William I "the Conqueror", King of England

1027 - 1087  (60 years)

• Name	William I
  	He was also called William "the Bastard". [1]
  Born	1027	Falaise, Normandy, France   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Title(s)	1035  [3, 5]
  He succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.
  Military	1066  [3, 5, 6]
  William invaded England and defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings.
  	Battle of Hastings
  Reign	From 1066 to 1087
  King of England
  Crowned	Dec 1066	London, England   [3, 5]
  He was crowned King of England in London.
  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]
  	Tomb of William I
  	Inscription on William's Tomb
  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) ▻ Maltilda of Flanders ,  m. 1053 + 2. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale ,   b. 1029/30, Falaise, Normandy, France ,   d. Before 1090  (Age 59 years) ▻ Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu ;  Lambert of Boulogne, Count of Lens in Artrois ,  m. 1053/54 ;  Eudes, Count of Champagne ,  m. Abt 1060 ;  unknown man
  Person ID	I2460	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert I "the Devil", Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 1000, Normandy, France ,   d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Herleva de Falaise,   b. Abt 1012,   d. Abt 1050  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F1903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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
  Last Modified	25 May 2020
  Family ID	F1746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1027 - Falaise, Normandy, France Married - 1053 - Eu, Normandy, France Crowned - Dec 1066 - London, England Died - 9 Sep 1087 - Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Buried - - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
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  William the Conqueror

  
  

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