frederick william i | (n) son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740) |
frederick william ii | (n) king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797) |
frederick william iii | (n) king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840) |
frederick william iv | (n) king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865) |
william i | (n) duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087), Syn. William the Conqueror |
william ii | (n) the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100), Syn. William Rufus |
william iii | (n) King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702), Syn. William of Orange |
william iv | (n) King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837), Syn. Sailor King |
inge | (n) United States playwright (1913-1973), Syn. William Inge |