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William The Conqueror King of England 1028–1087 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1028

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

Death Date: 9 Sep 1087

Death Location: England St. Mary Bruton, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Robert I

Mother: Harlette Falaisse

Spouse(s): Maud England

Children(s): Robert Normandy, Richard Normandy, William II, Cecilia Normandy, Matilda Normandy, Sir Nottingham, Henry Beauclerc

William The Conqueror King of England was born in 1028 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, the child of Robert The Magnificent Duke Of Normandy I And Harlette Herleva De Falaisse. William The Conqueror King of England married Maud Matilda Countess Of Flanders Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Cecilia De Normandy, Henry I Beauclerc, Matilda De Normandy, Richard De Normandy, Robert Duke De Normandy, Sir William I The Elder De Peverel Earl Of Nottingham, William Rufus King Of England Ii. William The Conqueror King of England passed away in 1087 in England St. Mary Bruton, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William The Conqueror King of England was born in 1028 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, the child of Robert The Magnificent Duke Of Normandy I And Harlette Herleva De Falaisse.
  • William The Conqueror King of England married Maud Matilda Countess Of Flanders Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Cecilia De Normandy, Henry I Beauclerc, Matilda De Normandy, Richard De Normandy, Robert Duke De Normandy, Sir William I The Elder De Peverel Earl Of Nottingham, William Rufus King Of England Ii.
  • William The Conqueror King of England passed away in 1087 in England St. Mary Bruton, Gloucestershire, England.

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William England's Ancestors

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William England
1028–1087
Birth Place: Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Parents
Robert The Magnificent Duke of Normandy I
1000–1035
Falais, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Harlette (Herleva De) Falaisse
1003–1050
Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Grandparents
Richard (II the Good, Duc de) Normandie
–1027
Rouen, Seine Inferieure, Normandie, France
Judith (De) Bretagne
–1017
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandie
Gunnora Crepon
–1031
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Longsword
Sprote Bretagne

William England's Descendants

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William (The Conqueror King of) England (14 Oct 1028–9 Sep 1087) m. Maud ('Matilda', Countess of Flanders, Queen consort of) England (24 Nov 1031–2 Nov 1083)
  1. 1. Robert (Duke de) Normandy 1052–1134
  2. 2. Richard (de) Normandy 1056–1075
  3. 3. William (Rufus King of England) II 1057–1100
  4. 4. Cecilia (de) Normandy 1066–1127
  5. 5. Matilda (de) Normandy 1061–1086
  6. 6. Sir (William I "The Elder" De Peverel, Earl of) Nottingham 1054–1113
  7. 7. Henry (I) Beauclerc 1068–1135 m. Edith Fitzforne 1084–1152 m. Sibyl Corbet 1075–1157 m. Matilda ("Edith", Princess of) Scotland 1079–1118 m. Nest (Verch) Rhys 1073–1163
    1. 1. Richard Fitzurse 1095–1141
    2. 2. Elizabeth Gloucester 1084–1126
    3. 3. Robert (Earl of Gloucester) DeCaen 1090–1147
    4. 4. Maude (Abbess) Beauclerc 1091–1151
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Joan) Fitzhenry 1095–1161
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Of) England 1095–1165
    7. 7. Sibyl (Elizabeth) Scotland 1091–1122
    8. 8. Matilda (Empress) DeEngland 1102–1167 m. Geoffrey (V Plantagenet "The Fair" Count Of) Anjou 1113–1151
      1. 1. Henry (II King of) England 1133–1189
      2. 2. Agnes Plantagenet 1130–1192
      3. 3. Geoffrey (VI Mantell) Plantagenet 1134–1157
      4. 4. Guillaume Plantagenet 1136–1163
      5. 5. Hamelyn (Plantagenet de) Warenne 1129–1202
      6. 6. Adewis Plantagenet 1132–
      7. 7. Marie (Abbess of) Shaftesbury 1134–
      8. 8. William (Count of) Poitou 1136–1164
      9. 9. Emma Plantagenet 1138–1214
    9. 9. William (Athling of) Normandy 1103–1120
    10. 10. Reginald deDunstanville 1110–1175
    11. 11. Henry Fitzhenry 1105–1157

William England's Timeline

2 Records

1028
14 Oct 1028
Birth of William The Conqueror King of England in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
1087
9 Sep 1087
Age 59
Death of William The Conqueror King of England in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1028
    Event Place: Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: England St. Mary Bruton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1087
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: England St. Mary Bruton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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