King William, I, of England

1028 - 1087  (58 years)

• Name	William
  Title	King
  Suffix	I, of England
  Nickname	The Conqueror
  Born	14 Oct 1028	Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1087	Hermentrube, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France
  Buried	St. Stephen Abbey, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
  Person ID	I5658985277	Master Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2006

  
  

  Father	6th Duke Robert d' Normandy, II of Normandy,   b. Abt 1008, Normandy, France ,   d. 22 Jun 1035  (Age ~ 27 years)
  Mother	Arletta Herlene De Falaise,   b. Abt 1003, Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France ,   d. 1050, Grestain, France  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Family ID	F5259853992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maud De Ingelrica,   b. 1032, St Martin's-le -Grand, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom ,   bur. Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. Lord William Peverell,   b. 1050, Normandy, France ,   d. 1113, England, United Kingdom  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F5259858094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Queen Matilda d' Flandres, of England,   b. 1032, Flanders, France ,   d. 3 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France  (Age 51 years)
  Married	1053
  Children	1. Princess Gundred, of England,   b. Abt 1063, Normandy, France ,   d. 27 May 1085, Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom  (Age ~ 22 years)   2. Princess Adela, of Normandy,   b. Abt 1067, Normandy, France ,   d. 8 Mar 1138, Marcigny-sur-Loire, Normandy, France  (Age ~ 71 years) + 3. King Henry Beauclerc, I, of England,   b. Abt Sep 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 1 Dec 1135, Saint Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F5259853956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Oct 1028 - Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France Died - 9 Sep 1087 - Hermentrube, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France Buried - - St. Stephen Abbey, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  He was described as burly, with a harsh gutteral voice, At about 5'10", with excessive corpulence in middle years, exceptional physical strength, and in good health. He had Russet hair, long arms and legs. Note: 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 establishment of feaudalism under which his followers were granted land in returnfor pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for hisefficient if harsh rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnell especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book. In 1066, William was crowned King of England. He assumed the throne in 1035. Only one femur remains of his body, (destroyedby Calvinists). He built, what are now historical sites, numerous noteworthy areas. Battle Abbey, Durham in 1072. Ely, Lincoln, built in1068, 14 acres which contains a museum with the original MagnaCarta and William The Conqueror's Charter, Also, Oxford, where King Alfred set up a mint in 0879. It contains a manuscript of King Alfred written in his own hand: dates 0890-0897. Rockinghamand Windsor.