King/Grand Duke Willem III (1817-1890) Queen Sophie (1818-1877) and sons


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The future Willem III was baptized at the former Augustinian Church in Brussels. In 1796 the Augustinians community were expelled by the French and the church ransacked and later turned into a clinic.
In 1815 under the United Kingdom of the Netherlands the church was reopened as the Protestant Church of Brussels .
In 1830 the church was closed following the Belgian Revolution and turned into a Concert Hall.
In 1873 the dilapidated former church was demolished.

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It is noteworthy that all three of the sons of King Willem III had Willem as their first name.
I think if one of the sons had outlived Willem III and succeeded to the throne, he might have used Willem as his regnal name. Thus he would have been King Willem IV.
 
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