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Events on Saturday 17 March 1849 2
1840 – 1849William IIKing during constitutional reformWilliam II accepted major constitutional reforms that transformed the Netherlands into a parliamentary democracy.
1849 – 1890William IIIKing of the NetherlandsWilliam III ruled during a period of modernization and colonial expansion.