William II, Marquis of Namur (22 January 1355 – 10 January 1418) inherited the
Marquisate of Namur from his father
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 10 ...
in 1391 and held it until his own death.
His mother was Catherine of Savoy († 1388), daughter of
Louis II of Savoy, baron of Vaud, and Isabella of Châlon. His rule as marquis of Namur was a peaceful one, in which he devoted himself to encouraging commerce, industry and the building of fortifications. He did participate in 1408 in the
suppression of a revolt by the people of Liège, together with
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy ,
William IV, Count of Hainaut and
Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
Louis VII (c. 1368 – 1 May 1447), called the Bearded (German: ''Ludwig der Bärtige'') was the Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Duke Stephen III and Taddea Visconti.
Biography
As brother of Isabella of Bavari ...
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His first wife was Marie de Bar, daughter of
Robert I, Duke of Bar and
Marie of France, Duchess of Bar.
In 1393, he remarried with Jeanne d'Harcourt (1372–1456), daughter of
John VI, Count of Harcourt
John VI of Harcourt (or John of Vaudémont) (1 December 1342 – 28 February 1389) was a count of Harcourt. He was son of John V of Harcourt and Blanche of Ponthieu who was the sister of Jeanne of Ponthieu.
He succeeded to his father's counties o ...
and Catherine of Bourbon.
He had no surviving children and so on his death William II was succeeded as Marquis by his brother
John III.
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1355 births
1418 deaths
Margraves of Namur
Place of birth missing