William III or William the Third may refer to:

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William III of England and Ireland William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the ...

or William III of Orange or William II of Scotland (1650–1702) * William III of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (1817–1890)

Nobles

William III, Duke of Aquitaine William III (913 – 3 April 963), called Towhead (french: Tête d'étoupe, la, Caput Stupe) from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count o ...

(913–963) * William II, Count of Provence, also numbered William III of Provence, (late 980s–1018) *

William III, Count of Toulouse William III Taillefer (also spelled ''Tallefer'' or ''Tallifer''; – September 1037) was the Count of Toulouse, Albi, and Quercy from 972 or 978 to his death. He was the first of the Toulousain branch of his family to bear the title '' marchio'' ...

, also styled William III of Provence (–1037) *

William III of Provence William III (died after 1037) was the count and margrave of Provence from 1014 to his death. He inherited the titles of his father Rotbold II but preceded his cousin William IV as count.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln z ...

(died after 1037) *

William III of Weimar William III of Weimar (''Wilhelmi Thuringorum praetor''; died 16 April 1039) was count of Weimar from 1003 and of the Eichsfeld from 1022. He was the youngest son of Count William II of Weimar. Family

* His first marriage was to Bertha. * ...

(died 1039) *

William III, Marquess of Montferrat William III (c. 970 – 1042) was the third Marquis of Montferrat and Count of Vado from 991 to his death. He was the eldest son and successor of Otto I. William I and II were the father and son, respectively, of Aleram, the first Marquis, but ne ...

(–1042) *

William III, Lord of Montpellier William III (or in Occitan: Guilhem III) was the Lord of Montpellier from 1025 until his death in 1058. He was the son of William II and husband of Beliardis. His son and successor was William IV. He is the last of the "shadowy" lords of Montpellie ...

(died 1058) * William V, Count of Angoulême, also known as William Taillefer III (1084–1118/20) *

William III, Count of Burgundy William III, Count of Burgundy (c. 1110–1127) inherited his father William II's counties Burgundy and Mâcon as his only son, following William II's assassination by his barons in 1125. William III was himself then assassinated aged only 17 in ...

(–1127) *

William III of Forcalquier William I (born c.1085 and died October 1129) was the Count of Forcalquier and Marquis of Provence from 1094. He was the second son of Count Ermengol IV of Urgell and the only son of Adelaide of Forcalquier, heiress of Count William Bertrand o ...

(died 1129) *

William III of Mâcon William III of Mâcon (1088–1156), also known as William IV of Burgundy, was Count of Mâcon (1102–1156), count of Auxonne (1127–1156), count of Vienne (1148–1156) and regent of the county of Burgundy (1148–1156). He was a younger son ...

(1088–1156) * William III, Count of Nevers (–1161) *

William III, Count of Ponthieu William III of Ponthieu ( – 1172) also called William (II; III) Talvas. Orderic Vitalis and Robert de Torigny both mentioned his nickname 'Talvas' but he is not known to have used it when granting or attesting his own charters, . E. Cokayne, ' ...

(–1172) *

William III, Count of Jülich William was Count of Jülich from 1207 to 1219. He was a nephew of the previous Count, William II. He married Mathilde, daughter of Waleran III, Duke of Limburg. He died in 1219 during the Fifth Crusade in Egypt, and was succeeded by his son Willia ...

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William II, Count of Flanders William III (1224 – 6 June 1251) was the lord of Dampierre from 1231 and count of Flanders from 1247 until his death. He was the son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II of Flanders. Margaret inherited Flanders and Hainault in 124 ...

, also styled William III of Dampierre (1224–1251) * William de Cantilupe (died 1254) *

William III of Baux William III of Baux (died 1257) was a son of William II of Baux. Following his father and grandfather, William III carried the title of prince of Orange Prince of Orange (or Princess of Orange if the holder is female) is a title originall ...

(died 1257) * William III of Cagliari () * William III of Geneva (1280-1320) *

William I, Count of Hainaut William the Good ( nl, Willem, french: Guillaume; – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death. Career William, born , was the son of John II, Count ...

or William III of Holland (–1337) *

William III, Earl of Ross William (or Uilleam) III, 5th Earl of Ross (d. 1372) was a fourteenth-century Scotland, Scottish nobleman. He was the fifth O’Beolan earl of Ross, descending from the founder of the line, Fearchar, Earl of Ross, Fearchar of Ross (or Fearchar Mac ...

, known as ', 5th Earl of Ross (died 1372) * William I, Duke of Bavaria or William III of Hainaut (1330–1389) *

William III, Duke of Bavaria William III (1375 – 12 September 1435; (German: ''Wilhelm III., Herzog von Bayern''), was Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1397–1435), together and in concord with his older brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria. William III was a son of John II and a ...

(1375–1435) * William III of Isenburg-Wied () *

William III, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen Princely count William III of Henneberg-Schleusingen (12 March 1434 – 25 May 1480 in Salorno) was a member of the House of Henneberg. He was the son of William II of Henneberg and Catherine of Hanau. William III inherited the princely coun ...

(1434–1480) * William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425–1482) *

William III, Landgrave of Hesse William III "the Younger", Landgrave of Hesse (8 September 1471 – 17 February 1500) ruled on the part of the county known as Upper Hesse, with residence in Marburg. William was the son of Landgrave Henry III from the House of Hesse and his ...

(1471–1500)

Horses

William the Third (horse) William the Third (1898–1917) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After finishing unplaced on his only race as a two-year-old in 1900, he won five times in 1901 as well as finishing second in The Derby. He reached his peak as a ...

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