William II

American  

noun

1. William Rufusthe Red, 1056?–1100, King of England 1087–1100 (son of William I, duke of Normandy).

2. Also Wilhelm II. Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert, 1859–1941, king of Prussia and emperor of Germany 1888–1918.

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William II British  

noun

1. 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

2. known as William the Good . 1154–89, last Norman king of Sicily (1166–89)

3. 1792–1849, king of the Netherlands (1840–49); son of William I

4. 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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Example Sentences

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

She was the mother of Kaiser William II.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2013

After the family seat, Bushy Park, burned in 1760, grandson William II built Wilton, between Urbanna and Deltaville.

From Washington Post

Thenceforth cordial relations were established between the Pope and the Emperor William II.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)