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African lion hound

(Encyclopedia)African lion hound: see Rhodesian ridgeback. ...

Richard Lion-Heart

(Encyclopedia)Richard Lion-Heart: see Richard I, of England. ...

Cœur de Lion

(Encyclopedia)Cœur de Lion: see Richard I, king of England. ...

William the Silent

(Encyclopedia)William the Silent or William of Orange (William I, prince of Orange), 1533–84, Dutch statesman, principal founder of Dutch independence. William married four times. His first wife was Anne of Egm...

William the Conqueror

(Encyclopedia)William the Conqueror: see William I, king of England. ...

Richard Cœur de Lion

(Encyclopedia)Richard Cœur de Lion: see Richard I, of England. ...

William, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia)William, king of Scotland: see William the Lion. ...

William II, king of the Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)William II, 1792–1849, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1840–49), son and successor of William I. He served with Wellington in the Peninsular War, was wounded at Waterloo, and...

William III, king of the Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)William III, 1817–90, king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1849–90), son and successor of William II. William III ruled as a constitutional monarch, and his long reign was unmarre...

William I, king of the Netherlands

(Encyclopedia)William I, 1772–1843, first king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg (1815–40), son of Prince William V of Orange, last stadtholder of the Netherlands. He commanded (1793–95) the Dut...