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- Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-StendalWaldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-StendalWaldemar of Brandenburg was Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, the last from the Ascanian House.-Life:He was a son of Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal and Constance, daughter of Przemysł I of Greater Poland...
the Great - Waleran, Duke of Lower LorraineWaleran, Duke of Lower LorraineWaleran II , called Paganus meaning "the Pagan", probably due to a late baptism, was the Duke of Limburg and Count of Arlon from his father's death in about 1119 until his own twenty years later...
the Pagan - Wallis, The Duchess of WindsorWallis, The Duchess of WindsorWallis, Duchess of Windsor, previously Wallis Simpson, was an American socialite whose third husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and the Dominions, abdicated his throne to marry her.Wallis's father died shortly after her birth, and she and her...
the Woman I Love http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,676828,00.html, the Lowest of the Low http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,676819,00.html - Walter IV of BrienneWalter IV of BrienneWalter IV the Great of Brienne was Count of Brienne 1205–1244. He was the son of Walter III of Brienne and Elvira of Lecce. Around the time of his birth, his father lost his bid for the Sicilian throne and died in prison...
the Great - Walter fitz Alan the Steward
- Walter RaleighWalter RaleighSir Walter Raleigh was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England....
the Knight of the Cloak - Walter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of BuccleuchWalter Scott, 1st Lord Scott of BuccleuchWalter Scott, 5th of Buccleuch, 1st Baron Scott of Buccleuch was a Scottish nobleman and famous border reiver, known as the “Bold Buccleuch” and leader of Kinmont Willie’s Raid...
Bold Buccleuch - Walter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of ScotlandWalter Stewart, 3rd High Steward of ScotlandWalter, Steward of Dundonald was 3rd hereditary High Steward of Scotland and Justiciar of Scotia.He was the eldest son of Alan fitz Walter, 2nd High Steward of Scotland by his second wife Alesta, daughter of Morggán, Earl of Mar...
the Steward - Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith the Freckled http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/families/menteith.htm
- Waltheof, 1st Earl of NorthamptonWaltheof, 1st Earl of NorthamptonWaltheof , 1st Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton and last of the Anglo-Saxon earls was the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.-Early life:...
the Saint - Wartislaw V, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast Pater Noster http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/POMERANIA.htm#Annadied1550
- Welf II of Bavaria the Fat
- Wenceslas Adam of Silesia the Posthumous
- Wenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaWenceslaus I , or Wenceslas I, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel....
the Saint, the Sleeper, the Sleeping Hero, the Sleeping King, Good King Wenceslas - Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia the Blind
- Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia the Pious
- Wenceslaus III of BohemiaWenceslaus III of BohemiaWenceslaus III Premyslid was the King of Hungary , King of Bohemia and the king of Poland ....
the Younger - Wenceslaus, King of the RomansWenceslaus, King of the RomansWenceslaus ) was, by election, German King from 1376 and, by inheritance, King of Bohemia from 1378. He was the third Bohemian and second German monarch of the Luxembourg dynasty...
Wenceslaus of Luxemburg, the Lazy http://home.wanadoo.nl/piet.fontaine/volumes/nadir.htm, the Drunkard http://www.augustiniani.cz/en/history.html, the Sardanapalus of Germany http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html - Wentworth BeaumontWentworth BeaumontWentworth Beaumont may refer to:*Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale , British industrialist and politician*Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale , British politician...
Bonny Boy Beaumont http://yeomenoftheguard.com/captains.htm#Marquess%20of%20Lothian - Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz the Wily Chancellor http://www.literature.at/elib/www/wiki/index.php/Maria_Theresia_of_Austria_%28Margaret_Goldsmith%29#CHAPTER_ONE
- Werner IWerner I, Count of HabsburgWerner I, Count of Habsburg . The great-great-great-great-grandfather of Rudolph I of Germany.He was sometimes called Werner The Pious. His father was Radbot, Count of Habsburg, and his mother was Ida de Lorraine...
the Pious, the Pompous - Werner V of Zimmern (1290–1384) the Posthumous
- Wifred the Hairy
- Wilhelm I of Germany the Cartridge Prince http://www.bookrags.com/William_I_of_England
- Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-BergWilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-BergWilliam of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg .William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. William took over rule of his father's estates upon his death in 1539...
the Rich - Wigstan of MerciaWigstan of MerciaWigstan , also known as Saint Wystan, was the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia.Wigstan may have been sub-king, or ealdorman, of the Hwicce, and may have ruled Mercia briefly in 840, before resigning the throne. Wigstan was killed by his successor,...
the Saint - Wilhelm II of Germany Our Fritz
- William I, German EmperorWilliam I, German EmperorWilliam I, also known as Wilhelm I , of the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor .Under the leadership of William and his Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the...
Kaiser Tartuffe http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/frameset.html, the Prince of Grapeshot - William I of EnglandWilliam I of EnglandWilliam I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II...
William the Conqueror, William the Bastard - William I of ScotlandWilliam I of ScotlandWilliam the Lion , sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough", reigned as King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214...
William the Lion http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfamwilliamlion.htm http://www.reformation.org/vol3ch26.html, the Rough http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/williami.html - William I, Count of Aumale the Fat http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm
- William I, Count of Auvergne, 841–846 the Lion
- William I, Count of BurgundyWilliam I, Count of BurgundyWilliam I , called the Great , was Count of Burgundy and Mâcon from 1057 to 1087. He was a son of Renaud I and Alice of Normandy, daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy...
the Great - William I, Count of HainautWilliam I, Count of HainautWilliam I, Count of Hainaut was Count William III of Avesnes, Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland from 1304 to his death...
the Father-in-law of Europe - William I, Count of Mello (1163–1248) the Younger
- William I, Count of Namur, 1337–1391 the Rich
- William I, Count of Provence, 968–993 the Father of the Country, the Liberator
- William I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut...
the Mad Count - William I, Duke of Luneburg (1184–1213), the Fat, the Old
- William I, Landgrave of HesseWilliam I, Landgrave of HesseWilliam I of Hesse was the Landgrave of Hesse from 1471 to 1493.His parents were Louis the Frank and Mechthild, daughter of Count Louis I of Württemberg...
the Elder - Guillaume V of Chalon, Count of Auxerre (d.1304) the Great
- William I of Nassau-Dillenburg the Old, the Rich
- William I of the NetherlandsWilliam I of the NetherlandsWilliam I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
the Copper King, the Enlightened Despot, the King-Merchant, the Merchant King http://www.netherlands.info/History.html http://www.art.nl/journal/article.aspx?ID=41 http://www.nettyroyal.nl/netherlands.html - William I of NormandyWilliam I of NormandyWilliam I Longsword was the second Duke of Normandy from his father's death until his own assassination. The title dux was not in use at the time and has been applied to early Norman rulers retroactively. William actually used the title comes .-Biography:Little is known about his early years...
Longsword http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/high/normandy/normhist/n10th2-4.html, the Long-Armed - William I of Orange the Silent
- William I of Solm-Greifenstein (1592–1635) the Elder
- William I of SicilyWilliam I of SicilyWilliam I , called the Bad or the Wicked, was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own...
the Bad - William I of Thuringia the Rich
- William I TalvasWilliam I TalvasWilliam I Talvas , seigneur of Alençon. He was a son of William of Bellême and Mathilde of Condé-sur-Noireau.He assumed the Bellême estates upon the murder of his brother Robert, by the Sor family in revenge for the deaths of their father and brothers...
- William II, German EmperorWilliam II, German EmperorWilhelm II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. He was a grandson of the British Queen Victoria and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe...
Kaiser Bill - William II, Count of Alençon Talvas
- William II, Count of Angoulême (978–1028) Taillefer
- William II, Count of Burgundy the German
- William II, Count of Julich, 1176–1207 the Great
- William II, Landgrave of HesseWilliam II, Landgrave of HesseWilliam II was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500....
the Intermediate, the Younger - William II, Lord of Bethune the Red http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/France/Dynastie_de_Bethune.htm
- William II, Viscount of Marseilles the Fat http://www.bisabuelos.com/med/marsella.html#mar
- William II of AquitaineWilliam II of AquitaineWilliam II the Young was the Count of Auvergne and Duke of Aquitaine from 918 to his death, succeeding his uncle William I....
the Younger - William II of EnglandWilliam II of EnglandWilliam II , the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales...
William Rufus, the Herdsman of Wild Beasts, the Wood-keeper http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/aug/2.htm - William II of the NetherlandsWilliam II of the NetherlandsWilliam II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849.- Early life and education :...
the Young Frog, the Little Frog" http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsEurope/FranceHolland.htm http://www.georgianindex.net/Prn_Charlotte/P_Charlotte.html, the Hero of Waterloo" - William II of SicilyWilliam II of SicilyWilliam II , called the Good, was king of Sicily from 1166 to 1189. William's character is very indistinct. Lacking in military enterprise, secluded and pleasure-loving, he seldom emerged from his palace life at Palermo. Yet his reign is marked by an ambitious foreign policy and a vigorous diplomacy...
the Good - William II of Solm-Greifenstein (1635–1676) the Younger
- William II of Weimar the Great http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/weimar_grafen_von/wilhelm_2_der_grosse_graf_von_weimar_1003/wilhelm_2_der_grosse_graf_von_weimar_+_1003.html
- William II de la MarckWilliam II de la MarckWilliam II de la Marck was Lord of Lumey and initially admiral of the Watergeuzen, the so-called 'sea beggars' who fought in the Eighty Years' War , together with among others William the Silent, Prince of Orange-Nassau...
the King of the Sea Beggars http://www.arenbergcenter.com/en/histoire/dates.htm - William III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1445–1482 the Brave
- William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse, 1483-1500 the Younger
- William III of AquitaineWilliam III of AquitaineWilliam III , called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitou from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950...
the Towhead, the Burlap-Head, Tête d'Étoupe, the Pious - William III of Brunswick the Elder
- William III of EnglandWilliam III of EnglandWilliam III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
Dutch William http://books.google.ca/books?id=HcSTJaqBzK4C&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=nicknames+of+princes+of+orange&source=web&ots=7T_6eliD6N&sig=BwVpNyYn1JPqS6G-z7A227TvSpE&hl=en#PPA144,M1, King Billy, Mr. Caliban, William of Holland, William of Orange http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/charlieb.html - William III of the NetherlandsWilliam III of the NetherlandsWilliam III was from 1849 King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg until his death and the Duke of Limburg until the abolition of the Duchy in 1866.-Early life:William was born in Brussels as son of William II of the Netherlands and...
the Greatest Debauchee of the Age - William III of PonthieuWilliam III of PonthieuWilliam III of Ponthieu was son of Robert II of Bellême and Agnes of Ponthieu. He is also called William Talvas....
Talvas - William III the Child
- William IV, Duke of BavariaWilliam IV, Duke of BavariaWilliam IV of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria....
the Steadfast, Steady, Constant - William IV, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam IV, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel and Göttingen principalities....
the Younger - William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselWilliam IV, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselWilliam IV of Hesse-Kassel , also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel . He was the founder of the oldest line, which survives to this day.-Life:...
(or Hesse-Cassel) the Wise - William IV, Prince of OrangeWilliam IV, Prince of OrangeWilliam IV, Prince of Orange-Nassau , born Willem Karel Hendrik Friso, was the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands.-Early life:...
William Friso - William IV of AquitaineWilliam IV of AquitaineWilliam IV , called Fierebras or Fierebrace , was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 963 to his retirement in 990.William's father, William III, abdicated to the abbey of Saint-Cyprien in Poitiers and left the government to...
the Iron-Arm - William IV of PonthieuWilliam IV of PonthieuWilliam III Talvas was William III, Count of Ponthieu and William IV . He was Count of Ponthieu, ruler of a small province in northern France that fell under the suzerainty of the dukes of Normandy since at least the mid 11th century...
Talvas - William IV of the United KingdomWilliam IV of the United KingdomWilliam IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
Silly Billy, the Sailor King, Sailor Billy, the Royal Tar http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4277.asp - William V, Duke of BavariaWilliam V, Duke of BavariaWilliam V, Duke of Bavaria , called the Pious, was Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597.- Education and early life :...
the Pious - William V, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselWilliam V, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselWilliam V of Hesse-Kassel was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in the Holy Roman Empire from 1627 to 1637....
(or Hesse-Cassel) the Constable - William V, Margrave of Montferrat Inforzato
- William V, Marquess of MontferratWilliam V, Marquess of MontferratWilliam V of Montferrat , also known as William the Old to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was marquess of Montferrat from c. 1136 to his death in 1191...
(c.1110–1191) the Elder - William V, Prince of OrangeWilliam V, Prince of OrangeWilliam V , Prince of Orange-Nassau was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, and between 1795 and 1806 he led the Government of the Dutch Republic in Exile in London. He was succeeded by his son William I...
the Batavian, Batavus - William V of AquitaineWilliam V of AquitaineWilliam V , called the Great , was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 990 until his death. He was the son and successor of William IV by his wife Emma of Blois, daughter of Theobald I of Blois. He seems to have taken after his formidable mother, who ruled Aquitaine as regent until 1004...
the Great - William V of Montferrat the Old
- William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselWilliam VI, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselWilliam VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel , known as William the Just, was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1637 to 1663.-Life:...
(or Hesse-Cassel) - William VI of AquitaineWilliam VI of AquitaineWilliam VI , called the Fat, was Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou between 1030 and his death...
the Fat - William VII of AquitaineWilliam VII of AquitaineWilliam VII , called the Eagle or the Bold , was the duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou between 1039 and his death, following his half-brother Odo.William was the third son of William V of Aquitaine, the eldest by his third wife, Agnes of Burgundy...
William the Eagle - William VII of Montferrat the Great Marquess
- William IX of AquitaineWilliam IX of AquitaineWilliam IX , called the Troubador, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Gascony and Count of Poitou between 1086 and his death. He was also one of the leaders of the Crusade of 1101...
the Troubadour, the Minstrel - William X of AquitaineWilliam X of AquitaineWilliam X , called the Saint, was Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, and Count of Poitou between 1126 and 1137. He was the son of William IX by his second wife, Philippa of Toulouse....
le Toulousain, the Saint - William ClitoWilliam ClitoWilliam Clito was the son of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, by his marriage with Sibylla of Conversano...
http://books.google.com/books?id=1C54r8GgrUIC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=nicknames+of+william+clito&source=web&ots=i_S7oogpCs&sig=qESiGGpoOxF9cBJ5P5BsWJ7UNm0 - William Iron-ArmWilliam Iron ArmWilliam Iron Arm was a Norman adventurer, founder of the fortunes of the Hauteville family. One of twelve sons of Tancred of Hauteville, he journeyed to the Mezzogiorno with his younger brother Drogo in the first half of the eleventh century , in response to requests for help made by fellow...
- William, Count of Eu Bussac, Busac http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm
- William, Count of Ivry the Little Wolf
- William, Count of Melun the Carpenter http://www.terra.es/personal4/mosqueado/christian%20leaders.htm#Baldwin%20of%20Boulogne http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/John-R-Carpenter/FILE/0038text.txt
- William, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWilhelm , called William the Younger, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1559 until his death. Until 1569 he ruled together with his brother Henry of Dannenberg....
the Younger - William, Duke of Guelders, 1538-1543 the Rich
- William, Duke of Luneburg (d.1213) William of Manchester
- William III, Duke of LuxembourgWilliam III, Duke of LuxembourgWilliam III of Luxembourg , called the Brave , was Landgrave of Thuringia and Duke of Luxemburg...
the Brave - William, Landgrave of Thuringia the One-Eyed
- William Lord of Bournonville (c.1040–1071) the Brown
- William, Margrave of Parodi (d.c. 1199) Saraceno http://www.sardimpex.com/este/obertenghi.htm
- William, Margrave of Parodi Pallodino, Palloda http://www.sardimpex.com/este/obertenghi.htm
- William of Austria the Handsome, the Affable, the Ambitious
- William of ChamplitteWilliam of ChamplitteWilliam I of Champlitte was a French knight who joined the Fourth Crusade and became the first prince of Achaea .- Early years and the Fourth Crusade :...
the Champion - William of Dampierre (1250–1311) the Landless
- William of EuWilliam of EuWilliam of Eu, Count of Eu was a first generation Anglo-Norman aristocrat and rebel.Along with William of Aldrie, he conspired with Roger de Lacy and Robert de Mowbray to murder William II and install the king's cousin Stephen of Aumale....
the Elder http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm - William of EuWilliam of EuWilliam of Eu, Count of Eu was a first generation Anglo-Norman aristocrat and rebel.Along with William of Aldrie, he conspired with Roger de Lacy and Robert de Mowbray to murder William II and install the king's cousin Stephen of Aumale....
the Younger http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm - William of Évreux Crispin http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm
- William of GelloneWilliam of GelloneSaint William of Gellone was the second Count of Toulouse from 790 until his replacement in 811. His Occitan name is Guilhem, and he is known in French as Guillaume d'Orange, Guillaume Fierabrace, and the Marquis au court nez.He is the hero of the Chanson de Guillaume, an early chanson de geste,...
the Iron-Arm, William of Narbonne, William of Orange, the Short-Nosed, au Court Nez, the Short-Nosed Marquis, the Great, the Saint, Marquis au Court Nez, Firebrace - William of Germany William of Holland, Villiquins http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_dynasties/Les_dynasties_celebres/Benelux/Dynastie_de_Hollande.htm
- William of Ivry Lovel http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm
- William of Luneburg, Duke of Saxony]] (1184–1213) the Long-Armed
- William of Marck the Rich
- William of MontferratWilliam of MontferratWilliam of Montferrat may refer to:* William I of Montferrat * William II of Montferrat * William III of Montferrat , son of Otho I* William IV of Montferrat...
the Long-Armed - William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and AscalonWilliam of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and AscalonWilliam of Montferrat , also called William Longsword , was the Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the eldest son of William V, Marquess of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg...
Longsword - William of Normandy, Count of Eu the Consul
- William of Torresana (d. after 925) the Pagan, son of Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat
- William of Tortosa the Tench http://www.ruecaterine.com/Booklet/Majorcan.html
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Billy the Fish http://www.britishroyalwedding.com/2008/01/28/prince-williams-raf-nickname-billy-the-fish/, Wills, Willy Wombat http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13074022
- William d'Aubigny (Brito)William d'Aubigny (Brito)William d'Aubigny , was an itinerant justice under King Henry I of England. He was commonly known by the appellation Brito....
the Briton http://brinkfamily.net/tree/p95.htm#i4742 http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pmcbride/james/f019.htm - William d'AubignyWilliam d'AubignyWilliam d'Aubigny may refer to:* William d'Aubigny , itinerant justice under King Henry I of England* William d'Aubigny , Magna Carta surety...
Meschin - William d'AubignyWilliam d'AubignyWilliam d'Aubigny may refer to:* William d'Aubigny , itinerant justice under King Henry I of England* William d'Aubigny , Magna Carta surety...
the Strong Hand (Pincerna) http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/cp/p_arundel.shtml - William d'Aubigny (rebel) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm
- William de Braose, 4th Lord of BramberWilliam de Braose, 4th Lord of BramberWilliam de Braose, , 4th Lord of Bramber , court favourite of King John of England, at the peak of his power, was also Lord of Gower, Abergavenny, Brecknock, Builth, Radnor, Kington, Limerick, Glamorgan, Skenfrith, Briouze in Normandy, Grosmont, and White Castle.-Lineage:William was the most...
the Ogre of Abergavenny http://freespace.virgin.net/doug.thompson/BraoseWeb/family/william3.html http://freespace.virgin.net/doug.thompson/BraoseWeb/family/maudsv.html - William de Braose (died 1230) Black William http://freespace.virgin.net/doug.thompson/BraoseWeb/John.htm
- William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster the Brown Earl http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsD.htm#douglJamhttp://www.irelandhistory.org/gael-and-norman/the-absorption-of-the-normans-gael-and-norman/murder-of-brown-earl-of-ulster-and-its-effects.html http://www.lynx2ulster.com/UlsterTimeLine/volume1/01012ulsterindependent.php
- William de Forz, 3rd Earl of AlbemarleWilliam de Forz, 3rd Earl of AlbemarleWilliam II de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle was an English nobleman. He is described by William Stubbs as "a feudal adventurer of the worst type".-Family background:...
the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm - William de Hardell the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm
- William de Huntingfield the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm
- William de LanvalleiWilliam de LanvalleiWilliam de Lanvallei was an English landowner, governor of Colchester Castle, and a Magna Carta surety. He was lord of Walkern.His daughter Hawise married John De Burgh.-Notes:...
the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm - William de la MarckWilliam de la MarckWilliam de la Marck was an adventurer, originating in Germany. He became an important character in the late 15th century in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège...
(d.1485) the Wild Boar of the Ardennes, The Boar of Ardennes, The Ardennes Boar http://www.arenbergcenter.com/en/histoire/dates.htm - William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury Longsword http://www.robertsewell.ca/longespee.html
- William de Mowbray the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm
- William de Percy, 1st Baron PercyWilliam de Percy, 1st Baron PercyWilliam de Percy, 1st Baron Percy known as Aux Gernons , was a Norman baron who arrived in England immediately after the Norman Conquest of England, and was the founder of the powerful English House of Percy....
(1040–1096) With the Whiskers, Algernon, Algersnons (With the Whiskers) - William de Warenne, 1st Earl of SurreyWilliam de Warenne, 1st Earl of SurreyWilliam de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Seigneur de Varennes is one of the very few proven Companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066...
Bellencombre - William Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach the Posthumous
- William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley the Wastall
- William Cavendish, 6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC , styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was a British peer, courtier and Whig politician...
the Bachelor, the Bachelor Duke - William DouglasWilliam Douglas the HardySir William Douglas "le Hardi" , Lord of Douglas was a Scottish nobleman and warlord.- Early life :...
(d.1298) the Hardy - William Douglas, Lord of LiddesdaleWilliam Douglas, Lord of LiddesdaleSir William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale was also known as the Knight of Liddesdale and the Flower of Chivalry. He was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence.-Family:...
the Knight of Liddesdale, the Black Douglas, the Flower of Chivalry, England's Scourge and Scotland's Bulwark - William Douglas, 4th Duke of QueensberryWilliam Douglas, 4th Duke of QueensberryWilliam Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry KT was a Scottish nobleman.Born in Peebles, Queensberry was the only son of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March, and his wife, Lady Anne Hamilton....
Old Q - William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of HerefordWilliam Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of HerefordWilliam FitzOsbern , Lord of Breteuil, in Normandy, was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England...
The Bravest of the Normans http://books.google.com/books?id=1C54r8GgrUIC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=nicknames+of+william+clito&source=web&ots=i_S7oogpCs&sig=qESiGGpoOxF9cBJ5P5BsWJ7UNm0 - William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of GloucesterWilliam Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of GloucesterWilliam Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester was the son and heir of Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester, daughter of Robert Fitzhamon.- Lineage :...
(1116–1183) Mafonache, natural grandson of Henry I of EnglandHenry I of EnglandHenry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... - William Francis, Margrave of Parodi Francigena http://www.sardimpex.com/este/obertenghi.htm
- Lord William HowardLord William HowardLord William Howard was an English nobleman and antiquary, sometimes known as "Belted or Bauld Will".-Life:...
Bald Willy, Belted Will, Belted Will Howard, the Civiliser of the English Borders http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/oct/20.htm http://books.google.com/books?id=qEAJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=biography+of+agnes+de+percy&source=web&ots=9kImXIKPC-&sig=vT8x-Kf3Yax89fm-Gn3URBtEAJg#PPA2,M1 - William George of Kirchberg the Posthumous
- William Goël of Ivry Goël, Goellus
- William Ironarm
- William Louis, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam Louis, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg was Count of Nassau-Dillenburg from 1606 to 1620, and stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe. He was the eldest son of John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg.William Louis served as a cavalry officer under William the Silent...
Us Heit (Our Father) - William MaletWilliam Malet (Magna Carta)William Malet was one of the guarantors of Magna Carta. Also known as William II Malet. He was lord of Curry Mallet and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, and served as High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1209. The precise nature of his relationship to the earlier Malets is disputed. His first wife...
the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron - William Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke was a medieval English nobleman, and the son of the famous William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.-Early life:William was born in Normandy probably during the spring of 1190...
(d.1231) the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron - William Marshal, 1st Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal, 1st Earl of PembrokeSir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke , also called William the Marshal , was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He was described as the "greatest knight that ever lived" by Stephen Langton...
William the Marshal, William Wastemeat, the Flower of Chivalry, the Greatest Knight that Ever Lived, the Protector - William Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal, 2nd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke was a medieval English nobleman, and the son of the famous William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.-Early life:William was born in Normandy probably during the spring of 1190...
the Surety, the Magna Carta Baron http://www.magnacharta.org/magna_charta_barons_at_runnymede.htm - William Maule, 1st Baron PanmureWilliam Maule, 1st Baron PanmureWilliam Ramsay, 1st Baron Panmure was the younger son of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie and Elizabeth Glen. His father was the son of Jean Maule, granddaughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure...
the Generous Sportsman, the King of the Patrons http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/king.htm - William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of SeftonWilliam Molyneux, 2nd Earl of SeftonWilliam Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton , also known as Lord Dashalong, was a sportsman, gambler and a friend of the Prince Regent.-Personal life:...
Lord Dashalong http://www.georgianindex.net/Prinny/prinnys_set.html - William MureWilliam Mure (writer)-Life:The son of Sir William Mure of Rowallan, his mother was Elizabeth, sister of the poet Alexander Montgomerie. He was a member of the Scottish parliament in 1643, and took part in the English campaign of 1644...
the Knight of Rowallan http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/Default.aspx?Id=520&mode=collection - William Petty, 2nd Earl of ShelburneWilliam Petty, 2nd Earl of ShelburneWilliam Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC , known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782–1783 during the final...
the Jesuit in Berkeley Square, Malagrida http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page163.asp http://www.mbloy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pms/shelburn.htm - William PeverelWilliam PeverelWilliam Peverell , was a Norman knight, and is shown in 'The Battle Abbey Roll' to have fought at the Battle of Hastings.-Biography:...
the Younger - William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
the Great Commoner, the Elder, the British Cicero http://www.mbloy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pms/pitt-e.htm http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page167.asp - William Raymond II, Baron of Moncada (1090–1173) the Great Seneschal
- William Sinclair, 1st Baron Roslin (1028–1070) the Seemly http://sinclair.quarterman.org/sinclair/who/seemly.html
- William the SilentWilliam the SilentWilliam I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
Father William http://books.google.ca/books?id=beUa1m_kZ2MC&pg=PA451&lpg=PA451&dq=nicknames+of+princes+of+orange&source=web&ots=toAuvIRRdW&sig=1B9v3j3ktZDVdXthyw8H7no4C0Y&hl=en#PPA451,M1, the Father of the Fatherland, the Taciturn http://books.google.ca/books?id=beUa1m_kZ2MC&pg=PA451&lpg=PA451&dq=nicknames+of+princes+of+orange&source=web&ots=toAuvIRRdW&sig=1B9v3j3ktZDVdXthyw8H7no4C0Y&hl=en#PPA451,M1, the Younger, the Father of the County, the High-Born Demosthenes http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/174/frameset.html http://www.kloosterman.be/willem-van-oranje.php http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/images/LowCountries/WilliamofOrange(theSilent)01.jpg http://www.kloosterman.be/willem-van-oranje.php - William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgWilliam KG , called the Victorious, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He is counted either as William III or William IV....
- Władysław I the Elbow-high
- Władysław II the Exile
- Władysław III Spindleshanks
- Wojciech Radziwill, Bishop of Vilnius the Almoner http://www.szlachta.org/2radziwill.htm
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- William III, Count of Hainaut: William I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut...
- William IV, Count of Zeeland: William I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut...
- William V, Count of Holland: William I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of BavariaWilliam I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing , was the second son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and Hainaut...
- William VII, Count of Poitou: William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
- William X, Margrave of Montferrat: William I, Duke of MantuaWilliam I, Duke of MantuaGuglielmo Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Montferrat from 1550 to 1587.He was the second son of Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Margaret Palaeologina of Montferrat....
Y
- Yahya ben al-Mundhir of Zaragoza al-Muzzafar http://personales.ya.com/rpmg/cga/libcrongeo/node170.html
- Yahya ben Ismail ben Yahya of Toledo al-Qadir (the Able) http://personales.ya.com/rpmg/cga/libcrongeo/node170.html
- Yahya ben Ismail of Toledo al-Mamun http://personales.ya.com/rpmg/cga/libcrongeo/node170.html
- Yahya ben Muhammad of Badajoz al-Mansur http://personales.ya.com/rpmg/cga/libcrongeo/node170.html
- Yaroslav I the WiseYaroslav I the WiseYaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...
the Father-in-law of Europe, the Wise - Yaroslav I, Prince of Riazan (d.1219) the Younger
- Yaroslav II, Prince of Pereyaslavl, 1187–1198 Krasniy, the Red
- Yaroslav II of Russia Blagodoudny
- Yaroslav, Prince of Novgorod, 1176–1177 the Handsome
- Yaroslav of Tver Athanase, the Resolute
- Yaroslav OsmomyslYaroslav OsmomyslYaroslav Osmomysl was the most famous Prince of Halych from the first dynasty of its rulers, which descended from Yaroslav I's eldest son. His sobriquet, meaning "Eight-Minded" in Old East Slavic, was granted to him in recognition of his wisdom...
the Thinker, Osmomysl http://weekly.com.ua/?art=1162941960 - Yolande of AragonYolande of AragonYolande of Aragon, , was a throne claimant and titular queen regnant of Aragon, titular queen consort of Naples, Duchess of Anjou, Countess of Provence, and regent of Provence during the minority of her son...
the Prettiest Woman in the Kingdom http://www.xenophongroup.com/montjoie/yolande.htm, the Queen of the Four Kingdoms http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/yolande.htm - Yolande of JerusalemYolande of JerusalemIsabella II also known as Yolande of Brienne, was a princess of French origin who became monarch of Jerusalem.-Infant Queen:...
Yolande of Acre, Yolande of Brienne - Yuri IIYuri IIYuri II , also known as George II of Vladimir or Georgy II Vsevolodovich , was the fourth Grand Prince of Vladimir who presided over Vladimir-Suzdal at the time of the Mongol invasion of Russia.He was the third and best-loved son of Vsevolod III and Maria Shvarnovna.He first...
the Saint - Yuri II, Prince of Dmitrov, Mozhaysk and Serpukhov, 1462–1472 the Younger
- Yuri II, Prince of Uglich, 1533–1563 the Intermediate
- Yury III, Grand Prince of Vladimir (d.1325) the Red
- Yuri V, Grand Prince of Suzdal the Mute http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130370
- Yuri of Moscow http://genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik15.html#AP the Elder
- Yuri, Prince of Turov, 1157–1184 the Elder
- Yuri DolgorukiYuri DolgorukiPrince Yuri I Dolgorukiy , also known as George I of Rus, was the founder of Moscow and a key figure in the transition of political power from Kiev to Vladimir-Suzdal following the death of his elder brother Mstislav the Great...
Yuri of the Long Hands - Yury Bogolyubsky the God-Loving
- Yury of MoscowYury of MoscowYuriy Danilovich, also known as Georgiy Danilovich was Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir ....
the Red - Yves (d.1178), Count of Soissons the Old
Z
- Zeno (emperor)Zeno (emperor)Zeno , originally named Tarasis, was Byzantine Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. Domestic revolts and religious dissension plagued his reign, which nevertheless succeeded to some extent in foreign issues...
Tarasicodissa, Trascalissaeus http://historymedren.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.roman%2Demperors.org/zeno.htm, the Isaurian - Ziemovit III, Duke of Mazovia, 1341–1381 Starzsy
- Ziemowit IV of Mazovia the Elder
- Zoe (empress)Zoe (empress)Zoe reigned as Byzantine Empress alongside her sister Theodora from April 19 to June 11, 1042...
the Purple-Born