King William I, was the Norman, William the Conquer, of the Battle of Hastings 1066 fame, and a catholic! So I don't see catholics hating him.
I suspect that the questioner mean King William of Orange, who was a protestant?
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Because he was a protestant and in those days there was a large amount of conflict between the two sides of Christianity.
King of England
In England King William I, the Conqueror, was succeeded by his son, William II, William RufusHis third (and favourite) son William (Rufus) II who reigned until 1100 when he was shot by by a stray arrow during a hunt.
King William the First, the Conqueror, lived in Normandy. He later conquered England, took the crown, and resided in England.
William, Duke of Normandy, beat King Harold and his Anglo-Saxon army at Senlac Hill near Hastings in October 1066. He was then known as William 1 and William the Conqueror.
The colony of Maryland was founded on that land in America.