WILLIAM III. AND MARY II., KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND IRELAND. AFTERWARDS WILLIAM III., KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND.
Arms.—Within the Garter. Quarterly.
1st, England.
2nd, Scotland.
3rd, Ireland.
4th, France.
All coloured as used by James I. (q.v.). Over all on an escutcheon of pretence, az., semée of billets, a lion rampant or. Nassau.
Crest.—A Royal crown ppr., thereon a lion statant guardant or, crowned ppr.
Helmet.—That of a King.
Motto.—Diev et mon droit.
Initials.—WR (William Rex) and MR (Mary Regina).
[Common Prayer. Oxford, 1681.]
Variety.—Without supporters.
[Touchet. Memoirs of the Earl of Castlehaven. London, 1681.]
Initials.—WR (William Rex) within palm sprays and ensigned with a Royal Crown.
Used after 1694.
[Henri III., King of France. Le Divorce Satyrique. Paris.]
Arms.—As Prince of Orange. Within the Garter. Quarterly.
1. Az., semée of billets, a lion rampant or. Nassau.
2. Or, a lion rampant guardant gu., crowned az. Dietz.
3. Gu., a fess arg. Vianden.
4. Gu., 2 lions passant guardant or. Catsenelboge.
On an escutcheon of pretence on the centre point. Quarterly.
1st and 4th; gu., a bend or. Chalon.
2nd and 3rd; or, a bugle horn az., stringed gu. Orange.
Over all chequy, or and az. Geneva.
In the centre chief point on an escutcheon or, a fess gu. Moers.
In the base point on an escutcheon gu., a fess embattled arg. Buren.
Over all a Ducal coronet.
Note.—Used before 1689.
[Apologie pour la Maison de Nassau. Madril, 1664.]
Prince William (born 4th November 1650, died 8th March 1702) was the son of William Prince of Orange and the Princess Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I. Prince William married the Princess Mary, eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, afterwards James II., and Anne Hyde. The Prince of Orange deposed his father-in-law James II., in 1689, and was declared king in his stead. William and Mary were, however, joint sovereigns, and the crowns, sceptres, and orbs were all doubled for them, and on the Great Seal they are both represented, one hand of each resting on the orb.
Queen Mary died in 1694, and after that date King William reigned alone. The same coat-of-arms was used all through, but during the double reign the initials "WR" and "MR" are generally added. It is curious to note that William III. several times altered the place of the coat-of-arms of France on the English coat.
