William II
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William Rufusthe Red, 1056?–1100, King of England 1087–1100 (son of William I, duke of Normandy).
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Also Wilhelm II. Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert, 1859–1941, king of Prussia and emperor of Germany 1888–1918.
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known as William Rufus. ?1056–1100, king of England (1087–1100); the son of William the Conqueror. He was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest
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known as William the Good . 1154–89, last Norman king of Sicily (1166–89)
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1792–1849, king of the Netherlands (1840–49); son of William I
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German name Kaiser Wilhelm. 1859–1941, German emperor and king of Prussia (1888–1918): asserted Germany's claim to world leadership; forced to abdicate at the end of World War I
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Like the late afternoon of Aug. 2, 1100, when William II, son of William the Conqueror, was killed in an air-quotes “hunting accident,” perhaps on orders from his ambitious little brother.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2022
Queen Henrietta Maria was allegedly travelling to Holland to hand over her 11-year-old daughter to William II, Prince of Orange, who had married the princess a year earlier.
From National Geographic • May 5, 2016
Its name derives from the 'new palace' built in the 1090s by William II, the Conqueror's son.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2013
After the family seat, Bushy Park, burned in 1760, grandson William II built Wilton, between Urbanna and Deltaville.
From Washington Post
His nephew and successor, William II, invaded France in 1792.
From The Prussian Terror by Dumas, Alexandre
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