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. Like father, like son: he proved utterly inept at governing his Italian possessions.

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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. Like father, like son: he proved utterly inept at governing his Italian possessions. He could not avoid conflict with his cousin Roger II of Sicily, and in 1121 Pope Calixtus II personally intervened to make peace between the warring cousins. William and Roger came to an agreement, whereby Roger provided knights to help William quash a revolt of the minor baron Jordan of Ariano, and in exchange, William abandoned his Sicilian and Calabrian lands. In 1114, William married a daughter of Count Robert of Carazzo, but they had no children. He died without legitimate posterity in July 1127, leaving the entire of the Norman Mezzogiorno to his first cousin once removed, Roger of Sicily, his erstwhile ally. Generally considered an insignificant ruler by modern historians, William was respected by his contemporaries, popular with his barons and subjects, and praised for his martial prowess.
  • Wilhelm II. war ab 1111 Herzog von Apulien. Wilhelm war ein Sohn von Roger Borsa und Adela von Flandern, der Tochter des Grafen Robert des Friesen, und somit ein Angehöriger der normannischen Familie Hauteville.
  • Guillermo II, hijo y sucesor de Rogelio Borsa, era duque de Apulia desde el año 1111 hasta su fallecimiento. En la opinión de sus contemporáneos, era buen guerrero y caballero. Por eso, fue considerado un buen gobernante y fue popular también. Sin embargo, la opinión de historiografía moderna no es tan simpática. En varios conflictos con sus vasallos, especialmente Jordán de Ariano, Guillermo necesitó la ayuda de Rogelio II de Sicilia, su primo. Guillermo tuvo que abandonar sus tierras en Calabria, Palermo, y Messina a Rogelio por su asistencia sostenida.
  • Guillaume d'Apulie (ou Guillaume II d'Apulie) (né vers 1095 et mort en juillet 1127) était un important baron normand d'Italie méridionale, petit fils de Robert Guiscard, au début du XII siècle.
  • Oltre al titolo ducale di Puglia e Calabria, Guglielmo ereditò dal padre anche lo stesso carattere debole e inetto: durante il suo regno, egli dimostrò infatti tutta la sua inabilità al governo, che mise in pericolo la stabilità dei domini peninsulari degli Altavilla. Ben presto venne in conflitto col cugino Ruggero II di Sicilia, uno scontro risolto solo con l'intervento di papa Callisto II, che nel 1121 riuscì a pacificare i due rivali. Guglielmo e Ruggero giunsero ad un accordo, in base al quale il conte di Sicilia procurò al cugino uno squadrone di cavalieri con cui reprimere la rivolta del barone Giordano di Ariano. In cambio, Guglielmo abbandonò i propri possedimenti in Sicilia e Calabria. Nel 1125 ricevette dal papa Onorio II l'investitura del Ducato di Puglia e Calabria. Nel 1114 aveva sposato Guaidalgrima, una figlia del conte Roberto di Alife, ma i due non ebbero figli. Alla sua morte, nel 1127, Guglielmo non aveva eredi legittimi e l'intero Mezzogiorno normanno fu ereditato dal cugino Ruggero, futuro Re di Sicilia. Generalmente considerato una figura insignificante dagli storici moderni, Guglielmo fu molto rispettato dai propri contemporanei, fu popolare fra i suoi feudatari e lodato per la sua abilità militare.
  • Willem II van Apulië was de oudste zoon van Rogier I van Apulië en van Adela van Vlaanderen. Hij volgde in 1111 zijn vader Rogier I op als hertog van Apulië. Willem was in 1114 gehuwd met Gaitelgrime, dochter van graaf Robert van Alife, maar stierf zonder erfgenaam, zodat Apulië en Sicilië verenigd werden onder Rogier II van Sicilië.
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  • 1111–1127
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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. Like father, like son: he proved utterly inept at governing his Italian possessions.
  • Wilhelm II. war ab 1111 Herzog von Apulien. Wilhelm war ein Sohn von Roger Borsa und Adela von Flandern, der Tochter des Grafen Robert des Friesen, und somit ein Angehöriger der normannischen Familie Hauteville.
  • Guillermo II, hijo y sucesor de Rogelio Borsa, era duque de Apulia desde el año 1111 hasta su fallecimiento. En la opinión de sus contemporáneos, era buen guerrero y caballero. Por eso, fue considerado un buen gobernante y fue popular también. Sin embargo, la opinión de historiografía moderna no es tan simpática. En varios conflictos con sus vasallos, especialmente Jordán de Ariano, Guillermo necesitó la ayuda de Rogelio II de Sicilia, su primo.
  • Guillaume d'Apulie (ou Guillaume II d'Apulie) (né vers 1095 et mort en juillet 1127) était un important baron normand d'Italie méridionale, petit fils de Robert Guiscard, au début du XII siècle.
  • Oltre al titolo ducale di Puglia e Calabria, Guglielmo ereditò dal padre anche lo stesso carattere debole e inetto: durante il suo regno, egli dimostrò infatti tutta la sua inabilità al governo, che mise in pericolo la stabilità dei domini peninsulari degli Altavilla. Ben presto venne in conflitto col cugino Ruggero II di Sicilia, uno scontro risolto solo con l'intervento di papa Callisto II, che nel 1121 riuscì a pacificare i due rivali.
  • Willem II van Apulië was de oudste zoon van Rogier I van Apulië en van Adela van Vlaanderen. Hij volgde in 1111 zijn vader Rogier I op als hertog van Apulië. Willem was in 1114 gehuwd met Gaitelgrime, dochter van graaf Robert van Alife, maar stierf zonder erfgenaam, zodat Apulië en Sicilië verenigd werden onder Rogier II van Sicilië.
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  • William II, Duke of Apulia
  • Wilhelm II. (Apulien)
  • Guillermo II de Apulia
  • Guillaume d'Apulie
  • Guglielmo II di Puglia
  • Willem II van Apulië
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