Events
- Born
- 14 OCT 1028 — Falise, Calvados, Normandy, France
- Died
- 9 SEP 1087 — Hermentrube, Rouen, Seine Maritime, Normandy, France
- Title
King
Parents
Family group sheet →- FatherRobert d' Normandy, II of NormandyABT 1008 – 22 JUN 1035
- MotherArletta Herlene De FalaiseABT 1003 – 1050
- ChildWilliam, I, of England14 OCT 1028 – 9 SEP 1087
- ChildAdelaide d'Normandy1029 – BEF 1090
Family
Family group sheet →Married: 1053
- FatherWilliam, I, of England14 OCT 1028 – 9 SEP 1087
- MotherMatilda d' Flandres, of England1032 – 3 NOV 1083
- ChildGundred, of EnglandABT 1063 – 27 MAY 1085
- ChildAdela, of NormandyABT 1067 – 8 MAR 1138
- ChildHenry Beauclerc, I, of EnglandABT SEP 1068 – 1 DEC 1135
Family
Family group sheet →- FatherWilliam, I, of England14 OCT 1028 – 9 SEP 1087
- MotherMaud De Ingelricab. 1032
- ChildWilliam Peverell1050 – 1113
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, wher e 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.