Historedia
Person

William III of the Netherlands

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1867–1907

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William III 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. The Luxembourg Crisis: sale offer and Treaty of London neutrality

    1867

    Role: King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg

    1. 23 March 1867 · LuxembourgAcceptance of Sale Offer

      King William III accepted France's offer to buy Luxembourg on 23 March 1867 due to financial trouble.

    2. 11 May 1867 · LondonSigning of Treaty of London

      The Treaty of London was signed on 11 May 1867, reaffirming Luxembourg's neutrality and independence.

  2. Founding of Royal Dutch Petroleum to develop the Pangkalan Brandan oilfield

    1890–1907

    Role: Grantor of Royal Title

    1. 1890 · NetherlandsFounding and Stock Issuance

      Zijlker issued stock in the Royal Dutch Company in 1890 after receiving a license to use the royal title from William III.

    2. 1891 · Pangkalan BrandanManagement Transition

      Jean Baptiste August Kessler took over management of operations in 1891 following Zijlker's death.

    3. 1892 · Balaban RiverRefinery Operation

      A refinery on the Balaban River connected by pipeline to the wells became operational in 1892.

    4. April 1907 · NetherlandsMerger Formation

      Royal Dutch Petroleum merged with Shell Transport and Trading Company in April 1907 to form Royal Dutch Shell.

Sources

  1. William III of the Netherlands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Napoleon III Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  3. Pangkalan Brandan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22