William II of Bures (died 1158) was a Crusader lord of the

Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem ( la, Regnum Hierosolymitanum; fro, Roiaume de Jherusalem), officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Frankish Kingdom of Palestine,Example (title of works): was a Crusader state that was establishe ...

. He was

Prince of Galilee The principality of Galilee was one of the four major seigneuries of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, according to 13th-century commentator John of Ibelin, grandson of Balian. The direct holdings of the principality centred around Tiberias, i ...

from 1148 to his death as successor of his brother

Elinand Elinand, also known as Elinard, was prince of Galilee from 1143 or 1144 to around 1149. His parentage is unknown. He succeeded William I of Bures who either had died, or been forced into exile. Elinand was one of the main supporters of Melisende ...

. In late 1157, William was sent with Humphrey of Toron and Joscelin Pisellus, a knight, by Baldwin III in a delegation to Emperor Manuel in

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

to arrange Baldwin's marriage. William is a poorly known figure. It is known that he was a nephew of

William I of Bures William of Bures (died before the spring of 1144, or around 1157) was Prince of Galilee from 1119 or 1120 to his death. He was descended from a French noble family which held estates near Paris. William and his brother, Godfrey, were listed among ...

and as this William is only known to have one brother, Godfrey, it is presumed that William and his three known brothers and one sister were children of his. William was succeeded in Galilee by his sister Eschiva.

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1158 deaths Princes of Galilee Christians of the Crusades Year of birth unknown {{Noble-stub