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Wil·liam 1

 (wĭl′yəm) Born 1982.
British prince and elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales.

Wil·liam 2

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William

(ˈwɪljəm)
n
1. (Biography) known as William the Lion. ?1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214)
2. (Biography) Prince. born 1982, Duke of Cambridge, first son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2011 he married Kate Middleton (born 1982); their son, Prince George, was born in 2013
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Wil•liam

(ˈwɪl yəm)
n.
1. William I,
a. ( “the Conqueror” ) 1027–87, duke of Normandy 1035–87; king of England 1066–87.
b. (William I of Orange) ( “the Silent” ) 1533–84, Dutch leader born in Germany: 1st stadholder of the Netherlands 1578–84.
c. (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig) 1797–1888, king of Prussia 1861–88; emperor of Germany 1871–88.
2. William II,
a. (William Rufus) ( “the Red” ) 1056?–1100, king of England 1087–1100 (son of William I, duke of Normandy).
b. (Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert) 1859–1941, king of Prussia and emperor of Germany 1888–1918.
3. William III, (William III of Orange) 1650–1702, stadholder of the Netherlands 1672–1702; king of England 1689–1702, joint ruler with his wife, Mary II.
4. William IV, 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1830–37 (brother of George IV).
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Translations
Vilém
Vilhelm
Wilhelm
Γουλιέλμος
Guillermo
VilhelmiViljamiVille
Guillaume
Vilmos
Vilhjálmur
Guglielmo
Gulielmus
Vilhelmas
WillemWim
Vilhelm
Wilhelm
Vilhelm
Вильгельм
Vilhelm

William

[ˈwɪljəm] NGuillermo
William the ConquerorGuillermo el Conquistador
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William

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1100: William II of England was killed by an arrow in the New Forest, allegedly mistaken for a deer.
1100: William II of England was killed by an arrow in the New Forest, allegedly mistaken for a deer - but it is widely suspected that the killing was arranged by his younger brother, who was in the hunting party but hastened off to seize the treasury and have himself crowned as Henry I, leaving William's body where it lay.
1100: William II of England was killed by an arrow in the New Forest, after allegedly being mistaken for a deer.
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