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  Cause of Death:<CAUS> Fatal fall frpm a horse.
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Reigned as King of England 1066-1087.@@S005969@@@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> 7th Duke of Normandy 1035-1087.@@S005856@@no date@@S005967@@Date of I mport: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Norman conquest of England completed by 1072.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Established feu dalism:  Granted land for pledges of service & loyalty.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Noted for his efficient if harsh rule.@@S00596 7@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Relied upon Norman and forei gn personnel esp. Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury.@@S005967@@Date of Import: No v 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> In 1085 he started the Domesday Book.@@S005967@@Da te of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Called "William the Bastard" of Robert, the Duke of Normandy.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  Custom Field :<_FA#> Invaded Anjou (1047), Brittany, Maine.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1 998
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Defied papacy by marrying Matilda of Flanders against Papal wishes.@@S005967@@Date of Import: Nov 1, 1998
  REFN: 4075
  [G675.ged]
  Reig ned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invaded England defeated
  and kille d his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King.
  The Norman conq uest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the
  establishment of feudalism under which his followers were granted land in
  return for pledges of service and loyalty.  King William was noted for
  his efficient if harsh rule. His ad ministration relied upon Norman and
  other foreign personnel especially Lanfra nc Archbishop of Canterbury. In
  1085 started the Domesday Book.
  NOTES: Willi am of the House of Normandy; The first Norman King; On 28 Sep
  1066 William se cured the sanction of Pope Alexander II for a Norman
  invasion of England. By 1070 the Norman conquest of England was complete.
  William introduced the Cont inental system of feudalism; by the Oath of
  Salisbury of 1086 all landlords s wore allegiance to William, thus
  establishing the precedent that a vassal's l oyalty to the king overrode
  his fealty to his immediate lord. During a campai gn against King Philip I
  of France, William fell from a horse and was fatally injured. William was
  the illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy and Arletta, a
  tanner's daughter. He is sometimes called "William the Bastard".
  REF: "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: William requested a large
  number o f Jews to move to England after his conquest.  They spoke Norman
  & did well u nder his reign.
  REF: British Monarchy Official Website: The victory of William I, 'the
  Conqueror' (reigned 1066-1087) at Hastings and his subsequent corona tion
  in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066 did not give him complete
  c ontrol of England. Remaining resistance was, however, severely crushed
  and ca stles were built to control the country (including a fortress on
  the site of Windsor Castle, and the White Tower at the Tower of London).
  The lands of def eated Saxon nobles were given to William's followers in
  return for military s ervice by a certain number of knights, so that the
  tenants' foremost obligati on was allegiance to the king. This firmly
  established the feudal system. In 1086, William commissioned the Domesday
  Book, to record land holdings for the
  assessment of taxes and other dues. William spent long periods in
  Normandy to maintain his authority there, dealing with rebellions and
  French invasions .
  William died in 1087 leaving Normandy to his eldest son, Robert, and
  Engla nd to his second son, William II Rufus (reigned 1087-1100).
  REF: "Royal Descen ts of Famous People" Mark Humphreys:  Steve Jones' book
  "In the Blood: God, G enes, & Destiny" 1996, estimates that 25% of the
  population of Britain is des cended from William the Conqueror.  Consider
  you need two parents, four grand parents, etc.  Assuming an average of abt
  25 ye

Details of William I the Conqueror's family with Matilda (Maud) de Flanders