William II of Bimbia

Young King William, born Ngombe or Ngomb' a Bila[1] (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 was murdered in 1882.

  1. ^ Ardener offers both names: Ngombe on p. 48 and Ngomb' a Bila on p. 105.