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| + | |name=William the Good | ||
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| + | |birth_date=c. December 1153 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Palermo, Sicily | ||
| + | |death_date=November 11, 1189 | ||
| + | |death_place=Palermo, Sicily | ||
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| + | |office=King of Sicily | ||
| + | |term_start=May 7, 1166 | ||
| + | |term_end=November 11, 1189 | ||
| + | |preceded=[[William I of Sicily|William I]] | ||
| + | |succeeded=[[Tancred of Sicily|Tancred]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''William the Good''', or '''William II''', was a king of [[Sicily]]. He had a reputation for ruling well and justly. In [[Dante's Paradiso]], William the Good is the only post-[[Roman]] to be included in Dante's list of the six greatest rulers in history. | '''William the Good''', or '''William II''', was a king of [[Sicily]]. He had a reputation for ruling well and justly. In [[Dante's Paradiso]], William the Good is the only post-[[Roman]] to be included in Dante's list of the six greatest rulers in history. | ||
[[Category:Italian People]] | [[Category:Italian People]] | ||
[[Category:The Divine Comedy]] | [[Category:The Divine Comedy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, May 26, 2021
| William the Good | |
King of Sicily
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| In office May 7, 1166 – November 11, 1189 | |
| Preceded by | William I |
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| Succeeded by | Tancred |
| Born | c. December 1153 Palermo, Sicily |
| Died | November 11, 1189 Palermo, Sicily |
William the Good, or William II, was a king of Sicily. He had a reputation for ruling well and justly. In Dante's Paradiso, William the Good is the only post-Roman to be included in Dante's list of the six greatest rulers in history.