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She was Regent of the Netherlands from 1751 until her death in 1759, exercising extensive powers on behalf of her son William V. Because of her English upbringing and family connections, she was known as an Anglophile-despite being unable to convince the Dutch Republic to enter the Seven Years ' War on the side of the British.
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