William II Rufus Normandy King of England 
William II Rufus Normandy's father was William I the Conqueror King of England and his mother was Matilda (Maud) de Flanders. His paternal grandparents were Robert I,"The Devil" Duke Of Normandy and Harlette Arlotta De Falaise; his maternal grandparents were Baudouin V "Pious" Count of Flanders and Adela (Alix) Capet Princess Of FRANCE , Cts de Contenance. He had a brother and three sisters, named Henry I, Adela (Alice), Gundrada and Sibylla.General Notes
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Acceded 1087-1100.
William II (known as William Rufus)
Strong, outspoken and ruddy (hence his nickname 'Rufus'), William II (reigned 1087-1100) extended his father's policies, taking royal power to the far north of England. Ruthless in his relations with his brother Robert, William extended his grip on the duchy of Normandy under an agreement between the brothers in 1091. (Robert went on crusade in 1096.) William's relations with the Church were not easy; he took over Archbishop Lanfranc's revenues after the latter's death in 1089, kept other bishoprics vacant to make use of their revenues, and had numerous arguments with Lanfranc's popular successor Anselm. William died on 2 August 1100, after being shot by an arrow whilst hunting in the New Forest.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0900 in Notre Dame, Normandy, France d.17 Dec 0943 in Picardy, France
- b.28 Aug 0933 in Normandy, France d.20 Nov 0996 in Normandy, France
- b.0911 in Normandy, France d.< 0945
- b.~ 0963 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1027 in Fecamp, France
- b.0911 d.0981
- b.0936 in Normandy, France d.1031 in France
- b.1004 in Normandy d.22 Jun 1035 in Nicea, Turkey
- b.0927 in Bretagne, France d.27 Jun 0992
- b.0982 in Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017
- b.11 Nov 0938 in Anjou, France d.21 Jul 0987
- b.0952 in Anjou, France d.27 Jun 0992 in Bretagne, France
- b.~ 0934 in Normandy, France d.0978
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube (near Rouen), France
- b.1003 in Falaise, France d.~ 1050 in France
- b.BET. 1056 - 1060
- b.~ 1012 in Flanders d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, Normandy, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
- b.1009 in Nevers, Nierre, France contracted to Richard III normandy, not married d.8 JAN 1078/79 in Messinesmonastre, France
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