Today I learned on Nostr: TIL although the Dutch monarchy favors male heirs, King William III’s three sons ...

TIL although the Dutch monarchy favors male heirs, King William III’s three sons all died before him. His daughter Wilhelmina inherited the throne in 1890, beginning 123 years of rule by three successive queens, each succeeded by a daughter, until Willem-Alexander became king in 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_the_Netherlands
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