Historedia
Person

William II of the Netherlands

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William II of the Netherlands, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William II founds the Royal Academy at Delft

    1842

    Role: Founder

    1. 8 January 1842 (disputed as 8 May) · Delft (first building at Oude Delft 95)Founding of the Royal Academy

      King William II established the Royal Academy for civilian engineers in Delft on 8 January 1842 to train civil servants for the Dutch East Indies.

Sources

  1. William II of the Netherlands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. Delft University of Technology Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04