William
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William may refer to:
[edit] Royalty
[edit] British
- 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
[edit] French
[edit] The Netherlands
[edit] Sicily
[edit] Cameroon
[edit] Other royalty
[edit] Other historical people
[edit] British
- William de Corbeil (c.1070–1136), Archbishop of Canterbury
- William of Malmesbury (c.1080-c.1143), English historian and monk
- 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 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
[edit] French
- 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 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
[edit] Others
- 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 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
[edit] Other contemporary people
[edit] Fictional characters
[edit] Other uses
- "William" (song), from the album The Others by English indie rock band The Others
[edit] See also
