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Originally Posted by VApeople
After Charles 3rd dies and William becomes king, will he be William 3rd?
I assume my ancestor William the Conqueror became King William 1st and maybe William (of William and Mary) was William 2nd, so I guess that would make the current Prince of Wales William 3rd when he takes over.
It is interesting Charles and Diana named their sons William and Harold. William the Conqueror defeated and killed King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Maybe those names are a sign the brothers will not get along well in the future.
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Four (So far).
"William I of England, better known as William the Conqueror. He reigned from 1066 to 1087.
William II from 1087 to 1100, while William I, King of Scots, was in the position from 1165 to 1214. He was better known as William the Lion.
William of Orange was simultaneously William III of England and William II of Scotland from 1689 to 1702.
And William IV of the United Kingdom reigned from 1830 to 1837."
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