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William II, Duke of Apulia

1095 - 1127

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William II (1095 – July 1127) was the Duke of Apulia and Calabria from 1111 to 1127. He was the son and successor of Roger Borsa. His mother, Adela of Flanders, had previously been queen of Denmark, and he was a half-brother of Charles the Good. He succeeded his father as duke in 1111, though Adela served as regent until William was of age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William II, Duke of Apulia is the 9,303rd most popular politician (down from 8,323rd in 2019), the 2,322nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,167th in 2019) and the 596th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William II, Duke of Apulia ranks 9,303 out of 19,576Before him are Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Louis, King of Sicily, Valentín Paniagua, Émile Ollivier, Vitale II Michiel, and Shulamit Aloni. After him are George II of Bulgaria, Nicolás Bravo, Velu Nachiyar, Shapur IV, Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, and Rosen Plevneliev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1095, William II, Duke of Apulia ranks 9Before him are Yuri Dolgorukiy, Antipope Victor IV, Suryavarman II, Mesud I, Usama ibn Munqidh, and Amadeus III, Count of Savoy. After him are Conan III, Duke of Brittany, and Peter of Bruys. Among people deceased in 1127, William II, Duke of Apulia ranks 6Before him are William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Prince Álmos, Fulcher of Chartres, and Muhammad I of Khwarazm. After him is Ava.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, William II, Duke of Apulia ranks 2,322 out of 5,161Before him are Lucrezia d'Este (1535), Laura Betti (1927), Alexander of Bergamo (201), Mino Raiola (1967), Louis, King of Sicily (1338), and Lucilius Junior (6). After him are Giuseppe Terragni (1904), Daniele Barbaro (1513), Felix of Nola (300), Saint Homobonus (1117), Indro Montanelli (1909), and Sophron (-500).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, William II, Duke of Apulia ranks 596Before him are Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (1827), Quintus Veranius (12), Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (1755), Spurius Cassius Viscellinus (-540), Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (-98), and Louis, King of Sicily (1338). After him are Titus Flavius Sabinus (100), Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria (1827), Massimo d'Azeglio (1798), Luigi Longo (1900), Godepert (610), and Giovanni Morelli (1816).