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I am a little confused as to why William is referred to in this article as “William III and II”. His father was William II, Prince of Orange, so how can his son also bear the same number? 2A00:23CC:D214:101:3D70:777C:325C:6C73 (talk) 11:12, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He's William III of England and Orange. William II of Scotland. Celia Homeford (talk) 13:53, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that! Why is there no mention of this anywhere in the article..? 2A00:23CC:D214:101:3D70:777C:325C:6C73 (talk) 01:24, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now added as a footnote (by another editor).[1] Celia Homeford (talk) 09:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Calendar dates

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Why does this article use the Julian calendar, when essentially the entire world has switched to the Gregorian calendar? On other articles (for example, that on Catherine the Great), one sees O.S. and N.S., respectively, for the corresponding dates of older historical figures' births and deaths, with all other dates translated to the Gregorian system; or simply Gregorian dates all around, with Julian equivalents included as explanatory footnotes.

I think we should do that here, too. OzzyMuffin238 (talk) 15:03, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flawed source citations

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Many citations refer to a source simply mentioned as 'Troost'. It's unclear as to what this is. Soures should have a proper citation, at the very least the author. ~2026-20752-46 (talk) 14:17, 4 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Troost is the author. This article uses short citations, and Troost is consistent with that. DrKay (talk) 14:25, 4 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]