# Sir William Berkeley

> Sir William Berkeley was an English colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1660 to 1677. One of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, as governor of Virginia he implemented policies that bred dissent among the colonists and sparked Bacon's Rebellion. A favourite of King Charles I, the king first granted him the governorship in 1642. Berkeley was unseated following the execution of Charles I, but his governorship was restored by King Charles II in 1660.

*English colonial governor of Virginia*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1605
- **Died:** 1677-07-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Berkeley](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Berkeley)
- [وليم باركلي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A)
- [William Berkeley (governor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Berkeley_(governor))
- [William Berkeley](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Berkeley)
- [William Berkeley (gubernur)](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Berkeley_(gubernur))
- [Беркли, Уильям (губернатор)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_(%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2809463)

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