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William II (Anglo-Norman: Williame; c. 1057 – 2 August 1100) was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales .
Wilhelm II [b] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia.
William II of Holland (c. 1227 –1256), Count of Holland and Zeeland; William de Wickwane (died 1285), Archbishop of York (1279–1285) William II, Lord of Egmond (died 1304) William II de Soules (died c. 1320), Lord of Liddesdale and Butler of Scotland; William II, Earl of Ross (r. 1274–1323) William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1300s ...
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William was born in Palermo to William I and Margaret of Navarre.At the age of twelve his father died, and he was placed under the regency of his mother. In 1171 he was declared adult and until then the government was controlled first by the chancellor Stephen du Perche (1166–1168), cousin of Margaret, and then by Walter Ophamil, archbishop of Palermo, and Matthew of Ajello, the vice-chancellor.
William the Conqueror [a] (c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo , he was Duke of Normandy (as William II ) [ 3 ] from 1035 onward.
William's parents, William II of Orange and Mary, Princess Royal, 1647. William III was born in The Hague in the Dutch Republic on 4 November 1650. [c] [2] Baptised William Henry (Dutch: Willem Hendrik), he was the only child of Mary, Princess Royal, and stadtholder William II, Prince of Orange.
William was born in 1307, the son of William I of Hainaut and Joan of Valois. [1] In 1334, he married Joanna, Duchess of Brabant, the daughter and heiress of John III, Duke of Brabant, but had no issue. [2] He fought in France as an ally of the English (he was the brother-in-law of King Edward III of England).