All related terms of 'William'

known as William the Conqueror . ?1027–1087, duke of Normandy (1035–87) and king of England (1066–87). He claimed to have been promised the English crown by Edward the Confessor , after whose death he disputed the succession of Harold II, invading England in 1066 and defeating Harold at Hastings . The conquest of England resulted in the introduction to England of many Norman customs , esp feudalism . In 1085 he ordered the Domesday Book to be compiled

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

known as William of Orange . 1650–1702, stadholder of the Netherlands (1672–1702) and king of Great Britain and Ireland (1689–1702). He was invited by opponents of James II to accept the British throne (1688) and ruled jointly with his wife Mary II (James' daughter ) until her death in 1694

known as the Sailor King. 1765–1837, king of the United Kingdom and of Hanover (1830–37), succeeding his brother George IV; the third son of George III

a town in W Scotland, in Highland at the head of Loch Linnhe : tourist centre; the fort itself, built in 1655 and renamed after William III in 1690, was demolished in 1866. Pop: 9908 (2001)

a widely cultivated Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Dianthus barbatus, with flat clusters of white, pink , red, or purple flowers

in Swiss legend , a hero in the fight for independence from Austria , forced, on pain of death, to shoot an apple off his son's head with bow and arrow

called the Great Elector . 1620–88, elector of Brandenburg (1640–88)

known as William the Conqueror . ?1027–1087, duke of Normandy (1035–87) and king of England (1066–87). He claimed to have been promised the English crown by Edward the Confessor , after whose death he disputed the succession of Harold II, invading England in 1066 and defeating Harold at Hastings . The conquest of England resulted in the introduction to England of many Norman customs , esp feudalism . In 1085 he ordered the Domesday Book to be compiled

1688–1740, king of Prussia (1713–40); son of Frederick I: reformed the Prussian army

1744–97, king of Prussia (1786–97)

1770–1840, king of Prussia (1797–1840)

1795–1861, king of Prussia (1840–61). He submitted to the 1848 Revolution but refused the imperial crown offered by the Frankfurt Parliament (1849). In 1857 he became insane and his brother , William I, became regent (1858–61)

?1090–?1143, English monk and chronicler, whose Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella are valuable sources for English history to 1142

→ William 2 ( duke of Normandy )

a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit