William the Conqueror
c. 1027-1087
Norman-English Military Leader and King
Although he did not personally invent a single item or develop any specific piece of technology, William the Conqueror had mo...
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The English king William I (ca. 1027-1087), called the Conqueror, subjugated England in 1066 and turned this Saxon-Scandinavian country into one with a French-speaking aristocracy and with social and ...
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William I (1772-1843) was king of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1840. He was one of the restored rulers of post-Napoleonic Europe whose power derived from no clearly settled precedent.William I was bor...
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William I (1797-1888) was king of Prussia from 1861 to 1888 and emperor of Germany from 1871 to 1888. He was the first of the three Hohenzollern rulers of the German Empire of 1871-1918.Born in Berlin...
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William the Conqueror
William, I