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Also Known As Guglielmo il Buono • William the Good
Born 1154
Died November 18, 1189 (aged 35) • Palermo • Italy
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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Roger II, mosaic depicting his coronation by Christ, 12th century; in the church of La Martorana, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
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