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William "the, Conqueror", of, Normandy,, King, of England 1028 – 1087 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1028

Birth Location: Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Death Date: 9 SEP 1087

Death Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: Robert Normandy

Mother: Hervela Falaise

Spouse(s): Queen Flanders

Children(s): Henry England

The birth of William "the Conqueror" of Normandy, King of England I took place in 1028 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, to Robert "the Devil" of Normandy, 6th Duke of Normandy and Hervela "Arlette" de Falaise. William "the Conqueror" of Normandy, King of England I married Queen Matilda of England of Flanders, and together they had Henry "Beauclerc" of Normandy and King of England. William "the Conqueror" of Normandy, King of England I's death occurred in 1087 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Parents

Robert Normandy
1008 – 1035
Birth Location: Normandy, France
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Hervela Falaise
1003 – 1050
Birth Location: Falaise, Calvados, France
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Spouses(s)

Queen Flanders
1031 – 1083
Birth Location: Département du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
QF

Children(s)

Henry England
1068 – 1135
Birth Location: Selby, Yorkshire, West Riding, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1028
    Event Place: Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 SEP 1087
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1087
    Event Place: St Stephen Abbey, Caen, Normandy

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