For the stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, see William II, Prince of Orange. For the King of the Netherlands, see William II of the Netherlands.
William
Effigy of William on his seal
King of Germany (formally King of the Romans)
Reign
3 October 1247 – 28 January 1256
Coronation
1 November 1248, Aachen
Predecessor
Conrad IV
Successor
Richard
Born
February 1227
Died
28 January 1256(1256-01-28) (aged 28)
Spouse
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Issue
Floris V, Count of Holland
House
Holland (Gerulfings)
Father
Floris IV, Count of Holland
Mother
Matilda of Brabant
William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248 and ruled as sole king from 1254 onwards.
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Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder ofHolland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England...
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should have priority. In 1957, the island of Marken was connected to the mainland of the province North-Holland. In 1976 the dam Houtribdijk connecting...
the April 1559 Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis. In 1559, Philip II appointed William stadtholder (governor) of the provinces ofHolland, Zeeland and Utrecht...
also known as William the Lion WilliamIIofHolland (1227–1256), elected King of the Romans in 1247 William I, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888);...
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west of the Vlie) was not considered to be a part of Frisia anymore, and came to be known as Holland (present day provinces North and South Holland and...
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it is the meeting room of the Cabinet. The Ridderzaal in 2019 Fountain at the Binnenhof, in honor of Count WilliamIIofHolland. The fountain was donated...
Hohenstaufen claim to the throne, and elected Henry Raspe and later WilliamIIofHolland as German kings. During his reign, he fortified several towns and...
the son ofWilliamIIofHolland, in 1256 was ruled in personal union by Holland. By the 1323 Treaty of Paris between Flanders and Hainaut-Holland, the Count...
provinces of North Holland and South Holland in the Netherlands. The County ofHolland was the first Holy Roman county in the area to reach the level of economic...
Imperial dignity - as King of the Romans - for himself. However, his election bid was unsuccessful and Count WilliamIIofHolland, the German anti-king since...
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