William the conqueror genealogy

Guillaume(William)"William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, King of England"de Normandie formerly Normandie

Son of Robert (Normandie) de Normandie and Herlève (Falaise) de Mortain

Brother of Emma (Conteville) d'Avranches[half], Eudes (Bayeux) of Bayeux[half], Robert (Conteville) of Mortain[half], Adelais (Normandie) de Lens and Rohesia Conteville[half]

Father of Robert (Normandie) of Normandy, Cecily (England) of England, Richard (Normandie) dem Normandie, Adeliza Normandie, William Rufus (Normandie) of England, Agatha (England) of England, Mathilda (England) of England, Constance (Normandie) de Bretagne, Adele (Normandie) de Blois and Henry (Normandie) of England

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William 'the Conqueror' King of England

William I (c. – 9 September ), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman monarch of England, reigning from until his death in By , following a long struggle to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure. In , following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, 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. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose. William was the son of the unmarried Duke Robert I of Normandy and his mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him afte

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King William I The Conqueror ( - )

Name: King William inom The Conqueror
Born: September at Falaise, Normandy
Parents: Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and Arlette daughter of Fulbert (illegitimate)
Relation to Charles III: 26th great-grandfather
House of: Normandy
Ascended to the throne: December 25, aged 38 years
Crowned: December 25, at Westminster Abbey
Married: Matilda, Daughter of Count of Flanders
Children: 4 sons including William II and Henry I, and 6 daughters
Died: September 9, at Rouen, France, aged 59 years, and 7 days
Buried at: St Stephens Abbey, Caen, Normandy
Reigned for: 20 years, 8 months, 14 days
Succeeded by: his son William II

King of England from 25 December He was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert the Devil whom he succeeded as Duke of Normandy in Claiming that his 2nd cousin King Edward the Confessor had bequeathed him the English throne, William invaded England in September , defeating Harold II Godwineson at the Battle of Hastings o