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Facts

Also Known As Guglielmo il Buono • William the Good
Born 1154
Died November 18, 1189 (aged 35) • Palermo • Italy • (Anniversary in 5 days)
Title / Office king (1166-1189), Sicily
House / Dynasty House of Hauteville

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William II, detail of a mosaic, 12th century; in the Church of Monreale, Sicily
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