Person:William II of Sicily (1)
William II of Sicily
b.1155 Sicilia, Italy
d.11 Nov 1189 Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Roger IV _____, Duke of Apulia1152 - 1161
  2. Robert III of Capua1153 - 1158
  3. William II of Sicily1155 - 1189
  4. Henry of Capua1160 - 1172
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Feb 1177
  1. Bohemond _____, Duke of Apulia1182 -
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Facts and Events
Name William II of Sicily
Alt Name King Guillelmus II Sicily
Alt Name Guglielmo "Buono" _____, King of Sicily
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1155 Sicilia, Italy
Marriage 13 Feb 1177 Palermo, Sicilia, ItalySt. Egidio
to Joan of England, Queen of Sicily
Death[1] 11 Nov 1189 Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Burial? Monreale, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Reference Number? Q367387?


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William II (December 115311 November 1189), called the Good, was king of Sicily from 1166 to 1189. From surviving sources William's character is 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. Champion of the papacy and in secret league with the Lombard cities, he was able to defy the common enemy, Frederick Barbarossa. In the Divine Comedy, Dante places William II in Paradise. He is also referred to in Boccaccio's Decameron (tale IV.4, where he reportedly has two children, and tale V.7).

William was nicknamed "the Good" only in the decades following his death. It is due less to his character than to the cessation of the internal troubles that plagued his father's reign and the wars that erupted under his successor. Under the Staufer dynasty his reign was characterised as a golden age of peace and justice. His numeral is contemporary and he himself used it.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William II of Sicily, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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