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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 659 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. See also:Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning possibly " one who See also:wills to protect" ), a masculine proper name See also:borne by many See also:European sovereigns and others, of whom the more important are treated below in the following See also:order:—(1) See also:kings of See also:England and See also:Scotland . (2) Other sovereigns in the alphabetical order of their states . (3) Other ruling princes . (4) Prelates, Chroniclers, &c .

End of Article: WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
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