 1024 - 1087 (62 years)
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| Name |
William I "The Conqueror" |
| Suffix |
King of England |
| Birth |
14 Oct 1024 |
Falaise, Normandy, France  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
9 Sep 1087 |
Priory of St. Gervais, Rouen, France |
| Person ID |
I11046 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
6th Duke of Normandy Robert I "The Magnificent", 5th Duke of Normandy, b. 22 Jun 1000, Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nice, Bithynia, Turkey (Age 35 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Officer of the Household Hariette de Falaise, b. 1003, Falaise, Normandy, France d. 1035 (Age 32 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
Abt 1023 |
| Family ID |
F3105 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
of Flanders Matilda, b. 24 Nov 1031, Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
1053 |
Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy, France |
| Children |
| | 1. Adela (Adelle), b. 1062, Normandy, France d. 8 Mar 1137, Marcigny-sur-Loire, France (Age 75 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Duke of Bernay Richard, b. 1057/58, Normandy, France d. Abt 1081 (Age 23 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Agatha, b. Abt 1064 d. 1079 (Age 15 years) [natural] |
| | 4. of Holy Trinity Abbess of Caen Cecilia, b. 1056 d. 30 Jul 1126 (Age 70 years) [natural] |
| | 5. Duke of Normandy Robert II "Curthose", b. 1054, Normandy, France d. 10 Feb 1133/34, Cardiff Castle (Age 80 years) [natural] |
| | 6. Adeliza, b. 1055 d. Abt 1065 (Age 10 years) [natural] |
| | 7. King of England William II "Rufus", b. 1060, Normandy, France d. 2 Aug 1100, New Forest, Hampshire, England (Age 40 years) [natural] |
| | 8. Constance, b. 1061, Normandy, France d. 13 Aug 1090, Brittany, France (Age 29 years) [natural] |
| | 9. King of England Henry I "Beauclerc", b. Abt Sep 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Foret, Normandy, France (Age 67 years) [natural] |
| | 10. Matilda d. Bef 1112 [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F4311 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
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| Notes |
- Reigned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invaded England defeated and killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. The Norman conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of feudalism under which his followers were granted land in return for pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for his efficient if harsh rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnel especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book.
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