| William IV | |
|---|---|
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| Prince of Orange Prince of Orange-Nassau | |
| Reign | 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751 |
| Predecessor | John William Friso |
| Successor | William V |
| Stadtholder of the United Provinces | |
| Reign | 4 May 1747 – 22 October 1751 |
| Predecessor | William III |
| Successor | William V |
| Born | 1 September 1711 Leeuwarden, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 22 October 1751 (aged 40) Huis ten Bosch, The Hague, Dutch Republic |
| Burial | 4 February 1752 |
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| House | Orange-Nassau |
| Father | John William Friso, Prince of Orange |
| Mother | Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel |
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William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751.[1] During his whole life he was furthermore ruler of the Principality of Orange-Nassau within the Holy Roman Empire.
- ^ Suzanna van Dijk; Jo Nesbitt (1 January 2004). I Have Heard about You: Foreign Women's Writing Crossing the Dutch Border : from Sappho to Selma Lagerlöf. Uitgeverij Verloren. p. 168. ISBN 90-6550-752-3.