William I, King of England

1027 - 1087  (60 years)

• Name	William I
  Nickname	the Conqueror
  Birth	1027	Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  General Information	He was also called William "the Bastard".  [2]
  Title(s)	1035 (8 years)  [3, 4]
  In 1035 he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.
  Military	1066 (39 years)  [3, 4, 5]
  William invaded England and defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
  	Battle of Hastings
  Reign	From 1066 to 1087 (39 years)  [1, 2]
  King of England
  Crowned	Dec 1066 (39 years)	London, England   [3, 4]
  In December 1066 he was crowned King of England in London.
  Death	9 Sep 1087	Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Convent of St Gervais, Rouen - No longer in existence.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Aft 9 Sep 1087	Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France   [1, 4]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. William I, King of England,   b. 1027, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Convent of St Gervais, Rouen - No longer in existence.  (Age 60 years) ▻ Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England,  m. 1053 + 2. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale,   b. 1029/30, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. Before 1090  (Age 59 years) ▻ Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu;   Lambert of Boulogne, Count of Lens in Artrois,  m. 1053/54 ;   Eudes, Count of Champagne,  m. About 1060 ;   unknown man
  Half siblings	2 half sisters (family of Robert I and "Unknown")
  > 1. Muriella of Normandy ▻ Tancred d'Hauteville + 2. Fredesende of Normandy   d. 1057 ▻ Tancred d'Hauteville
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of Herluin and Herleva de Falaise)
  1. Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent,   b. Abt 1030   d. Feb 1097, Palermo, Sicily  (Age 67 years) + 2. Robert de Burgo, Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall,   b. 1031, Normandy, France d. 1095  (Age 64 years) ▻ Maud de Montgomery,  m. Before 1066   3. daughter   4. Muriel   bur. Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England   5. Isabella + 6. Emma de Conteville ▻ Richard le Goz d'Avranches, Vicomte d'Avranches
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Halfdan   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Dode  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2460	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert I, Duke of Normandy,   b. About 1000, Normandy, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Herleva de Falaise,   b. About 1012   d. About 1050 (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F1903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England,   b. 1032, Flanders, Belgium d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1053	Eu, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years - She : ~ 21 years.
  Children	4 sons and 7 daughters
  1. Robert III, Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 1054, Normandy, France d. 1134 (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Richard, Duke of Bernay,   b. 1055   d. 1075 (Age 20 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité,   b. 1056, Normandy, France d. 1127, Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France (Age 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Adeliza,   b. 1055, Normandy, France  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. William II, King of England ,   b. 1057   d. 1 Aug 1100, New Forest, England (Age 43 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   6. Constance,   b. 1057 or 1061, Normandy, France d. 13 August, 1090, Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France (Age 29 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Alan IV, Duke of Brittany  m. 1086 +   7. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England,   b. About 1062   d. 8 Mar 1137/38, Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Stephen III, Count of Blois  m. 1080/81     8. Agatha,   b. Abt 1064, Normandy, France  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Matilda  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 10. Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy,   b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France (Age 65 years) ▻ Matilda of Scotland  m. 11 Nov 1100;   Adeliza of Louvain  m. 29 Jan 1121;   Sibyl Corbet;   unknown woman;   Ansfride;   Nest verch Rhys   11. daughter  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 2Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 4Richard II, Duke of Normandy(963 – 1026) 8Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 16William I, Duke of Normandy(Abt 900 – 943) 17Sporte de Bretagne 9Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 18Herfast de Crépon(911 – ) 19 5Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 10Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes( – 992) 20Juhel Berenger, Count of Rennes( – 970) 21Gerberga 11Ermengarde d'Anjou 22Geoffrey I, Count d'Anjou(940 – 987) 23Adele of Troyes and Vermandois(950 – 978) 3Herleva de Falaise(1012 – 1050) 6Fulbert of Falaise 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Dode 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1027 - Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France Marriage - 1053 - Eu, Normandy, France Crowned - Dec 1066 - London, England Death - 9 Sep 1087 - Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Burial - Aft 9 Sep 1087 - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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