William "The Conqueror" Normandy, King of England

1028 - 1087  (59 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Normandy
  Suffix	King of England
  Nickname	The Conqueror
  Birth	1028	Château de Falaise, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, République française
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Sep 1087	Priory of Saint Gervase, Rouen, Normandie, République française
  Burial	10 Sep 1087	Saint-Etienne, Caen, Normandie, République française
  Initiatory (LDS)	7 Feb 1884	SGEOR
  FamilySearch ID	9H17-VTZ
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  Person ID	I13397	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert "The Magnificent" Normandy, Duke of Normandy,   b. 22 Jun 1000, Normandie, République française d. 3 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Anatolia (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Harlette de Falaise,   b. Abt 1003, Château de Falaise, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, République française d. Abt 1050, Carbec-Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, République française (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1023
  Family ID	F6978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Flanders, Queen of England,   b. 1032, Flanders, België d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, République française (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1050	Angi Castle, Normandie, République française
  Children	1. Robert Curthose, II Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 1052, Normandie, République française d. 10 Feb 1134, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age 82 years)   2. Cecilia Normandy,   b. Abt 1055, Saint-Denis-de-Pile, Gironde, Aquitaine, République française d. 30 Jul 1126, Abbey of St Stephen, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, République française (Age 71 years)   3. Richard Normandy,   b. Bef 1056, Normandie, République française d. Abt 1075, New Forest, Hampshire, England (Age > 19 years)   4. Adeliza Normandy,   b. Abt 1057   d. Bef 1113 (Age < 55 years)   5. William Normandy, II King of England,   b. Abt 1058, Normandie, République française d. 2 Aug 1100, New Forest, Hampshire, England (Age 42 years)   6. Constance Normandy, Duchess of Brittany,   b. Abt 1059, Normandie, République française d. 13 Aug 1090 (Age 31 years)   7. Mathilda Normandy,   b. Abt 1061, Saint-Denis-de-Pile, Gironde, Aquitaine, République française d. Abt 1086 (Age 25 years)   8. Agatha Normandy,   b. Abt 1064   d. Bef 1080 (Age < 15 years) + 9. Adela Normandy, Countess of Blois,   b. 1067, Normandie, République française d. 8 Mar 1137, Marcigny, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, République française (Age 70 years) + 10. Henry "Beauclerc" Normandy, I King of England,   b. 13 Jun 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, République française (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F6890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1028 - Château de Falaise, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, République française Marriage - 1050 - Angi Castle, Normandie, République française Death - 9 Sep 1087 - Priory of Saint Gervase, Rouen, Normandie, République française Burial - 10 Sep 1087 - Saint-Etienne, Caen, Normandie, République française Initiatory (LDS) - 7 Feb 1884 - SGEOR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William of the House of Normandy; The first Norman King; On 28 Se p 1 0 6 6 William secured the sanction of Pope Alexander II for a Norma n inva si o n of England. By 1070 the Norman conquest of England was comp lete. W il li am introduced the Continental system of feudalism; by the O ath of S ali sbu ry of 1086 all landlords swore allegiance to William, th us establ ishi ng t he precedent that a vassal's loyalty to the king over rode his f ealt y to h is immediate lord. During a campaigna gainst Kin g Philip I o f Fran ce, Wil liam fell from a horse and was fatally injure d. William wa s the i llegitim ate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy an d Arletta, a tan ner's da ughter. He is sometimes called, William the Bas tard. 7th Duke o f Norman dy. Dea th locality also given as S-Infr, Franc e.