William III of Sicily

William III
A near-contemporary depiction of William (far left) with his father (far right) and brother (middle).
King of Sicily
ReignFebruary – October 1194
CoronationJanuary/February 1194
PredecessorTancred
SuccessorConstance & Henry I
Bornc. 1186
Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily
Diedc. 1198
Alt-Ems, Swabia,
Holy Roman Empire
HouseHouse of Hauteville
FatherTancred, King of Sicily
MotherSibylla of Acerra

William III (Italian: Guglielmo III; c. 1186 – c. 1198), a scion of the Hauteville dynasty, was the last Norman King of Sicily, who reigned briefly for ten months in 1194. He was overthrown by his great-aunt Constance and her husband Emperor Henry VI.


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