1027 - 1087 (60 years)
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Name |
William I |
- He was also called William "the Bastard". [1]
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Born |
1027 |
Falaise, Normandy, France [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Title(s) |
1035 [3, 5] |
- He succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.
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Military |
1066 [3, 5, 6] |
- William invaded England and defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.
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Battle of Hastings
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Reign |
From 1066 to 1087 |
King of England |
Crowned |
Dec 1066 |
London, England [3, 5] |
- He was crowned King of England in London.
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Died |
9 Sep 1087 |
Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France [1, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Buried |
Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France [4, 5] |
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Tomb of William I
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Inscription on William's Tomb
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Siblings |
1 sibling |
+ | 1. William I "the Conqueror", King of England , b. 1027, Falaise, Normandy, France , d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France (Age 60 years)
| + | 2. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale , b. 1029/30, Falaise, Normandy, France , d. Before 1090 (Age 59 years)
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Person ID |
I2460 |
| Roy Line, Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
25 May 2020 |
Family |
Maltilda of Flanders, b. 1032, Flanders , d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France (Age 51 years) [1] |
Married |
1053 |
Eu, Normandy, France [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] |
Age at Marriage |
He was 26 years - She was 21 years |
Children |
| 1. Robert III "Curthose", Duke of Normandy, b. Abt 1054, Normandy, France , d. 1134 (Age ~ 80 years) |
| 2. Richard, Duke of Bernay, b. 1055, d. 1075 (Age 20 years) |
| 3. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité, b. 1056, Normandy, France , d. 1127, Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France (Age 71 years) |
| 4. Adeliza, b. 1055, Normandy, France  |
| 5. William II "Rufus", King of England , b. 1057, d. 1 Aug 1100, New Forest, England (Age 43 years) |
| 6. Constance, b. 1057 or 1061, Normandy, France , d. 13 August, 1090, Brittany, France (Age 29 years) |
+ | 7. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England, b. Abt 1062, d. 8 Mar 1137/38, Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age ~ 76 years) |
| 8. Agatha, b. Abt 1064, Normandy, France  |
| 9. Matilda |
+ | 10. Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England, b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England , d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France (Age 65 years) |
| 11. daughter |
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Last Modified |
25 May 2020 |
Family ID |
F1746 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 1027 - Falaise, Normandy, France |
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 | Married - 1053 - Eu, Normandy, France |
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 | Crowned - Dec 1066 - London, England |
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 | Died - 9 Sep 1087 - Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France |
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 | Buried - - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982), Secondary Source.
- [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.
- [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968), Tertiary Source.
- [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), Secondary Source.
- [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008), Secondary Source.
- [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941), Tertiary Source.
- [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975), Secondary Source.
- [S1461] Burke, John and John Bernard Burke. The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales with their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects , (London: E. Churton, 1848), Secondary Source.
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