Williamites

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The Williamites were supporters of William III of England who fought to secure his rule over Ireland against the Jacobites in the late 17th century.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Williamites canonical 7
Williamite forces 5
Williamite side 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military alliance ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
supporters of William III of England ⓘ
activeInPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
alliedWith Dutch Republic ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
various German Protestant states ⓘ
basedOnEvent Glorious Revolution ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
country Dutch Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
effect confirmation of William III and Mary II on the English throne ⓘ
consolidation of Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland ⓘ
ideology Protestant succession ⓘ
anti-Catholicism ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
leader William III of England ⓘ
mainTheaterOfWar Ireland ⓘ
militaryForces Danish auxiliaries ⓘ
Dutch Army ⓘ
English Army ⓘ
Huguenot regiments ⓘ
namedAfter William III of England ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Aughrim ⓘ
Battle of the Boyne ⓘ
notableSiege Siege of Derry ⓘ
Siege of Limerick ⓘ
opposedBy French forces of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces

Irish Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite Irish Army
opposedMonarch James II of England ⓘ
opposedTo Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite risings
region British Isles ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
resultOfConflict Treaty of Limerick ⓘ
Williamite victory in Ireland ⓘ
supportedBy English Parliament ⓘ
Scottish Presbyterians ⓘ
Ulster Protestants ⓘ
supportedMonarch Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
timePeriodEnd 1697 ⓘ
timePeriodStart 1688 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bloodless Revolution → participant → Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Jacobite risings → opponent → Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Battle of Steinkirk (1692) → opposingSide → Williamite coalition ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Battle of Aughrim (1691) → belligerent → Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) → opponent → Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Treaty of Limerick → party → Williamites ⓘ
Patrick Sarsfield → opponent → Williamite forces ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Battle of Bantry Bay → combatantSide → Williamite side ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Siege of Athlone (1691) → side → Williamite side ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Ballyneety raid → belligerent → Williamites ⓘ
Hugh Mackay of Scourie → politicalAlignment → Williamite ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Cath Eachroma 1691 → opposingClaimant → William III (Williamite cause) ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Conrad von Schomberg → sideInConflict → Williamite side ⓘ
linked to: Williamites
Siege of Limerick → hasParticipant → Williamites ⓘ
Siege of Limerick → opponent → Williamites ⓘ