William II of Sicily

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William II of Sicily was a 12th-century Norman monarch known for his relatively peaceful and prosperous reign, diplomatic alliances, and patronage of monumental architecture such as the Monreale Cathedral.

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William II of Sicily canonical 9
William II of Sicily (heart) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman ruler
human
king
monarch
alliedWith Byzantine Empire
Frederick I Barbarossa
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa

Kingdom of England
Pope Alexander III
architecturalPatronage Monreale Cathedral
brotherInLaw King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
burialPlace Monreale Cathedral
capital Palermo
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Sicily
dateOfBirth 1153
dateOfDeath 1189
era 12th century
ethnicGroup Normans
father William I of Sicily
givenName William
hasTitle King of Sicily
Rex Siciliae
house Hauteville dynasty
surface form: Hauteville family
knownFor diplomatic alliances
patronage of monumental architecture
peaceful reign
prosperous rule
languageOfCourt Arabic
Greek
Latin
monarchOf Kingdom of Sicily
mother Margaret of Navarre
nickname William the Good
nobleFamily Hauteville dynasty
surface form: Hauteville family
participatedIn Mediterranean diplomacy
patronOf Byzantine artistic traditions
Islamic artistic traditions
Latin Christian culture
Monreale Cathedral
placeOfBirth Palermo
placeOfDeath Palermo
policy support of commerce and trade
tolerant treatment of Muslims and Greeks in Sicily
positionHeld King of Sicily
predecessor William I of Sicily
reignEnd 1189
reignStart 1166
relative Henry II of England
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
spouse Joan of England, Queen of Sicily
surface form: Joan of England
successor Tancred of Lecce

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King of Sicily hasHolder William II of Sicily
Hauteville dynasty notableMember William II of Sicily
Palermo Cathedral burialPlaceOf William II of Sicily
this entity surface form: William II of Sicily (heart)
William I of Sicily child William II of Sicily
William I of Sicily successor William II of Sicily
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily spouse William II of Sicily
Tancred (son of Roger II) relative William II of Sicily
Tancred of Lecce predecessor William II of Sicily
Arab-Norman architecture patron William II of Sicily