User:MegaSloth/William
Appearance
William may refer to:
- William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516–1592), brother of Anne of Cleves
- William, Duke of Nassau (1792–1839), father of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Queen Sophia (consort of King of Oscar II of Sweden)
- William, Duke of Opava (c. 1410–1452), German noble
- William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1598–1662), German noble
- William, German Crown Prince (1882–1951), Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest of the House of Hohenzollern, last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire, known as William or Wilhelm throughout Europe
- William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1726–1810), German noble
- William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1692–1761), German noble
- William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg (1648–1725), German noble
- William, Lord of Arkel (c. 1385–1417), Dutch noble
- William, Lord of Douglas (disambiguation)
- William, Lord of Tiberias (fl. 1187–1189), titular Prince of Galilee
- William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1593–1677), regent of Baden-Baden between 1621 and 1677
- William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1406-1482), German noble
- William, Margrave of Meissen (before 1046–1062), German noble
- William, Margrave of the Nordmark (died 1056), German noble
- William, Prince of Hohenzollern (1864–1927), German noble
- William, Prince of Orange (1840–1879), heir apparent to the Dutch throne 1849–1879
- William, Prince of Wied (1845–1907), German officer and politician
- William (name), a masculine given name
Royalty
[edit]British
[edit]- William I of England (1027–1087), aka William the Conqueror, William the Bastard
- William II of England (1056–1100), aka William Rufus
- William I of Scotland (c. 1142–1214), aka William the Lion
- William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153–1156), first son of Henry II of England
- William III of England (1650–1702), also William II of Scotland, aka William of Orange
- William IV of the United Kingdom (1765–1837)
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, formerly Prince William of Wales (b. 1982), son of Charles, Prince of Wales
French
[edit]- William of Gellone (c.755–814), Count of Toulouse, canonized a saint
- William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650)
- William IV, Prince of Orange (1711–1751)
- William V, Prince of Orange (1748–1806)
The Netherlands
[edit]- William I, Count of Holland (1167–1222)
- William II of Holland (1228–1256), also King of Germany
- William I, Prince of Orange (1533–1584), a.k.a. William the Silent
- William I of the Netherlands (1772–1843)
- William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849)
- William III of the Netherlands (1817–1890)
Sicily
[edit]- William I of Sicily (1131–1166), a.k.a. William the Bad or William the Wicked
- William II of Sicily (1155–1189), a.k.a. William the Good
- William III of Sicily (1190–1198)
Cameroon
[edit]- William I of Bimbia, 19th century king of the Isubu people
- William II of Bimbia (d. 1882), king of the Isubu people
Other royalty
[edit]- William II of Villehardouin (d. 1278), Prince of Achaea
- William of Werle (before 1393/94-1436), Lord of Werle-Güstrow
- William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1852–1912)
- William, Prince of Albania (1876–1945)
Other historical people
[edit]British
[edit]- William de Corbeil (c.1070–1136), Archbishop of Canterbury
- William of Malmesbury (c.1080-c.1143), English historian and monk
- William, Count of Mortain (bef. 1084–aft. 1140), also Earl of Cornwall
- William of Tyre (c.1130–1185), Archbishop of Tyre, chronicler of the Crusades
- William of Norwich (c.1132–1144), saint and martyr
- William of York (died 1154), Archbishop of York and saint
- William (bishop of Moray) (died 1162), Roman Catholic bishop in Scotland
- William of Ramsey (fl. 1219), 13th century monk and hagiographer
- William (bishop of Dunblane) (died early 1290s), Tironensian abbot and bishop in the Kingdom of Scotland
- William of Ockham (c. 1288-c.1348), English friar and philosopher, originator of Occam's Razor
- William of Wykeham (1320–1404), Bishop of Winchester, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford
French
[edit]- William I, Duke of Normandy (r. 927–942), second Duke of Normandy
- William of Poitiers (c.1020–1090), Norman chronicler, chaplain to William the Conqueror
- William de St-Calais (d. 1096), a.k.a. William of St. Carilef, Norman abbot, Bishop of Durham
- William (bishop of Orange) (d. 1098), took part in the First Crusade
- William of Champeaux (1070–1121), French philosopher and theologian
- William of Conches (c.1090-c.1154), French scholastic philosopher, tutor of Henry II of England
- William of Donjeon (c.1155–1209), a.k.a. St. William of Bourges and St. William the Confessor, French archbishop
- William the Clerk 13th century Scoto-Norman poet, writer of the Old French Roman de Fergus
- William the Clerk of Normandy, 13th century Norman cleric and Old French poet
- William of Auxerre (d. 1231), French theologian
- William, Count of Blois (ca. 772 - 834), first Count of Blois
- William, Count of Sully (c. 1085 – c. 1150), also known as William the Simple
Others
[edit]- William (marcha orientalis), 9th century margrave of the March of Pannonia, part of the Carolingian Empire
- William (Archbishop of Mainz) (929–968), German bishop, son of Emperor Otto the Great
- William, Count of Monte Sant'Angelo (died after 1104), Italian noble
- William, Count of Luxembourg (1081–1131)
- William of St-Thierry (c.1085–1148), theologian and mystic, abbot of St. Thierry
- William of Moerbeke (1215–1286), Flemish bishop, translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts
- William, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (c. 1298 – 1360), German noble
- William, Duke of Austria (c. 1370 – 15 July 1406), known as William the Courteous
- William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1455–1511), last ruler of the Duchy of Jülich-Berg
- William I of Guelders and Jülich (1364–1402), Duke of Guelders as William I and Duke of Jülich as William III
- William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724–1777), German noble and important military commander in the Seven Years' War
- William, Duke of Brunswick (1806–1884), German noble
Other contemporary people
[edit]- will.i.am, American musician, member of the Black Eyed Peas
- William (Vilavancode MLA), Indian politician
Fictional characters
[edit]- William Brown (fictional boy), main character of the Just William novel series
- Baby William, son of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder in the American television series, The X-Files
Other uses
[edit]- William (1770 ship), merchantman and convict ship
- "William" (song), from the album The Others by English indie rock band The Others
- William (TV series), BBC television series of 1962 to 1963, based on Just William books
- William, United States Virgin Islands, settlement on the island of Saint Croix
- William, West Virginia, unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia
See also
[edit]- Wilhelm (disambiguation)
- Saint William (disambiguation)
- William I (disambiguation)
- William II (disambiguation)
- William III (disambiguation)
- William IV (disambiguation)
- William V (disambiguation)
- William VI (disambiguation)
- William VII (disambiguation)
- William VIII (disambiguation)
- William IX (disambiguation)
- William X (disambiguation)
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