William I of England
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William I
King of the English; Duke of Normandy
The Duke of Normandy in the Bayeux Tapestry
Reign: 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087
Coronation: 25 December 1066
Predecessor: England: Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned), Harold II
Normandy: Robert II the Magnificent
Successor: England: William II Rufus
Normandy: Robert III Curthose
* Robert III Curthose
* William II Rufus
* Adela, Countess of Blois
* Henry I Beauclerc
* (others)
Detail:
Titles:
Wilielmvs Rex Anglorvm
Father: Robert the Magnificent
Mother: Herlette of Falaise
Born: 10|14–28
Falaise, France
Died: 9 September 1087
Convent of St. Gervais, Rouen
Burial: Saint-Étienne de Caen, France
William I of England (c.1028–9 September 1087) was a medieval monarch known also as William the Conqueror. He ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 and as King of England from 1066 to 1087.
Historically, as Duke of Normandy, he is known as William II and as King of England as William I. He is commonly referred to as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant) or William the b*****d (Guillaume le Bâtard). Several citizens taunted him during the siege of Alençon with reference to his illegitimacy, and he had their eyes gouged out and their hands and feet cut off.
In support of his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
His reign brought Norman culture to England, which had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages. In addition to political changes, his reign also saw changes to English law, a programme of building and fortification, changes in the English language, and the introduction of continental European feudalism into England.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William I
King of the English; Duke of Normandy
The Duke of Normandy in the Bayeux Tapestry
Reign: 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087
Coronation: 25 December 1066
Predecessor: England: Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned), Harold II
Normandy: Robert II the Magnificent
Successor: England: William II Rufus
Normandy: Robert III Curthose
* Robert III Curthose
* William II Rufus
* Adela, Countess of Blois
* Henry I Beauclerc
* (others)
Detail:
Titles:
Wilielmvs Rex Anglorvm
Father: Robert the Magnificent
Mother: Herlette of Falaise
Born: 10|14–28
Falaise, France
Died: 9 September 1087
Convent of St. Gervais, Rouen
Burial: Saint-Étienne de Caen, France
William I of England (c.1028–9 September 1087) was a medieval monarch known also as William the Conqueror. He ruled as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 and as King of England from 1066 to 1087.
Historically, as Duke of Normandy, he is known as William II and as King of England as William I. He is commonly referred to as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant) or William the b*****d (Guillaume le Bâtard). Several citizens taunted him during the siege of Alençon with reference to his illegitimacy, and he had their eyes gouged out and their hands and feet cut off.
In support of his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
His reign brought Norman culture to England, which had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages. In addition to political changes, his reign also saw changes to English law, a programme of building and fortification, changes in the English language, and the introduction of continental European feudalism into England.
More information about this on the following link.
