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King William is a character from The Swan Princess and The Swan Princess: A Fairy Tale is Born. He is Odette's father who appears at the beginning of the first film. He devised a plan with Queen Uberta, the widowed queen of the neighboring kingdom, to marry off their children, Derek and Odette. Shortly after Odette's birth, he temporarily defeated the sorcerer Rothbart and banished him, instead of imprisoning him or executing him as called for, much to the fear of many people over him being "too kind."

In The Swan Princess: A Fairy Tale is Born, William was a member of the Council of Crowns.

Assassination[]

William dies when Rothbart attacks him and his guards when they left Derek's kingdom and Rothbart kidnaps Odette. After Derek hears Odette and William had been attacked by the great animal from some other guards who made it back to the castle, Derek arrives and sees William lying on the ground, telling him that "it's not what it seems" before dying. After William’s assassination; his kingdom is now in trouble and that is what Rothbart wants.

Trivia[]

  • William is voiced by an American actor named Dakin Matthews in the first film.
  • William appeared in a flashback from the 5th movie. This was actually a deleted scene from the first film.
  • In The Swan Princess Christmas, Odette said that she and William used to go to the woodcutter's village every Christmas leaving food and presents at his doorstep. This is the first time he's been mentioned in a sequel.
  • In The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover, William is given a lot of backstory. While he didn't like to talk about war, he risked his life for other people who fought alongside him; such as the king of Trumbeau.
  • William is the first widowed father. The second widowed father is Alise's father and the third widowed father is the emperor of Cathay.
  • William's portrait was shown in The Swan Princess, The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover, The Swan Princess Kingdom Of Music and The Swan Princess A Royal Wedding.
  • In The Swan Princess: A Fairy Tale Is Born he appears in the Prequel where he was married to Queen Aubri who later gives birth to their only child: Odette and later dies.

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