Walbert I (Count) de ARDENNES (485+ - 538??) ; aka Wambert (Vaubert Wambertus) I (Duke) of MOSELLE (MOSEL); aka Waudbert I de PONTHIEU; (decided Walbert....
Waldemar II (King) of DENMARK (1170 - 1241) ; aka Valdemar II `Sejr'; `the Victorious'; the CONQUEROR; (conquered Holstein & Hamburg 1201, Estonia 121....
Waleran (III; II; Count) of LIMBURG (1085? - 1139) ; aka Walram (Valeran) III `Paganus'; aka Walramus II Paganicus; Herzog von NIEDERLOTHRINGEN; d' ARLON
Walter (Sir) de BERKELEY (Banffs., Scotl. 1136? - 1210+ (or 1190?)) ; aka Walter de BARCLAY, 3rd Laird of GARTLEY; Great Chamberlain/Chancellor of SCOTLAND
Walter (Sir; le) BLOUNT (Derbys. 1348? - 21/7/1403) ; aka Wauter BLOUNT de BARTON & Belton; Lord Mountjoy of Barton; (Royal Standard Bearer, mistaken for King....
Walter (5th of Skipnish?) CAMPBELL (Argyll, Scotl. 1630? - 1704?) ; (this link was a confused assumption, Walter having a son John who was Provost, Bedchamber Groom, etc., not the imprisoned Covenanter)
Walter (Sir; of HYNDFORD) CARMICHAEL (1520 - ?) ; aka John (of Park) CARMICHAEL; (brother Bartholomew d. without son, 5 Lairds descended from brother Willi....
[Walter II de CASTELLANE] Saher de SAY (SETON) (1030? - ?) ; aka Saier de LENS; aka Saher the FLEMING
Walter de CAUS (1065? - 1130+) ; (de CAUX); (his name does not appear on list of Sherwood Keepers; was he Robert's brother instead of father? Did he die before his father?)
[Walter of CORNWALL, q.v. (Richard's son)] Richard PLANTAGENET de CORNAOUAILLES (1209? - 1272) ; Count of POITOU; Earl of CORNWALL; King of the ROMANS (EMPEROR Elect); (one of the wealthiest people of his era)
Walter Elias DISNEY (Chicago 1901 - 1966 Los Angeles) ; (animator, producer, created Mickey Mouse, etc.; founder & eponym of Walt Disney Co. & Disneyland; 8th ....
Walter de EVEREUX (EWRUS) (France 1039? - ?) ; aka Gerarde (Gerold) de ROUMARA; aka Walter Miles d' EVEREUX; Earl of Rosmare (Roumare); `the Fortunate'
Walter (Knight; FitzROBERT) FitzWALTER (? - by 1258) ; his sister Maud (in legend, Robin Hood's fair Maid Marion) was poisoned by King John for denying him her chastity; (of WOODHAM WALTER)
Walter the FLEMING (Flanders ? - by 1138 Bedfords.) ; aka Walter (of WAHULL) FLANDRENSIS; (some conjecture Walter the Fleming and Dougall de Seton were same person)
Walter `the Elder' GIFFARD (Longueville 1010? - 1085) ; aka Gauthier de BOLBEC; Sn. de LONGUEVILLE; 1st Earl of BUCKINGHAM; certainly fought at Hastings with Wm the Conqueror
Walter (1st Baron of WEOBLEY) de LACY (Calvados, Normandy 1042? - 1084+ Herefords.) ; poss. fought at Hastings with Wm the Conqueror; (Gauthier Gualtier)
Walter de LACY (LACI) (Hereford 1165? - 1241 Eire) ; Lord of MEATH & Ludlow; Sheriff of Herefordshire
Walter Quintin GRESHAM (Indiana 1832 - 1895 Washington, D.C.) ; 35th U.S. Secretary of Treasury; 33rd U.S. Secretary of State; Presidential Candidate; 31st U.S. Postmaster General
Walter STEWART (Earl of ATHOLL) (? - 26/3/1437) ; also Earl of Caithness; (helped foil Albany, becoming Heir Presumptive of Scotland after the Albany heirs....
Waltheof II of HUNTINGTON (1049? - 1076) ; Earl of NORTHUMBERLAND; revolted against the Normans in 1075, though by this time the English population was pro-Norman
Wampage (Chief/Sachem) of the SIWANOY ; aka AnHooke; (Siwanoy were a WAPPINGER band; spoke a dialect of Delawarean; Wampage led 1643 massacre aga....
Wan-yen A-ku-ta (Chin Tsai-Tsu) (1068? - 1123+) ; EMPEROR of Northern CHINA; (took control of Northern China from the Song Dynasty, founding the CHIN (Jin)....
Warren Gamaliel HARDING (Ohio 2/11/1865 - 2/8/1923 San Francisco) ; Lt. Gov. of Ohio; U.S. Senator; President of the United States #29 (Repub : 1921-1923)
Wauthier (Walter; of BRUXEELS) of AA (? - 1302?) ; aka Walther (Graaf) van der AA; aka Wathier de BRUXELLES; Sire d' AA, POLLAER, ANDERLECHT, LENNICK, LOMBE....
Wendell PHILLIPS (Boston, Mass. 1811 - 1884 Boston) ; (lawyer; Abolitionist; Activist; the most powerful Orator of his day, his lecture fees were higher than e....
[Western Malayo-Polynesian] First Speaker of Austronesian (4000 BC - ?) ; (Atayalic, Paiwanic, Tsouic are all aboriginal Formosan language families; Paiwanic, Malayo-Polynesian & Daic may form a Muish clade)
Western Pricklypear ; aka Opuntia macrorhiza, plains prickly pear, twistspine pricklypear, etc.
White Hair (Chief) of the Great OSAGE Tribe (1763? - 1809?) ; or: (NN), father of White Hair; aka Gra-to-Moh-se (`Iron Hawk'); aka Pawhuska, Papuisea, Les Cheveux Blanc; eponym of Pawhuska City
White Plume (Chief) of the KANSA Tribe (Osage, Kansas 1765 - 1838) ; aka No-Pa-War-Ra, Nampawarah, Wompawara, Mannschenscaw; (assisted Lewis & Clark; appointed Chief by Clark)
[Wigger (Wigger's son or grandson)] Wigger II (Graf) der GERMARAMARK (970? - by 1035) ; or: poss. Wigger (Wigger's son or grandson); aka Widelo von BILSTEIN
Wilhelm II (EMPEROR) of the GERMAN REICH (1859 - 1941) ; aka Frederick William Victor Albert HOHENZOLLERN; 3rd (and last) Kaiser of the Second Reich; K.G. (annull....
Wilhelm (Freiherr) von ROGENDORF (1481 - 1541) ; Stadtholder of Friesland; Hofmeister to Ferdinand I; (under the command of his brother-in-law Nikolaus vo....
Will ROGERS (Dog Iron Ranch, Indian Terr. (Okla.) 4/11/1879 - 15/8/1935 Alaska) ; aka William Penn Adair ROGERS; (humorist; famous actor; Philosopher; Cowboy)
Willem-Alexander (King) of The NETHERLANDS (27/4/1967) ; Prince of ORANGE, Jonkheer van AMSBERG; (ascended the Dutch throne on 30 April 2013; among wealthiest living European monarchs)
[William (Philip's brother)] Philip (Sir) OLIFARD ; or: William (Philip's brother)
[William (Robert's son)] Robert PATRIC ; or: poss. William (Robert's son); poss. aka Robert Patrick BELWARD
[William (son of Sheriff of TIVIATDALE)] John (Sir; of Castlemilk) STEWART ; (little is known of him but that he was William's father; The connection of Alexander of Darnley is probably a genealogic fraud.)
[William (William's son)] William HUSE ; or: poss. William (William's son)
[William (q.v. : Louis' son)] Louis (I; Sn.) de FAUCIGNY (1030? - 1060?) ; or: William (q.v. : Louis' son)
[William (Roger's brother?)] Roger (I) de BERKELEY (1042? - 1093?) ; or: poss. William (Roger's brother?); Lord of Dursley; (Provost of Manor of Berkeley)
[William (q.v. : Robert's son)] Robert FOSSARD (1068? - 1135?) ; or: poss. William (q.v. : Robert's son); Sn. de MULGRAVE
[William (q.v. : Roger's son)] Roger II de BERKELEY (1068? - by 1131) ; or: William (q.v. : Roger's son); Lord of Dursley
[William (William's father)] William I de OMETAS (? - 1162+) ; or: poss. William (William's father); aka Guillaume I of MONTPELLIER-AUMELAS; aka Guillaume de OMELAZ
[William (William's 2nd cousin)] William (de) VIPONT (? - 1162?) ; or: William (William's 2nd cousin); (de VIPOUNT)
[William (William's son)] William HATHAWAY (? - 1317?) ; or: William (William's son)
[William (William's cousin)] William (Sir) OLIFARD (? - 1330?) ; or: William (William's cousin); poss. Signer of the Declaration of Arbroath; aka William OLYFAUNT of Aberdalgy
[William (Thomas' brother)] Thomas MINER (? - 1573 Somersets.) ; or: William (Thomas' brother)
[William (shown here as this William's grandfather)] William (Sir) WALBIEFFE (? - by 1299) ; or: William (shown here as this William's grandfather); aka William de WALDEBOEFF
William A. J. (Dr.) ANDERSON (So. Car. 17/4/1827 - 3/5/1892 Powder Springs, Georgia) ; (graduated Emory College, served as physician in Civil War); aka William Andrew Jackson ANDERSON
[William AGUILLON, q.v.] William (BARDOLPH) de BARDOLF (Norfolk 1199 - 1275) ; or: prob. not William AGUILLON, q.v.; aka Willelm BARDOLF; Sn. de WORMEGAY
[William III of AQUITAINE, q.v.] Acfrid II (Count) of CARCASSONNE & RASEZ (880? - 927+) ; aka Waifre (Effroi Alfred Acfred Acfredo); Duke of AQUITAINE; Count of AUVERGNE (& Macon ?); (In McBride....
William Arthur Philip Louis WINDSOR (London 1982) ; Prince of GREAT BRITAIN & Northern Ireland; K.G.; K.T.; Duke of CAMBRIDGE; aka William WALES; prob. future King William V of ENGLAND
William d' AUBERVILLE (Derbys. by 1130 - 1196?) ; aka Willelm de ALBERTIVILLA; aka Willielmo de AUBERVILL; (of BARLEY ?); (held 4 1/2 knights' fees of William d'Avranches)
William `the Butler' d' AUBIGNY (? - 1139?) ; Earl of ALBEMARLE; Lord of BUCKENHAM (BUCKINGHAM); aka William PINCERNA d' ALBINI; Butler to Wm Conqueror
William (V; IV; III) d' AUBIGNY (Essex 1170? - 1221 nr. Rome) ; 3rd Earl of ARUNDEL, Earl of Sussex; poss. Lord of HASBURGH; Crusader; poss. Magna Charta Surety
William Avery ROCKEFELLER (N.Y. 1810 - 1906 Illinois) ; aka `Devil Bill'; (traveling con-man who left his family impoverished); aka William (Dr.) LEVINGSTON
William (Colonel) BRADFORD (New York City 1719 - 1791 Philadelphia) ; Publisher (of The Pennsylvania Journal ) and official printer for the 1st Continental Congress; ...
William BRADFORD (Philadelphia 1755 - 1795 Washington, D.C.) ; Army Captain in Revolution; 2nd U.S. Attorney General
William II (Lord of; de) BRAOSE (1106? - 1192? (or '80?)) ; 1st Baron of GWENTLAND (BRAIOSE-GWENTLAND); Lord of Gower; Sheriff of Herefordshire; 1st Baron (10th Lord....
William III de BRAOSE (1144+ - 1211 Corbeil, France) ; aka `the Ogre' (11th Lord) of ABERGAVENNY; Lord Brecknock of Bramber; 5th Baron de BRAIOSE
William V (VI) `Black Will' de BRAOSE (1200? - 1230) ; 14th Lord of Abergavenny; 6th Baron de BRAIOSE; Earl of Radnorshire; aka William (of Brecknock) BRIOUZE
William (Elder) BREWSTER (Scrooby, Nottinghams. 1560 - 10/4/1644 Plymouth, Mass.) ; (printer; minor official, founded the 'Pilgrims', fled to Holland, arranged Pilgrim expedition to America....
[William BROWN (husband of Elizabeth Long)] Thomas BROWN (1705 - by 1749 Frederick Co., Virg.) ; or: prob. not William BROWN (husband of Elizabeth Long)
William (4th Lord) BYRON (1669 - 1736) ; (when his son, Wm the Wicked, d. heirless, the Barony passed to the famous poet, the grandson of Wicked's brother John)
William CALDER (7th Thane) of CAWDOR (? - 1503) ; (he gave Cawdor to his son John, who died young leaving the baby Muriel as Heiress; William was not then ....
William `Lupellus' (de LOVEL) of CASTLE KARY (? - 1160??) ; Comte de YVERY; Sn. de IVRI & Breval; eponym of LOVEL (Lupellus (little wolf), Lupel, Lovel); aka William Gouel PERCEVAL
William (K.G.) CAVENDISH (1641 - 1707 London) ; 1st Duke (& 4th Earl) of DEVONSHIRE; (one of the Immortal Seven who in 1688 invited William of Orange to rule England)
William (K.G.) CAVENDISH (1808 - 1891) ; 7th Duke of DEVONSHIRE; Lord Cavendish of KEIGHLEY; Earl of BURLINGTON; (won Smith's Prize at Cambridge; Chancellor of two Universities)
William CECIL (1st Baron BURGHLEY) (1521 - 1598) ; (Queen Elizabeth's chief advisor); K.G.; Chief Secretary of State, Lord High Treasurer, Lord Privy Seal; etc.
[William CLAXTON] William (Sir; of Hawsted) CLOPTON (? - by 1377) ; or: prob. not William CLAYTON or: prob. not William CLAXTON; Lord of TOPPESFIELD Manor; (also of Newenham)
[William CLAYTON] William (Sir; of Hawsted) CLOPTON (? - by 1377) ; or: prob. not William CLAYTON or: prob. not William CLAXTON; Lord of TOPPESFIELD Manor; (also of Newenham)
William (Sir; of Hawsted) CLOPTON (? - by 1377) ; or: prob. not William CLAYTON or: prob. not William CLAXTON; Lord of TOPPESFIELD Manor; (also of Newenham)
William COCHRANE (by 1681 - 1717) ; of Kilmarnock; (his older brother's male line becoming extinct, his heirs won the Earldom, but their line became extinct also)
William (Sir; of Fermanagh) COLE (? - 1653 Ireland) ; (granted 1300+ acres in County Fermanagh; raised and commanded a regiment successfully against the Confederation of Kilkenny)
William the CONQUEROR (Duke) of NORMANDY (1027 - 9/9/1087) ; aka William the Bastard; affirmed as heir to England by Edward III, invaded when Harold II usurped throne....
William (of Cotele) de COTELE (? - by 1336) ; or: poss. John of ELTHAM (Earl of CORNWALL), q.v.; (held Cotele from John Eltham, q.v., from Black Prince after John's death)
William DOUGLAS (4th Duke of QUEENSBURY) (1725 - 1810 London) ; 3rd Earl of March, Earl of Ruglen, Viscount of Riccartoun, Viscount of Peebles, Lord Hillhouse, Lord Doug....
William DYER (Lincolns. by 1609 - 1676? R.I.) ; (milliner; he and his wife first tried to reform the Anglican church, then went to Massachusetts as Purit....
William (Sir) d' ENGAYNE (1243? - ?) ; (Wm son of Viel died childless, so this is probably a different man of same name)
William III (King) of ENGLAND (1650 - 1702) ; aka William X (Prince) of ORANGE; Stadholder of HOLLAND; defeated France in war, 1674; defeated King Jame....
William (Sir) d' ESTRATLINGES ; (STRADLING); (this man and his ancestry are believed to be a fiction created by the Stradling family in the time of King Henry VIII)
William (Sir; of Wolf Hall) ESTURMI (? - 1427) ; (STURMY; ESTURMEY); Hereditary Warden of Savernake Forest; 11th Speaker of House of Commons; (Walter?)
William EUSTIS (1753 - 1825) ; physician; legislator; 6th U.S. Secretary of War (incompetent in War of 1812); Minister to the Netherlands; Governor of Massachusetts
[William FitzGEOFFREY de BEAUCHAMP, q.v.] Robert de BEAUCHAMP (by 1157 - ?) ; or: poss. William FitzGEOFFREY de BEAUCHAMP, q.v.; aka Robert de CAMPO BELLO
William FitzOSBERN de BRETEUIL (1033? - 1071? Germany) ; 1st Earl of HEREFORD; de CREPON; FitzOSBORNE; certainly fought at Hastings with Wm the Conqueror
William GILBERT (Essex 1544 - 1603 London) ; Scientist who began understanding of electricity and magnetism; one of the important pre-Galilean influences on the Scientific Revolution
William (Sgt.) GIPSON (Moncks Corner, S.C. 25/12/1753 - 9/4/1835 Boone, Indiana) ; (details of his Brave Exploits in the Revolutionary War may be read in Boone Magazine , May 1979)
William (Duke) of GLOUCESTER (1689 - 1700) ; K.G.; (with his early death, and his Stuart cousins clinging to the Church of Rome, the throne of England....
William de GLOUCESTER (? - 1308) ; (King's goldsmith; given life custody of King's Mint)
William GURNEY (? - 1510?) ; (GOURNAY); (his mother or wife was married to Leo Dymoke; this may help explain the probable source error showing father 'Leon')
William HAMILTON (the Diplomat) (1730 - 1803) ; (K.B., M.P., Ambassador, Antiquarian, Scientist : archaeologist, vulcanologist); (winner of the Royal Society's Copley Medal)
William HANCOCK (Warwicks. 1640 - ?) ; aka Gulielum HANCOCKE
William (Sir; of Charlton) de HANDESACRE (1290? - by 1331) ; or: prob. not Joan de SUDELEY, q.v.; (he appears to have been a co-heir of Ranulph de Blundeville, but genealogical route is unknown)
[William HARRIS (Robert's brother)] Robert (Major) HARRIS (1615? - 1701) ; or: William HARRIS (Robert's brother); (Y-chromosome DNA TESTS on his descendants suggest that he was not related to the Thomas shown as father)
William (Dr.) HARVEY (Folkestone 1578 - 1657 London) ; (Scientist, studied human circulation; attended King Charles I; eponym; etc.); (DNA TESTS show him as E-M34); (MIPHMHH #55)
William (FitzROBERT) de HASTINGS ; (there may have been two different William FitzRoberts, often conflated. I may disentangle this in a future version)
William Henry (Gen.) HARRISON (Berkely, Virg. 9/2/1773 - 4/4/1841 Washington, D.C.) ; (Major General; HERO of TIPPECANOE; Diplomat; Governor of Indiana Territory); U.S. Senator; President of ....
William Henry SEWARD (N.Y. 1801 - 1872) ; Governor of New York; U.S. Senator; leading Republican politician; Presidential Candidate; Abolitionist; ....
William HOMES (Boston, Mass. 1717 - 1785 Boston) ; (silver- and goldsmith; J.P., held several civil posts; Captain of Artillery)
William (Rev.) HOMES (Eire 1663 - 1746 Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) ; (prominent in calling for emigration to America; called `the Meek' to distinguish him from a same-named cousin)
William Howard TAFT (Cincinatti 15/9/1857 - 8/3/1930 Washington, D.C.) ; 42nd U.S. Secretary of War; Governor of Cuba; Governor-General of the Philippines; President of the Unite....
William James McKINLEY (Niles, Ohio 29/1/1843 - 14/9/1901 Buffalo, N.Y.) ; (DNA TESTS show R1b); U.S. Congressman; Governor of Ohio; President of the United States #25 (Repub : 1897-1901)
William Jefferson CLINTON (Hope, Ark. 19/8/1946) ; aka William Jefferson (IV) BLYTHE; Governor of Arkansas; President of the United States #42 (Democ : 1993-2001); (DNA TESTS show I1)
William Jennings BRYAN (Salem, Illinois 19/3/1860 - 26/7/1925 Dayton, Tennessee) ; 41st U.S. Secretary of State; spell-binding Orator most famous for his Cross of Gold speech; p....
William John CAVENDISH-SCOTT-BENTINCK (1800 - 1879) ; Marquess of TITCHFIELD; 5th Duke of PORTLAND; (eccentric, had an underground maze excavated under his est....
William (of Ashbourne) de KNYVETON (Derbys. ? - 1334+) ; poss. same as William de KNIVETON (shown here as grandfather using alternate pedigree -- sources differ)
William LAMB (2nd Viscount MELBOURNE) (Derbys. 1779 - 1848 Hertfords.) ; (Queen Victoria's mentor; Home Secretary, Prime Minister of U.K.; eponym of Melbourne, Australia)
[William de LANCASTER (q.v., William's maternal grandfather)] William (III) de LANCASTER (Lord KENDAL) ; or: poss. William de LANCASTER (q.v., William's maternal grandfather)
[William LONGESPEE (q.v.)] bastard sibling of King Henry III or John ; or: prob. not William LONGESPEE (q.v.); (Bishop Roger was known as King's cousin, but details are unknown); (MEULENT, MULENT, MEULENG, MEULINGES, MOLEND, prob. not LONGESPEE)
William (K.G.) LYGON (1872 - 1938) ; 7th Earl BEAUCHAMP; (Governor of New South Wales; homosexual, model for character in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited )
William (the) MARSHALL (the PROTECTOR) (1145? - 1219) ; 3rd/4th Earl of PEMBROKE; (loyal soldier of King Henry II, he scorned King Richard but was spared and mad....
[William MONTGOMERY (d. 1750 Penn. : grandfather of Ann Whitesides)] John (Major) MONTGOMERY (Eaglesham, Renfrews.? 1665? - 1721 Ulster) ; or: Not! William MONTGOMERY (d. 1750 Penn. : grandfather of Ann Whitesides); (that our Deborah Montgomery was sister of the (slightly) famous Thomas of Philadelphia is suggested by w....
[William of NORMANDY (Earl of ARQUES), q.v.] Godfrey (Vicomte) d' ARQUES (1010? - ?) ; (sometimes confused with Geoffrey de BOLEBEC, q.v. (his brother or uncle?))
[William (Robert's 1st cousin)] Robert de VIPONT (Normandy 1065? - 1107+ Westmoreland) ; or: William (Robert's 1st cousin)
William (I; VIII) `the Silent' ORANGE-NASSAU (Dillenburg 1533 - 10/7/1584 Delft) ; aka Willem I `de Zwijger' van ORANJE; Prince of ORANGE; Earl of NASSAU, etc.; Stadholder of HOLLAND; (Maurice?)
William (1st Baron) PARR (1512? - 1571) ; (K.G.; degraded, later restored); 1st Earl of ESSEX (7th creation); 1st Marquess NORTHAMPTON; Lord Great Chamberlain of England
William (Sir) PARR (? - 1547) ; 2nd Baron PARR of HORTON; Sheriff of Northamptonshire
William (Sir) PHIPS (PHIPPS) (Maine 1651 - 1695 London) ; (shipwright, ship's captain, treasure hunter, military leader, Governor of Massachusetts; established trials for Witchcraft at Salem)
William `the Elder' PITT (1708 - 1778) ; Prime Minister of U.K.; 1st Earl of CHATHAM; `the Great Commoner'; (famous for victory in Seven Years' War; eponym of Pittsburgh)
William de la POLE (1302 - 1366) ; 2nd Baron of the Exchecker; Mayor of Hull
William (K.G.) de la POLE (1396 - 1450) ; 4th Earl & 1st Duke of SUFFOLK; aka Jack NAPIS; (important supporter of Lancastrians; eponym of 'Jackanapes')
William (Colonel) RANDOLPH (Engl. 1650 - 1711 Virg.) ; (very prominent in Virginia politics; of Turkey Island)
William Randolph (I) HEARST (San Francisco 1863 - 1951 Beverly Hills, Calif.) ; (built newspaper empire; builder & eponym of Hearst Castle; politician)
William (le) RUFUS (1132?? - ?) ; aka William RUFFUS; aka William le ROUS
William Rufus DAY (1849 - 1923) ; 36th U.S. Secretary of State; U.S. Supreme Court Justice
William Rufus (DeVane) KING (N.C. 1786 - 1853 Alabama) ; U.S. Senator; Minister to France; Vice President of the U.S.A. #13 under Pierce; Presidential Candidate (Fed. 1816)
William `the Bard' SHAKESPEARE (Stratford 1564 - 1616 Stratford) ; greatest Author in history; (Michael Hart shows, instead, Edward de Vere, q.v., as the great writer, and ....
William SPENCER (Bedford 1601 - 1640 Conn.) ; lived in Cambridge, Mass.; (founding member of `Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company'; served on Gen. Courts of both Mass. and Conn.)
William STANLEY (6th Earl) of DERBY (Westminster 1561? - 1642) ; King of the Isle of MAN; K.G.; (sometimes theorized to be Author of works of SHAKESPEARE)
William (K.G.) STANLEY (Lancas. 1437? - 1495 Denbighs.) ; Justiciar of North Wales; (valiant ally of Henry VII, but later executed for treason)
William (Rev.; Judge) STOUGHTON (Mass.? 1632? - 1701) ; Lt. Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony; though without legal training, he presided over the Trials of Witchcraft at Salem
[William (Robert's brother)] Robert (BLUND) le BLOUNT (Suffolk 1029? - 1066+) ; or: William (Robert's brother); 1st Baron of Ixworth; Lord of Ashfield; Admiral for Wm Conqueror
William III TAILLEFER (976? - 1037) ; aka Guillaume III (Count) de TOULOUSE; Count of PROVENCE; (his ancestry is controversial; we show the most likely possibiity)
William (I; II) TALVAS (Conte) de ALENCON (995? - 1052) ; Prince/Earl of BELLEME; `in all things worse than his brothers, and his wickedness has flourished to this day among his heirs'
William THOMSON (Lord KELVIN) (Belfast, Eire 1824 - 1907 Ayrs., Scotl.) ; winner of the Royal Society's Copley Medal; (one of the foremost Physicists of the 19th century; eponym; Mathematician)
[William THORNBOROUGH (Wm's gt-grandfather)] William Rowland THORNBOROUGH ; or: prob. not William THORNBOROUGH (Wm's gt-grandfather)
William (I; Duke/Count) of TOULOUSE (771? - 821?) ; aka William (Guillem) `le Cornet' Saint of GELLONE; aka William of ORANGE; Margrave of SEPTIMANIA; of DAV....
William (Knight; de) de TRUSSELL (1261? - 1347) ; Lord of CUBBLESTON & Wormingham (WARMINCHAM) & Billesley; 2nd Prolocutor (Speaker) of House of Commons;....
William (of Foveran) TURING (Edinburgh? ? - 1342+) ; aka William de TURYNE (de TURIN); Burgess of Edinburgh; (shared exile with King David II, granted Foveran)
William TYNDALE (Gloucesters. 1494? - 1536 Brabant) ; (translated Bible into English; most of the King James version is Tyndale's work); aka William HYCHYNS (HITCHINS); (MIPHMHH #426)
William (Sir; the PATRIOT) WALLACE (1273 - 24/8/1305 Tyburn Tree, London) ; Regent/Guardian of SCOTLAND; renowned Warrior, Commander; led Scots in insurrection, massacring thousands....
William (Sir; the PATRIOT) WALLACE [alt ped] (1273 - 24/8/1305 Tyburn Tree, London) ; Regent/Guardian of SCOTLAND; renowned Warrior, led Scots in insurrection, massacring thousands under John....
William WOLCOTT (Devon 1608 - ? Salem, Mass.) ; poss. aka John(?) WOOLCOTT; (DNA TESTS suggest I1-Z17954, meaning that the parents shown here are likely incorrect)
[William `Black Will', q.v., Wm's half-brother] William de BRAOSE ; or: poss. William `Black Will', q.v., Wm's half-brother; (different person from same-named half-brother ?)
William(?) CADDELL (Laird of CAWDOR) ; Thane of CALDER; (Caddell is the early Highland spelling, with CALDER and CAWDIOR the variants used in Scottish Lowland and England resp.)
Winston Leonard Spencer CHURCHILL (30/11/1874 - 24/1/1965) ; Prime Minister of U.K.; ``most indispensable man of 20th century''; K.G.; Nobel Literature Laureate (1953); (MIPHMHH #352)
[Wistrach (Mojmir's brother)] Mojmir (von MAHREN?) (1st Duke) of MORAVIA (? - 857) ; or: poss. Wistrach (Mojmir's brother); (this family was rival to the Carolingian Dukes of Bavaria); eponym of MOIMIRID
Witta (Vitta Vitgils Witte; II) the JUTE (336? - 384?) ; (some sources make Witta son of Wihtgils instead of vice versa); aka Wittichius (Uitto Wicta Cretta) de SAXE; Ruler of the SWAETE
Wladislav II (King) of BOHEMIA (1117? - 1175 Thuringia) ; aka Vladislav II PRZEMYSLIDE; (he and his heirs were Imperial Arch- CUPBEARER of the Holy Roman Empire)
Wladislaw II JAGIELLO (King) of POLAND (1350? - 1434 Grodek) ; aka Jagello (Jogaila) of LITHUANIA (he was baptised Wladyslaw as adult); aka Wladyslaw V; aka Ladislas (V....
Wm. F. `Buffalo Bill' CODY (LeClaire, Iowa 1846 - 1917 Denver, Colo.) ; aka William Frederick CODY; (Pony Express Rider at age 14, received Medal of Honor as Indian Scout; famous showman; eponym of Cody, Wyoming)
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Wo Jia, (13th King) SHANG (? - 1465? BC) ; aka Ch'iang Chia, Ti K'ai Chia Yu, Qiang Jia; EMPEROR of CHINA; reigned 1490 - 1465 BC
Woden (Wodan Odin) of ASGARD (Asia 215? AD or 75 BC) ; aka Wodin (Woutan, Bodo) von DROTTNAR; Overlord of ANGLO-SAXONS; (dates inferred from Alfred and modern h....
[Woden of ASGARD, q.v.] Odin (GOD) of the NORSE ; or: Woden of ASGARD, q.v.; aka Woden (King) in VALHALLA; aka Ygg, Hangater, Othni; poss. aka Odin av SVITJOD; poss. aka Gauti of GOT....
Wojslawa (Woizslawa) (? - 1172) ; aka Woizlawa of the OBOTRITES; aka Verishode of POMERANIA; aka Weislawa von NORWEGEN; she converted her husband to Christianity
Woulgrin (Count) of PERIGORD (Aachen 830? - 886) ; aka Wulgrin I (Vulgrin) `Taillefer' (Count) d' ANGOULESME; Count of AGEN, Ct. of the Palace for Charles `....
Wulfhere (Wulfred) (King) of MERCIA (? - 674+) ; conquered West Britain via Battle of Badon Hill, defeating Cadwaladr Fendigaid, q.v.; 9th BRETWALDA (High King)
Wurgust (7th/14th King) of SCONE, sister of ; aka Uirges; (from here King lists differ; perhaps this was when the separation into Northern and Southern Pictish Kingdoms occurred)