William the conqueror genealogy
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King William I The Conqueror ( - )
Name: King William I The Conqueror
Born: September at Falaise, Normandy
Parents: Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and Arlette daughter of Fulbert (illegitimate)
Relation to Charles III: 26th great-grandfather
House of: Normandy
Ascended to the throne: December 25, aged 38 years
Crowned: December 25, at Westminster Abbey
Married: Matilda, Daughter of Count of Flanders
Children: 4 sons including William II and Henry I, and 6 daughters
Died: September 9, at Rouen, France, aged 59 years, and 7 days
Buried at: St Stephens Abbey, Caen, Normandy
Reigned for: 20 years, 8 months, 14 days
Succeeded by: his son William II
King of England from 25 December He was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert the Devil whom he succeeded as Duke of Normandy in Claiming that his 2nd cousin King Edward the Confessor had bequeathed him the English throne, William invaded England in September , defeating Harold II Godwineson at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October
William's coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day He completed the establishment of feudalism in England, compiling detailed records of land and property in the Domesday Book, and kept the barons firmly under control. He died in Rouen after a fall from his horse an
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Guillaume (Normandie) de Normandie (abt. - )
Guillaume(William)"William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, King of England"de Normandie formerly Normandie
Son of Robert (Normandie) de Normandie and Herlève (Falaise) de Mortain
Brother of Emma (Conteville) d'Avranches[half], Eudes (Bayeux) of Bayeux[half], Robert (Conteville) of Mortain[half], Adelais (Normandie) de Lens and Rohesia Conteville[half]
DescendantsFather of Robert (Normandie) of Normandy, Cecily (England) of England, Richard (Normandie) de Normandie, Adeliza Normandie, William Rufus (Normandie) of England, Agatha (England) of England, Mathilda (England) of England, Constance (Normandie) de Bretagne, Adele (Normandie) de Blois and Henry (Normandie) of England
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Name and Titles
William the Conqueror, King of England - Name: William the Conqueror aka William the Bastard aka William of Normandy. [1]
- Modern French - Guillaume le Conquérant aka Guillaume le Bâtard aka Guillaume de Normandie
- Duke of Normandy ()
- King of England ()
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