Document signed : Kensington, 1696 Feb. 23.

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Document signed : Kensington, 1696 Feb. 23.

Commanding James Duke of Ormond, William Duke of Devonshire and Charles Earl of Dorset to receive the oath of William, Earl of Portland, upon his admission on 25 March into the Order of the Garter.

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The letter was written before the Prince of Orange's ascension to the throne of England in 1689 along with his wife Mary, his first cousin whom he married in 1677. They served jointly on the English throne. He was born the Prince of Orange (the son of William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal of England) and at various times in his life also held titles as the Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel. From the description of [Letter] 1678 juil. 26, Honsl...