William II (died probably around 961) was the co-

Marquis of Montferrat The Marquises and Dukes of Montferrat were the rulers of a territory in Piedmont south of the Po and east of Turin called Montferrat. The March of Montferrat was created by Berengar II of Italy in 950 during a redistribution of power in the no ...

with his father Aleram. He was the eldest son of Aleram by his first wife, name unknown. He was named after his grandfather, the head of the

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William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087 ...

. William probably co-reigned with his father, but appears to have been dead at around the same time. The only mention of him is in a document for the foundation of an abbey ''pro anime nostre et quondam Gulielmi qui fuit filius et filiaster atque germanus noster seu parentum nostrum mercede''.

Sources

*Merlone, Rinaldo. ''Prosopografia Aleramica (secolo X e prima metà del XI)''.
Marchesi di Monferrato: Guglielmo II.
Marquesses of Montferrat Aleramici 961 deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain {{Europe-noble-stub