The John Bargrave Collection
William III of England (4 Nov 1650 - 8 Mar 1702)
Prince of Orange, stadholder, then King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (reigned 1689-1702) with co-regent Mary (reigned 1689-94). In September 1675, while still stadholder, William issued a call to collect for him from the East "all sorts of animals, birds, herbaria, cabinets, and other curiosities" (Cook, 317). In response, the Heren XVII (board of directors of the Dutch United East India Company [VOC]) sent out instructions to the various stations, including Ceylon, the Cape of Good Hope, and Malabar, to collect birds, plants, bulbs, and seeds on behalf of William; Ceylon also was asked to send a couple of elephants, birds, and other tame animals, cinnamon and pepper trees, and other rare plants" (Cook, 317, quoting Heniger, 70-71, 44). In response, Joan Bax, Dutch sargent-major of Ceylon—who had been sending specimens from back to his uncle, VOC Director Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen—collected “plants and animals as a gift from the VOC for William III” (307, 317). These objects ended up in the hands of Daniel Desmarets, William's court chaplain, who housed them in the menagerie and gardens of the prince at the palace of Honselaarsdijk; in England, William made Hampton Court Palace his favourite residence and garden (207). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29450 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England Roles: Collector (minor)Relevant locations: Lived at or near Honselaarsdijk
Lived at or near Hampton Court Palace
Past Location at Honselaarsdijk
Title (royalty or holy order) England
Title (royalty or holy order) Principality of Orange
People linked to person: William III of England was a grand-child of Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (31 Aug 1602-8 Sep 1675)
William III of England was a grand-child of Frederick Henry (1584-1647)
Johan (Joan) Bax van Herenthals (14 Mar 1637-29 Jun 1678) was a source of object(s) for William III of England
Govert Bidloo (12 Mar 1649-30 Mar 1713) was a employed by William III of England
George Bower (-1690) was a employed by William III of England
Arthur Capel (bap. 28 Jan 1632-13 Jul 1683) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of William III of England
Daniel Desmarets (-fl. 1675) was a employed by William III of England
John Hutton (-1712) was a employed by William III of England
Mary II of England (30 Apr 1662-28 Dec 1694) was a wife of William III of England
James Reed (-fl. 1690) was a source of object(s) for William III of England
Edward Smyth (1665-1720) was a employed by William III of England
William King of England (Ambiguous) (-) was a same person as? (uncertain) William III of England