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William I (1120 or 1121 – May 7, 1166), called the Bad or the Wicked (Sicilian: Gugghiermu lu Malu), was the second king of Sicily, ruling from his father's death in 1154 to his own in 1166. He was the fourth son of Roger II and Elvira of Castile .
- 26 February 1154 – 7 May 1166
- Elvira of Castile
Apr 16, 2024 · William I was the Norman king of Sicily, an able ruler who successfully repressed the conspiracies of the barons of his realm. His epithet was bestowed on him by his hapless enemies. He patronized science and letters and showed religious tolerance; among those who frequented his court were many.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The loss of North Africa under King William I of Sicily in 1160 was a major blow to the Normans and it began a slow decline of Norman control within the central Mediterranean. However, the problem started in North Africa years before even William I was ruler of the Normans.
The monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816. The origins of the Sicilian monarchy lie in the Norman conquest of southern Italy which occurred between the 11th and 12th century.
NameBirthMarriage (s)DeathConstance II 1268/1282–1285 (joint ...1249 Sicily daughter of Manfred of Sicily ...Peter I the Great 13 June 1262 6 ...9 April 1302 Barcelona, Spain aged 52 or ...Peter I the Great 1282–1285 (joint ...1240 Valencia son of James I of Aragon ...Constance of Sicily 13 June 1262 6 ...2 November 1285 Vilafranca del Penedès ...James the Just 1285–129510 August 1267 Valencia son of Peter I ...Isabella of Castile 1 December 1291 No ...5 November 1327 Barcelona aged 60Frederick II 1295–133713 December 1272 Barcelona son of Peter I ...Eleanor of Anjou 17 May 1302 9 children25 June 1337 Palermo aged 65Near the end of his reign, William II, having no heirs, released his aunt Constance from a monastery and approved her marriage to King Henry VI of the Romans in order to prevent his cousin Tancred from becoming King of Sicily after his death.
He was William II, whose time as the King of Sicily saw the resurgence of a foreign policy practice that was dangerous and expensive: capturing foreign lands for the sake of it, without considering the economic and political backlash that he would receive. 24 His was a very different approach to diplomacy and foreign relations, one that ...
Feb 25, 2023 · William I of Sicily, also known as William the Bad, was a skilled ruler who reigned from 1154 until his death in 1166. During his later years, he was able to establish peace and stability in his kingdom, thanks to his wise policies and the support of his loyal advisors.
