William IX

William IX may refer to:

  • William IX of Aquitaine (1071–1126)
  • William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153–1156)
  • William IX of Montferrat (1494–1518)
  • Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516–1592)
  • William I, Elector of Hesse (or Hesse-Cassel), also known as William IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, (1743–1821)

Famous quotes containing the word william:

    An illiterate king is a crowned ass.
    —Medieval English proverb.

    Said by the chronicler William of Malmesbury to have been much used by King Henry I of England (1068-1135)