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William Windsor (phrenologist)
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William Windsor may refer to: *Prince William of Gloucester (1941–1972), grandson of King George V *William, Prince of Wales (born 1982), elder son of King Charles III *William de Windsor (–1384), English feudal lord *William Windsor, 2nd Baron Windsor (1498–1558), MP for Chipping Wycombe in 1529 *Bobby Windsor (born 1948), British rugby union footballer *William Windsor (goat) (), known as "Billy", a military mascot goat See also *Baron Windsor Earl of Plymouth is a title that has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. History The first creation was in 1675 for Charles FitzCharles, one of the dozens of illegitimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince William Of Gloucester
Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. At birth he was fourth in line to the throne; he was ninth in line at the time of his death. A Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over royal duties. He led an active life, flying Piper aircraft, trekking through the Sahara, and hot air ballooning. He was the most recent descendant of George III to be diagnosed with porphyria, probably hereditary, which is conjectured to be the illness that caused George III's mental breakdown. Prince William died in 1972, aged 30, in an air crash while piloting his plane in a competition. Early life Prince William was born at Hadley Common, Hertfordshire. His father was Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. His mother was Alic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William, Prince Of Wales
William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School and Eton College. He earned a Master of Arts (Scotland), Scottish Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews. William then trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst prior to serving with the Blues and Royals. In April 2008, William graduated from Royal Air Force College Cranwell, joining RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009. He served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance for two years, starting in July 2015. William performs official duties and engagements on behalf of the King. He holds patronage with over 30 charitable and military organisations, including the Tusk Trust, Centrepoint (charity), Centrepoint, and London's Air Ambulance Charity. He und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William De Windsor
Sir William de Windsor, Baron Windsor (–1384) was an English administrator who served as King's Lieutenant in Ireland. Origins William was the son of Sir Alexander de Windsor of Grayrigg, Westmorland, and of Elizabeth (died August 1349), his wife. No connection has been proved between this family and that of the Windsors of Stanwell. He was of full age in 1349, and served in the Hundred Years' War, French wars of Edward III of England, Edward III. Ireland Before 1369 Windsor had held a command in Ireland under Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, Lionel of Antwerp, and claimed lands in Kinsale, Inchiquin, and Youghal. In that year he was appointed the King's Lieutenant in Ireland, and had a grant of a thousand marks a year. He at once set to work to reduce the Dublin border clans, but in 1370 had to leave them in order to attempt the rescue of the Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, Earl of Desmond, who had been taken prisoner by the O'Briens. To secure even partial o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Windsor, 2nd Baron Windsor
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Windsor
Robert William Windsor (born 31 January 1948 in Newport, Monmouthshire), known as Bobby and nicknamed "The Duke", is a former rugby union player who gained 28 rugby union caps for Wales as a hooker between 1973 and 1979. Windsor published his autobiography in October 2010 entitled 'The Iron Duke'. Early career A steelworker by trade, Windsor actually began his rugby union career as a back, playing at fullback and fly-half, but became famous as a hooker. He played for Brynglas and Cross Keys before joining Pontypool where with Graham Price and Charlie Faulkner he became part of the legendary Pontypool Front Row, also known as the Viet Gwent (a play on Viet Cong) and immortalised in song by Max Boyce. Wales Windsor made his debut for Wales against Australia in Cardiff in 1973, a match Wales won by 24 points to nil with Windsor scoring a hooker's try, and took over from Jeff Young as first-choice hooker. The Pontypool front row played for Wales as a unit 19 times during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Windsor (goat)
William "Billy" Windsor I is a cashmere goat who served as a Lance corporal#United Kingdom, lance corporal in the 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh, an infantry battalion of the British Army. He served as a lance corporal from 2001 until 2009, except for a three-month period in 2006 when he was demoted to fusilier, after inappropriate behaviour during the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations while deployed on active duty with the battalion on Cyprus. He retired to Whipsnade Zoo in May 2009. His young replacement is known as William Windsor II. History The tradition of having goats in the military originated in 1775,Item: GTJ18644Royal Welsh Fusiliers Regimental Museum, GwyneddCopy at ''Gathering the Jewels'', website for Welsh heritage and culture when a wild goat walked onto the battlefield in Boston during the American Revolutionary War and led the Wales, Welsh regimental colours at the end of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Another Welsh military goat, Taffy IV, served in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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