2007-07-05 03:00:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
william of orange
2007-07-05 03:05:59 · update #1
William of Orange, or William the III of England (1650-1702), was a bisexual, who genuinely mourned his wife's death and kept numerous mistresses, most noteably Elizabeth Villiers; however, he also had a series of male favorites as did James I of England. If the Pope prayed for "King Billy", the Pope probably wasn't too concerned about homosexuality, but rather about the balance of power in Europe between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
Now for William's Sexual History:
To strengthen his political position on the Continent, William married his first cousin, Mary, the Protestant daughter of the Roman Catholic James [Stuart], Duke of York, in November 1677. The marriage had no issue.
When James II of England abdicated, William and Mary were crowned together as joint sovereigns. Until Mary's death, William was fighting wars on the Continent most of time. After she died of smallpox in 1694, he alone ruled England. Wikipedia notes that "although he had previously mistreated his wife and kept mistresses . . . , William deeply mourned his wife's death." During the 1690s, rumors of William's homosexual inclination grew, and he had several male favorites."
2007-07-05 15:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The monarchy and the pope were always in kahoots with each other.
Money may have been the driving force behind the relationship.
2007-07-07 10:19:38 · answer #2 · answered by dtedad-50 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which King William?
PS You could choose your words a little bit more carefully I think.
2007-07-05 10:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
How the hec can he be a friend of the pope then go on to murder thousands of catholics in Ireland !!! He was a murdering coward !
2007-07-05 12:40:04 · answer #4 · answered by Normms 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was bi-sexual... have you seen a pic of Queen Mary ? Dog ! ..and yes the Pope was his buddy..a lot of Blue noses forget that Billy & Popey were in fact in-cahoots..
check out this site on Loyalist Myths ...
http://struggle.ws/talks/king_billy.html
2007-07-05 10:07:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
he was going out with the pope
2007-07-05 15:33:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no but the Q u asked in the fitba section suggests you are a bent shot hahahaha poofy erse
2007-07-05 16:37:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
What???
2007-07-05 10:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by kim t 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋