William II

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.

William II

noun

1. William II?10561100MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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. William II11541189MSicilianNormanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as William the Good . 1154–89, last Norman king of Sicily (1166–89)
3. William II17921849MDutchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1792–1849, king of the Netherlands (1840–49); son of William I
4. William II18591941MGermanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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

Example Sentences

We now proceed to learn the eighteen kings intermediate between William II.

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This William II meant to make a noise in the world, a louder noise than any other monarch had ever made.

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Flemish weavers and farmers arrive from overseas, and are established by William II.

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She is always dressed in some bright shimmering satin; sometimes in yellow, like the sleeve of William II.

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William II is in very truth casting against fate those terrible ‘iron dice’ to which the now-forgotten Bismarck once alluded.

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