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King of England William "Conqueror" Normandy I (son of Robert I Normandy and Harleva Arletta de Falaise) was born October 14, 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France, and died September 9, 1087 in Hermentrube, Near Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. He married Matilda de Flanders Fleming on 1053 in Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy, France.

 Includes NotesNotes for King of England William "Conqueror" Normandy I:
REIGNED: King of England (Sep 1066 - September 10, 1087) HOUSE OF NORMANDY
TITLE: Duke of Normandy; King of England
William I or William the Conqueror, 1027?-1087 (r.1066-1087), was the
illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy, and succeeded to the dukedom
in 1035. While visiting (1051) England, he was probably named by his cousin
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR as successor to the throne, and in 1064 he extracted a
promise of support from HAROLD, then earl of WESSEX. In 1066, hearing that
Harold had been crowned king of England, William raised an army and crossed
the Channel. He defeated and slew Harold at HASTINGS and was crowned king.
William immediately built castles and harshly put down the rebellions that
broke out; by 1072 the military part of the NORMAN CONQUEST was virtually
complete. He substituted foreign prelates for many English bishops, and land
titles were redistributed on a feudal basis (see FEUDALISM) to his Norman
followers. After 1075 he dealt frequently with continental quarrels. William
ordered a survey (1085-86) of England, the results of which were compiled as
the DOOMSDAY BOOK. He was one of the greatest English monarchs and a pivotal
figure in European history. His son Robert II succeeded him in Normandy, while
another son, William II or William Rufus, d. 1100 (r.1087-1100), succeeded him
in England.

More About King of England William "Conqueror" Normandy I:
Burial: Unknown, St Stephen Abbey, Caen, Normandy, France.

More About King of England William "Conqueror" Normandy I and Matilda de Flanders Fleming:
Marriage: 1053, Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy, France.

Children of King of England William "Conqueror" Normandy I and Matilda de Flanders Fleming are:
  1. +King of England Henry "Beauclerc" Normandy I, b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England, d. December 1, 1135, St Denis, Seine-St Denis, France.
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