William I The CONQUEROR

Male 1028 - 1087


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  • Name William I The CONQUEROR  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Death Between 09 and 10 Sep 1087  Priory of St. Gervais, near Rouen Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6
    Birth 1028  Falaise, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Gender Male 
    Fact Between 1066 and 1087  King of England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Crowned 25 Dec 1066  Westminster Abbey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Fact Duke of Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Name Guillaume De Normandie I  [1
    Burial Abbey of St. Stephen, Caen Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Guillaume, also known as William the Conqueror was crowned December 25, 1066. Sometimes he was called William the Bastard. William's heart was left to Rouen Cathedral,( which he had founded) and his entrails were interred at the church in Chalus. HIs burial place has been often disturbed: in 1522, Rome instructed an examination of the grave contents; in 1562, Calvinists caused "complete devastation" of the tomb, in which the only bit of remains of the Conqueror was a thigh bone ( it was reburied under a new monument); the grave was again demolished in the riots of the revolution of 1793. What was the grave of William the Conqueror is today marked with a stone slab. It is believed that William the Conqueror had no illegitimate issue. His reputation was one of faithfulness to his wife.

      Excerpt from "Directory of Royal Genealogical Data":
      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 etablishment of feaudalism 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.
    • In the middle of the 11th century, the Normans conquered both Southern Italy and England. William, who had a claim on the English throne, defeated the English King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, and was crowned King on Christmas Day in 1066. A new alien aristocracy was imposed upon more than two million English people, and England was given firm, but arrogant, government. The Normans dispossessed many of the Anglo-Saxon landowners, pressed the peasantry into service on their new feudal territories, and treated their Anglo-Saxon subjects with contempt, but they also taught better farming, developed the economy, put an end to Viking raids, and built many fine stone cathedrals and churches. [7]
    Person ID I12868  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 May 2021 

    Father Robert I,   b. Abt 1008, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1035, Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Arlette DE FALAISE,   b. Abt 1003, Falaise, Normandie Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1050 (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Abt 1023 
    Family ID F02199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda Of FLANDERS,   b. 1031/2, Flandres Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 02 and 03 Nov 1083, Caen, Normandy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Between 1051 and 1053  Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6
    Marriage 1053  [5, 8
    Children 
     1. AdelizaAdelaide Of ENGLAND,   b. Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1065  [Natural]
     2. Robert II CURTHOSE,   b. Abt 1054, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 03 and 10 Feb 1134, Cardiff Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     3. Richard Prince Of ENGLAND,   b. Between 1055 and 1056, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1075 and 1081, Killed while hunting in the New Forest Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Natural]
     4. Cecily Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1055, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1126, Caen, Calvados, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Natural]
     5. William II King Of ENGLAND,   b. Between 1056 and 1060, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Aug 1100, Killed while hunting in the New Forest Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Birth]
     6. Mathilda Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. 1059, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1080 (Age < 21 years)  [Natural]
     7. Adela Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1062, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1137, Cluniac Priory of Marcigny-sur-Loire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     8. Gundred Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1063, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1085, (in childbed)Castle Acre, Acre, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  [Natural]
     9. Agatha Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1064, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1086, Calvados, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 22 years)  [Natural]
     10. Constance Princess Of ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1066, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1090, St. Melans, Rhedon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Natural]
    +11. Henry I "Beauclerc" King Of ENGLAND,   b. Sep 1068, Selby, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Dec 1135, (of food poisoning) Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F02195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2016 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1028 - Falaise, Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact - Between 1066 and 1087 - King of England Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Abbey of St. Stephen, Caen Link to Google Earth
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      Date of Import: Oct 13, 2000