# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-ii-of-england
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:02:54.775Z

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name: "William II of England"
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description: "The third son who took England's crown had red hair, no wife, and died with an arrow in his back during a hunting trip — while his brother sprinted to seize the treasury before the body cooled."
tagline: "King of England from 1087 to 1100"
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gender: "male"
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  isoCode: "FR"
birthDate: "1060"
deathDate: "1100-08-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  William II became King of England on 26 September 1087, the third son of William the Conqueror inheriting a realm he would hold with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. Known as William Rufus for his red hair or ruddy face, he was a soldier of contradictions: bellicose and flamboyant, capable in battle but rough-edged, accused by critics of vice and sodomy yet never marrying or fathering children. He maintained order in England, restored peace to Normandy, pushed Anglo-Norman rule into Wales, brought Scotland under his lordship, and recovered Maine. On 2 August 1100, an arrow struck him while hunting. His younger brother Henry moved fast — seizing the treasury and crown before suspicions of murder could sharpen into questions.