William the Good

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William the Good was a 12th-century king of Sicily known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign marked by effective governance and patronage of culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sicily ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Norman Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily
burialPlace Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
chronologicalOrder second Norman king named William in Sicily ⓘ
conflictParticipation relations with Byzantine Empire ⓘ
relations with Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1153 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1189 ⓘ
deathCause illness ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
father William I of Sicily ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
governmentTypeDuringReign feudal monarchy ⓘ
hasNoChildren true ⓘ
house Hauteville ⓘ
knownAs William II of Sicily ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
mother Margaret of Navarre ⓘ
nativeLanguage Latin ⓘ
Sicilian ⓘ
nobleFamily Hauteville family ⓘ
linked to: Hauteville dynasty
notableFor effective governance ⓘ
patronage of culture ⓘ
peaceful reign ⓘ
patronage Monreale Cathedral ⓘ
Palatine Chapel in Palermo ⓘ
placeOfBirth Palermo ⓘ
placeOfDeath Palermo ⓘ
policy alliance with Papacy ⓘ
support for Latin and Greek Christian communities ⓘ
toleration of Muslim community in Sicily ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sicily ⓘ
predecessor William I of Sicily ⓘ
reignEnd 1189 ⓘ
reignStart 1166 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
royalStyle King of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, Prince of Capua ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Constance of Sicily ⓘ
Henry, Prince of Capua ⓘ
linked to: Henry of Capua

Roger IV, Duke of Apulia ⓘ
spouse Joan of England ⓘ
successor Tancred of Lecce ⓘ
title Rex Siciliae ⓘ

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William II of Sicily → nickname → William the Good ⓘ