in the British Isles, who opposed Catholic Emancipation. Supported by a group of influential British political and religious leaders, William invaded England in what became known as the Glorious Revolution. In 1688, he landed at the south-western English port of Brixham, and most troops capitulated to him soon thereafter. King James was deposed shortly afterward.