King of England William de Normandy, I, Duke of Normandy

1024 - 1087  (62 years)

• Name	William de Normandy  [1, 2]
  Prefix	King of England
  Suffix	I, Duke of Normandy
  Nickname	the Conqeurer, the Bastard
  Born	4 Oct 1024	Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Sep 1087	Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France   [2]
  Buried	St Stephen Abbey, Caen, Normandy
  Person ID	P44553593	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	Duke of Normandy Robert, I or II,   b. 22 Jun 1000, Rouen, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France ,   d. 2 Jul 1035, Returning from Crusade in Bithynia, Turkey  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Herleve, of Falaise,   b. Abt 1003, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ,   d. 1050, Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F226712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda, of Flanders,   b. Abt 1031, Flanders, Normandy, France ,   d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1053	Castle of Angi, Normandy, France
  Children	1. Robert, Duke of Normandy,   d. 1154   2. Gundred of Normandy,   b. 1063, Normandy, France ,   d. 27 May 1085, Castle Acre, Acre, Norfolk, England  (Age 22 years)   3. Adela, of Blois,   b. 1067, Normandy, France ,   d. 8 Mar 1137, Marsilly, Moselle, Lorraine, France  (Age 70 years)   4. Richard   5. King of England Henry, I,   b. Sep 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1 Dec 1135, St. Derisle Fermont, Angers  (Age 67 years)   6. King of England William, II,   b. 1070, Normandy ,   d. 2 Aug 1100  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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 feudalism under which his followers were granted land in return for pledges of service and loyalty. 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. Also built Dover Castle. 180px-William_I%2C_Lichfield_Cathedral http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=877d644f-269c-427e-bec8-2819a906a432&tid=1569234&pid=-1049201715 William I the Conqueror http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c1f07a34-11f0-485b-8e78-e4cd597f0741&tid=1569234&pid=-1049201715 William 1 the great count of burgundy http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4ace3f52-f4bc-449a-ac78-f8988559f135&tid=1569234&pid=-1049201715 William the Conqueror http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=60ec931c-1941-4a55-b925-cbede2ff201c&tid=1569234&pid=-1049201715 William I King of England http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=3abeec16-025a-42c4-90f5-02ec7fb8deb3&tid=1569234&pid=-1049201715 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_England

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1390011198] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1569234&pid=-1049201715 [S-1781630006] Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA). Birth date: Oct 4/28Birth place: Falaise, Calvados, FranceDeath date: 9 Sep 1087Death place: Hermenbraville, S-Infr, France