William I of Bimbia , born Bile , was born in 1800 and lived from then till 1877 he was chief and king of the Isubu ethnic group, who lived in Bimbia on the coast of Cameroon in the mid-to-late 19th century. British traders recognised the sovereignty of William's Bimbia and titled him " king ". William sold land to the British missionary Alfred Saker to found the Baptist colony of Victoria, now Limbe . This puzzled rival Bakweri chiefs, since William did not actually own the territory. William I of Bimbia died at age 77 years
13-555: King William may refer to: People [ edit ] Bimbia [ edit ] William I of Bimbia William II of Bimbia ( d. 1889 ) Britain and Ireland [ edit ] William of England (disambiguation) , multiple kings William I, King of Scots ( c. 1143 –1214), also known as William the Lion German Empire [ edit ] William II of Holland (1227–1256), elected King of
26-557: A Bila (died 1882), was, as William II of Bimbia , the chief and king of Bimbia on the coast of Cameroon and of the Isubu ethnic group who lived there. Young King William inherited a kingdom where power was shifting from the monarchy to wealthy traders, a situation that only grew worse under William II's impotent rule. As competition for European trade among the coastal peoples of Cameroon grew more intense, young King William's rivals multiplied and his centralised authority crumbled. He
39-475: A Bimbian man from being hanged for witchcraft. William expressed his agreement that something should be done but stated that he was too afraid to call the chiefs to a palaver in Williamstown , his capital. The king explained that Comber would have to get several other powerful Bimbian chiefs to agree to take action, since they had just as much power as William did. Another of young William's major concerns
52-513: A big palaver about my being among the Bakweris. A great many wanted to come take me away to Bimbia and make me live there; but he had quieted them, and now he wanted to warn me not to trade with them, and not to spoil their prices. He said he wanted a whiteman [ sic ] at Bimbia, and I was to see about it. Sometime before 1 December 1882, young King William was murdered in Limbola ,
65-506: A piece by the English composer Jeremiah Clarke Prince William (disambiguation) William I (disambiguation) , lists additional people named William I William II (disambiguation) , lists additional people named William II William III (disambiguation) , lists additional people named William III William IV (disambiguation) , lists additional people named William IV William King (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
78-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William I of Bimbia William was succeeded by Young King William , his son. This biography of a member of an African royal house is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Cameroonian biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Young King William Young King William , born Ngombe or Ngomb'
91-412: The Isubu monarchy thus waned as well. Although Ngombe was next in the line of succession , his ascension was opposed by another claimant, known as Yellow Money . Acting Consul Hopkins of Great Britain was called in to settle the dispute, although his degree of input is not known. Ngombe won the contest and was crowned William II of Bimbia. European traders and missionaries saw the new monarch as, in
104-678: The Netherlands (1817–1890) Sicily [ edit ] William I of Sicily (1131–1166) William II of Sicily (1166–1189) William III of Sicily (1190–1198) Places [ edit ] King William, Virginia See also [ edit ] King Willem (disambiguation) , lists kings named Willem , the Dutch equivalent of William King William Ale House , a pub in King Street, Bristol, United Kingdom King William Street (disambiguation) King William's March ,
117-480: The Romans in 1247 William I, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888); also spelled Wilhelm Wilhelm II, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1859–1941); also spelled William William I of Württemberg (1781–1864) William II of Württemberg (1848–1921) The Netherlands [ edit ] William I of the Netherlands (1772–1843) William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849) William III of
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143-509: The words of Baptist missionary Thomas Comber, "a quiet, well-meaning, young man" and dubbed him young King William. Despite his agreeable nature, young William inherited a state in tatters. His difficult accession was a symptom of the many inter-Isubu conflicts that characterised the coast. Wealth had become just as important as heredity in determining social status , which had allowed several rivals to William's primacy to emerge. Sometime between 1878 and 1879, Thomas Comber asked William to prevent
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#1732766246080156-521: Was murdered in 1882. Ngombe was born to King William I of Bimbia . As a Bimbian prince, Ngombe enjoyed a status equal to that of Isubu chiefs. On 31 March 1848, for example, he was among the signatories for an engagement ending human sacrifice in Bimbia. William I died sometime before 1877. Bimbia had been in a state of almost perpetual war since its height in the early 19th century, as rival factions fought for favour with European traders. The power of
169-677: Was the Europeans' steady push inland. Although most of these explorers were missionaries, William feared that their efforts would result in direct trade with the inland tribes and the elimination of the Isubus' role as middlemen . Baptist missionary Quintin Thomas described a confrontation with the king on a ship awaiting landfall at Bonjongo , a settlement of a rival ethnic group, the inland Bakweris : A number of people came from Bimbia; young King William came to me and told me they had met and had
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