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'''William VI''' (William Edward Francis Albert Charles; born 17 December 1950) was {{wp|King of the United Kingdom|King of the British}} from 1997 to 2017. In 1995, he married the {{wp|Norwegian}} princess {{wp|Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} with whom he has four children: [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Alexandra]], [[Prince Richard, Duke of Cleveland|Richard]], [[Prince Alistair, Duke of Edinburgh|Alistair]], and [[Princess Mary, Duchess of Sussex|Mary]]. Despite his constitutional status, as King, he was instrumental in promoting continued relations between the {{wp|United Kingdom}} and its allies in {{wp|Asia}} through his respective state visits to the continent, and was particularly responsible for the passing of the [[Succession to the Crown Act 1997]], which saw a fundamental change in the country's succession law. The latter half of his reign was marked by the deaths of the former [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|King Charles III]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Queen Lauren}} in the year 2011 and 2014 respectively.
Following a sudden health crisis and upon the recommendation of the then {{wp|Theresa May|Prime Minister}}, an ageing William abdicated the throne in favour of his daughter who ascended to the throne as [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] while styling himself as [[Duke of Hanover|''Duke of Hanover'']], becoming the third {{wp|British}} monarch to do so after his father, [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|King Charles III]] and the 19th-century {{wp|Queen Victoria}}, around a decade and 180 years ago respectively. Nevertheless, since his abdication, the former king has been furthering his involvement, notably in philanthropy and other royal duties.
As a result of his {{wp|Lauren Bacall|mother}}'s {{wp|Jewish}} identity, William is recognised as being the first {{wp|Jewish}} monarch of the {{wp|United Kingdom}} through the {{wp|Jewish}} {{wp|Matrilineality in Judaism|matrilineal descent}}.
==Early Life==
William was born on December 17th 1950 to the then [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles, Prince of Wales]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Lauren, Princess of Wales}}, formerly known as Lauren Bacall, during the reign of his grandfather, [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]]. His godparents, in a manner previously unknown to that of his predecessors, consisted of both {{wp|British}} and {{wp|American}} nationals, whilst also including both members of royalty and non-royalty, such as his great-uncle and aunt, [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale]] and {{wp|Astrid of Sweden|Princess Astrid of Sweden}}, then {{wp|British}} {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}}, {{wp|Clement Attlee}}, and {{wp|American}} {{wp|Hollywood}} figures, actor, {{wp|Frank Sinatra}}, and actress, {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}.
==''Prince of the Welsh''==
Around the time when William was only a year old, the death of his grandfather, [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] led to his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]] becoming the new sovereign as ''Charles the Third''. At the same time, as the new heir apparent, William was created {{wp|Duke of Cornwall}} on July 7th by the former. Furthermore, following his father's ascension to the throne, the family of three subsequently moved from their previous residence at {{wp|Edinburgh Castle}} to the central residence of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} in {{wp|London}}.
Mirroring that of his own [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]]'s upbringing, William's upbringing in {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} was reportedly said to had been somewhat restrictive in the early years, as a consequence of fringe rumours espousing harmful plots targeting the royal family. Nevertheless, the prince was able to benefit from both of his parents' much modern and liberal parenting style, with his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]] in particular emphasising qualities of "individuality, self-dependent, and survivability" in the young prince, while his {{wp|Lauren Bacall|mother}} generally added onto the efforts of William's father in "liberalising" the young ''Prince of the Welsh''.
===The American Prince===
As his parents had previously been involved in the {{wp|Hollywood}} industry as actors and actresses themselves, William also grew up with a firm passion for {{wp|American}} movies and films, an interest helped by his parents' convenient associations with various {{wp|Hollywood}} celebrities. At the same time, he also became fond of locally-made {{wp|British}} films aswell, with the famed {{wp|English}} actress, {{wp|Audrey Hepburn}}, being a personal favourite, and later a close friend of his.
====Katharine Hepburn====
In particular, due to his parents' close association to the {{wp|American}} actress, {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}, whom had consistently been a close friend of the royal couple, and also the prince's own godmother, William would also occasionally spend some time living under the actress's care at her family residence in {{wp|Fenwick}}, {{wp|Connecticut}}. Later on, in his memoirs, William himself described his time of living in {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}}'s family home as a "wholly wild, and fascinating experience". He also generally described the actress in a wholly positive light, having written in one instance, ''"While there were some minor, and understandable blunders from her, I could feel that we generally appreciated and cared for one another"''. Moreover, when living at the actress's {{wp|Connecticut}} family home, William was said to had generally fancied "dipping his toes every morning on the shores of the cold water", whilst also having much interest in sports such as golf and tennis, an interest made convenient with the presence of nearby golf courses and alike.
Interestingly, the supposed state of their "mother and son" relationship proved quick to gain a sizable degree of notoriety among the local community, so much so that William was initially mistaken to be an alleged secret lovechild between {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}} and her known romantic partner at the time, the actor, {{wp|Spencer Tracy}}, although these were quickly refuted by {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}}'s own family members, whom were already aware of the royal family's connections to the actress. Nevertheless, when the two were mostly apart, both William and {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}} maintained their lifelong friendship through the extensive use of telephones, and to a certain extent, an exchange of gifts, particularly during {{wp|Christmas}} or their own respective birthday celebrations.
==Reign==
Upon his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]]'s abdication on January 1997, William automatically ascended to the throne as King William VI. Despite his longstanding ceremonial status, William, in a manner similar to that of his father and predecessor, [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|King Charles III]], also partook to some degree in the country's political affairs whilst adhering to his position as a constitutional monarch.
His first notable achievement upon becoming king was the passing of the [[Succession to the Crown Act 1997]], which occurred following an agreement at a meeting among {{wp|Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth}} leaders to amend the pre-existing succession laws, particularly concerning the initial {{wp|Primogeniture|male-preference primogeniture}} system, which was subsequently replaced with that of an {{wp|Primogeniture|absolute primogeniture}} instead. The change in the succession laws, which had arisen following personal concerns over the possibility of the then heir presumptive, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Princess Alexandra]] being replaced as heir by a subsequent younger brother was initially championed by the then {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Queen Mother Lauren}} whom, with the support of William himself was able to successfully pressure the then {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|John Major}} and the other {{wp|Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth}} leaders into a unanimous agreement to amend the pre-existing succession laws, which had initially run under a {{wp|Primogeniture|male-preference primogeniture}} system. On May 11th that year, soon after {{wp|Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament}} had passed the [[Succession to the Crown Act 1997]], William himself notably declared, ''"A Commonwealth of the 20th and 21st centuries must never be one of an oppressive patriarchal nature, let alone one that denies the women of today an equal opportunity, whether by legal or illegal means"''.
On January 1998, William notably became the first high-ranking {{wp|British}} citizen to visit the {{wp|Iran|Islamic Republic of Iran}} where in a private meeting in the capital city of {{wp|Tehran}}, the King met with the {{wp|Iranian}} {{wp|Supreme Leader of Iran|Supreme Leader}}, {{wp|Ali Khamenei}}. He also met the {{wp|Chinese}} {{wp|President of the People's Republic of China|President}}, {{wp|Jiang Zemin}} later that February, followed by a subsequent visit to {{wp|Taiwan}} on the same month. His visit to both countries, whilst receiving great attention from international commentators was also seen as a symbolic diplomatic gesture due to the fact that a year prior, the {{wp|United Kingdom}} had ceded the territory of {{wp|Hong Kong}} to {{wp|China}} itself.
==Abdication==
During the final year of his reign, despite already being sixty seven years of age, William was consistently described as being a "generally healthy, and well-conditioned man", as he was notably credited for almost regularly playing a game of polo with the palace staff and his close associates during his free time, leading him to be known as the ''Polo King'' among his close circles. However, on October 6th, having just went back to his chambers alongside his {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|wife}}, the King unexpectedly collapsed onto his bed while the latter had gone inside the chambers' bathroom. Around a minute later, royal doctors were immediately summoned following signs of a weakened pulse, leading him to be transferred instead to a special room for an operation. At the same time, by his own {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|wife}}'s insistence, both the {{wp|British}} and {{wp|Pakistani}} governments agreed to preserve details of his operation, as to not jeopardise his [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|daughter]]'s then ongoing state visit to the {{wp|Pakistan}} itself. Following an initially successful operation, he was declared to be in a ''"mildly stable"'' condition but soon after, subsequent operations were also conducted which lasted until just hours before his daughter [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Alexandra]]'s return from her state visit, during which he was declared to had fully recovered from his illness, which was subsequently recorded as a stroke, albeit privately. 
In light of the incident, William began seriously contemplating in an abdication, during which he made it known to the then {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Theresa May}}, whom he had specifically invited to {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} for the matter. Discussions between the two would continue until December 10th when in a coordinated manner, William first declared his abdication at 10:30 AM in a {{wp|BBC}} broadcast from {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} before an {{wp|Act of Parliament}} was granted {{wp|royal assent}} by the King himself, thereby effectively formalising his abdication. In his abdication speech, William chose not to publicly disclose the details of his illness leading to his abdication, having instead chosen to cite ''"ill-health and inability to sustain the continuation of royal duties"'' as his primary reasons for abdicating. He subsequently attended the coronation of his daughter and successor, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] whom later created the former king [[Duke of Hanover|''Duke of Hanover'']] in light of his abdication.
==Post-Abdication==
Following his abdication, William promptly took an initial period of rest for approximately five months before returning to his royal duties, now as a royal duke, albeit on a periodical basis. On May 2018, he embarked on a second state visit to {{wp|China}}, the first of which since his abdication, during which he reassured {{wp|Chinese}} premier {{wp|Xi Jinping}} of a sustained bilateral relationship between the two countries. On October of the same year, in an official broadcast from his residence of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, William called for the {{wp|Saudi}} ruler, {{wp|Salman of Saudi Arabia|King Salman}} of {{wp|Saudi Arabia}} to reprimand his officials believed to be involved in the attempted kidnapping of his daughter and successor, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]]. While there had been no immediate response from the {{wp|Saudi}} government, the broadcast itself was largely praised by the {{wp|British}} public, though a minority of critics labelled the broadcast as an overstepping of the former King's royal duties.
==Marriage==
As William's parents had chosen a rather informal and morganatic approach to marriage, prospects of the young William in exemplifying his parents were largely encouraged. Consequently, William frequently indulged himself in events concerning the country's nobility and celebrity circles. Rumours of his alleged relationships with several prominent women became a common theme for local tabloids, but at the same time, neither were officially confirmed. However, from 1979 to 1985, the prince was in a lengthy relationship with {{wp|Austrian}}-{{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Sybil Danning}}. The couple later peacefully separated over issues concerning work and residence. Nevertheless, {{wp|Sybil Danning|Danning}} herself would later attend his own coronation in 1997.
On February 5th 1989, the royal palace announced the surprise engagement between William and a young {{wp|Danish}} actress by the name of {{wp|Connie Nielsen}}. Following the announcement, Nielsen and William began to appear together in public, with Nielsen herself frequently accompanying the prince on both his local and state visits. Three years later, the couple officially broke off their engagement, albeit in a peaceful manner. Regardless, both William and Nielsen remained close partners in the aftermath of their separation, with {{wp|Connie Nielsen|Nielsen}} herself being made a {{wp|viscount|viscountess}} on the same year, alongside a {{wp|British}} citizenship before subsequently marrying William's [[Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews|brother]] of the same name three years later. At the same time, the end of their engagement raised concerns over the question of William's successor. Compounding this was William's own age, in which he was already in his 40's.
In the months following his separation, William was first introduced to the {{wp|Norwegian}} princess {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}, who is almost 20 years his junior during a state visit to {{wp|Norway}}. Throughout the following months, the two decided to pursue a relationship, albeit in a private manner before they were officially wed in 1995. Though their marriage was partially received with despair as it was hoped that William was to marry a commoner, the wedding was greatly received and publicised by both the {{wp|British}} and {{wp|Norwegian}} media. After only a few months into their marriage, their first child, the current [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] was born. Through their respective ancestors, William and {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} are distant cousins as {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}'s {{wp|Princess Märtha of Sweden|grandmother}} was the sister of {{wp|Astrid of Sweden|Astrid}} who had in turn, married William's great uncle Frederick, the [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Duke of Clarence of Avondale]]. Furthermore, the similarities in their respective backgrounds were also extensively noted, as both William and {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} had both been royals born from a royal father and a commoner mother, though unlike the latter's case, William's own mother had been that of a starkly different religion and nationality while {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}'s mother, {{wp|Sonja Haraldsen|Queen Sonja}} had strictly been of both {{wp|Norwegian}} birth and of the {{wp|Protestant}} faith.
Despite the glaring age difference, the couple enjoyed a well-built marriage in which throughout the succeeding years, they received the birth of their twin sons, [[Prince Richard, Duke of Cleveland|Richard]] and [[Prince Alistair, Duke of Edinburgh|Alistair]] and another daughter, named [[Princess Mary, Duchess of Sussex|Mary]].
==Personal Information==
==Titles & Honours==
*'''17 December 1950 - 7 July 1951''' ''His Royal Highness'' Prince William of Cambridge
*'''7 July 1951 - 22 July 1951''' ''His Royal Highness'' The Duke of Cornwall
*'''22 July 1951 - 15 January 1997''' ''His Royal Highness'' The Prince of the Welsh
*'''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''' ''His Majesty'' The King of the British
*'''13 October 2017 - 22 December 2017''' ''His Royal Highness'' Prince William
*'''22 December 2017 - Present''' ''His Royal Highness'' The Duke of Hanover
==Honours==
====National & Commonwealth====
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King William V
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Royal Guelphic Order
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Order of St. George
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle​
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath​
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} - Sovereign of the Williamite Cross
*{{flag|Canada}} - Sovereign of the Order of Canada
*{{flag|Australia}} - Sovereign of the Order of Australia
*{{flag|New Zealand}} - Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand
*{{flag|Barbados}} - Sovereign of the Order of Barbados
*{{flag|Saint Lucia}} - Sovereign of the Order of St Lucia
*{{flag|Solomon Islands}} - Sovereign of the Order of Solomon Islands
*{{flag|Belize}} - Sovereign of the Order of Belize
*{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} - Sovereign of the Order of Antigua and Barbuda
*{{flag|St Christopher and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} - Sovereign of the Order of St Christopher and Nevis
*{{flag|Grenada}} - Sovereign of the Order of Grenada​
*{{flag|Tuvalu}} - Sovereign of the Order of Tuvalu
*{{flag|Puerto Rico}} - Sovereign of the Order of Puerto Rico
====Foreign====
*{{flag|Spain}} - Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
*{{flag|Norway}} - Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St Olav
*{{flag|Norway}} - ​Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V
*{{flag|Norway}} - Recipient of the Royal House Centenary Medal
*{{flag|Norway}} - ​Recipient of the King Harald V Silver Jubilee Medal
*{{flag|Sweden}} - Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
*{{flag|Sweden}} - Commander Grand Cross - of the Royal Order of the Sword
*{{flag|Denmark}} - Knight of the Order of the Elephant
*{{flag|Denmark}} - Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
*{{flag|Germany}} - Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
*{{flag|Japan}} - Collar and Grand Order of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
*{{flag|Japan}} - Golden Medal of Merit Japanese Red Cross
*{{flag|Japan}} - Golden Medal of Honorary Member of Japanese Red Cross
*{{flag|France}} - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
*{{flag|Malaysia}} - Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
*{{flag|China}} - Recipient of the Order of Friendship
*{{flag|Republic of China}} - Recipient of the Order of Brilliant Jade
====Military Appointments====
{{flag|United Kingdom}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''3 June 1979 - 28 May 1980''': {{wp|Officer Cadet}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''28 May 1980 -  25 June 1982''': {{wp|Midshipman}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}  '''25 June 1982 - 11 January 1984''': {{wp|Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''11 January 1984 - 5 May 1985''': {{wp|Lieutenant commander (Royal Navy)|Lieutenant Commander}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''5 May 1985 - 20 September 1990''': {{wp|Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''20 September 1990 - 15 January 1997''': {{wp|Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': {{wp|Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom|Lord High Admiral}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|naval}} '''13 October 2017 - Present''': {{wp|Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet}}, {{wp|Royal Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|army}} '''25 June 1982 - 3 June 1986''': {{wp|Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel}}, {{wp|British Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|army}} '''3 June 1986 -  12 November 1990''': {{wp|Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier}}, {{wp|British Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|army}} '''3 June 1986 -  15 January 1997''': {{wp|Major General (United Kingdom)|Major General}}, {{wp|British Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|army}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': {{wp|Head of the British Armed Forces|Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|army}} '''13 October 2017 - Present''': {{wp|Field Marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal}}, {{wp|British Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|air force}} '''5 June 1986 -  15 January 1997''': {{wp|Air Marshal}}, {{wp|Royal Air Force}}<br/>
{{flagicon|UK|air force}} '''15 January 1997 - Present''': {{wp|Marshal of the Royal Air Force}}<br/>
{{flag|Canada}}<br/>
{{flagicon|Canada|army}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Canadian Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|Canada|naval}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Royal Canadian Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|Canada|air force}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Royal Canadian Air Force}}<br/>
{{flag|Australia}}<br/>
{{flagicon|Australia|army}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Australian Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|Australia|naval}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Royal Australian Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|Australia|air force}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Royal Australian Air Force}}<br/>
{{flag|New Zealand}}<br/>
{{flagicon|New Zealand|army}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|New Zealand Army}}<br/>
{{flagicon|New Zealand|naval}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Royal New Zealand Navy}}<br/>
{{flagicon|New Zealand|air force}} '''15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017''': Commander-in-Chief of the {{wp|Royal New Zealand Air Force}}<br/>
== Ancestry ==
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| 14 = 14. {{wp|Max Weinstein}}
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