NOUN
- the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)
How To Use William II In A Sentence
- Also of interest is a rare crimson damask banyan - an early precursor of the dressing gown - of early 18 th-century silk, worn by Thomas Severne, Gentleman of the Bed Chamber to King William III.
- The variety ‘William III’ has double, rich purple flowers and chocolate hips and rarely tops 1m tall.
- WILLIAM II succeeded his father, Frederick Henry, in the stadholdership. B. The Dutch Republic
- William III, after 1688, had twelve resident ambassadors as well as envoys and agents.
- As archbishop, he was close to William III and crowned Anne and George I, but, as a leading advocate of the Hanoverian succession, he was isolated by extreme Tories.
- In fact, word has it that the unbelieving William III even referred petitioners he turned away to his vanquished rivals.
- By 1699 he was again under royal patronage working for William III and Mary at Hampton Court.
- _Frederick Henry, John DeWitt, William III_, abridged Eng.trans. by O.A. Bierstadt (1907). A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
- The set created by William II is comprised of a sword, an orb, a scepter and crown - all of silver gilt and set with imitation stones and pearls.
- He remained an assertive influence at William III's court, however, quarrelling and plotting against those whom he believed were thwarting his own ambitions.