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William I
noun
- the Conqueror, 1027–87, duke of Normandy 1035–87; king of England 1066–87 (son of Robert I, duke of Normandy).
- Also Wilhelm I. Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797–1888, King of Prussia 1861–88; emperor of Germany 1871–88 (brother of Frederick William IV).
William I
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- William I?10271087MEnglishNormanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as William the Conqueror. ?1027–1087, duke of Normandy (1035–87) and king of England (1066–87). He claimed to have been promised the English crown by Edward the Confessor, after whose death he disputed the succession of Harold II, invading England in 1066 and defeating Harold at Hastings. The conquest of England resulted in the introduction to England of many Norman customs, esp feudalism. In 1085 he ordered the Domesday Book to be compiled
- William I11201166MSicilianNormanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as William the Bad . 1120–66, Norman king of Sicily (1154–66)
- William I15331584MDutchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as William the Silent. 1533–84, prince of Orange and count of Nassau: led the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain (1568–76) and became first stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (1579–84); assassinated
- William I17721843MDutchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1772–1843, king of the Netherlands (1815–40): abdicated in favour of his son William II
- William I17971888MGermanPrussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler German name Wilhelm I. 1797–1888, king of Prussia (1861–88) and first emperor of Germany (1871–88)
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Corporal William I. Salazar enlisted a month after the war in Afghanistan began because he wanted to make a difference.
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The misapprehension of these authors may have arisen in this way: William I. had two distinct sets of subjects.
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The reign of William I. will be regarded as one of the most remarkable in Prussian history.
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William I. found the Saxons very plainly dressed, and he did little to alter the masculine mode.
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Professor William I. Thomas in his writings and lectures asserts this as highly probable.
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None the less it was declared in effect, and it continued the fundamental law of the united dominions of William I. until 1830.
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