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1130–1186 · medieval prelate and chronicler, archbishop of Tyre

Also known as: Wilhelm von Tyrus, Erzbischof Wilhelm II. von Tyrus, Wilhelm II. von Tyrus, Wilhelm von Tyros, Вильгельм Тирский, وليم الصوري

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