WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR KING OF ENGLAND 
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR was born on October 14th, 1027 in Falais, Calvados, France. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR's father was Robert I "The Magnificent" Of Normandy and his mother was Heleve (Arlette) de Falaise. His paternal grandparents were Richard II "The Good" Of Normandy and Judith Of Brittany; his maternal grandfather was Fulbert de Falaise. He had a half-brother named Robert de Burgh. He died at the age of 59 on September 10th, 1087 in Hermenbraville, Seine-Maritime, France. He was buried in L'Abbaye aux Hommes, Saint Etienne's in Caen.General Notes
Note: Reigned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invade
d England defeated and killed his rival Harold at the Battl
e of Hastings and became King. The Norman conquest of Engla
nd was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of feau
dalism under which his followers were granted land in retur
n for pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was n
oted for his efficient if harsh rule. His administration re
lied upon Norman and other foreign personnell especially La
nfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday B
ook.
Note: aka "The Bastard"
DESCENDANT OF CHARLEMAGNE AND SCANDINAVIAN KINGS
KING OF ENGLAND, 1066-1087
William defeated and killed the Saxon King Harold II at th
e Battle of Hastings in 1066, establishing Norman control o
ver England.
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS, OCT. 14, 1066:
William Duke of Normandy invaded with seven thousand men, i
ncluding over two thousand mounted knights and squires. Th
e Saxon King Harold's army, fighting on foot, were overcom
e by volleys of Norman arrows and repeated cavalry charges.
They were slaughtered. The deeply religious Normans erecte
d the altar of Battle Abbey on the spot where king Harold w
as killed. Their beliefs obliged them to do heavy penance f
or the sins of war. William the Conqueror founded the Bened
ictine abbey in 1070 for the salvation of his soul.
William was born out of wedlock. His bastard status was a s
ource of embitterment for him.
William the Conqueror was fatally injured during an attac
k on Mantes-la-Jolie, when his horse reared up, frightene
d by the flames. William was impaled on the pommel of his s
addle and later died in agony at Rouen. William de Braos
e I was present at the King's death.
William I left Normandy to his oldest son Robert II and Eng
land to his next oldest son, William II.
THE DOMESDAY (DOOMSDAY) BOOK
was authorized by William the Conqueror as a means of taxat
ion, a comprehensive listing of all lands, forests, ponds a
long with their owners and tenants. It is from this book th
at genealogists are able to piece together the early famili
es in England.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0846 in More, Nord-Trondel, Norway d.3 Feb 930 in Normandy, France
- b.0891 in Normandy, France d.17 Dec 942 in Normandy, France
- b.0866 in Valois, France d.> 0910 in Normandy, France
- b.28 Aug 933 in Fecamp, Normandy d.20 Nov 996 in Fecamp, Normandy
- b.~ 0866 in Senlis, Normandy, France d.> 0922 in France
- b.~ 0894 in Brittany, France d.0960 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0959 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0936 in Crepon, Normandy d.1031 in Caen, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0999 in Normandy, France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.~ 0875 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.0930
- b.~ 0910 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.0970
- b.~ 0880 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0950 in Bretagne, Rennes, France d.29 Jun 992
- b.~ 0982 in Bretagne, France d.1017 in Normandy, France
- b.14 Oct 1027 in Falais, Calvados, France d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Seine-Maritime, France
- b.0978 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.1050
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Children
ROBERT II "CURTHOSE" of Normandy
ROBERT II "CURTHOSE" was born about 1054 in Normandy, France. He died on October 2nd, 1134 in Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales.
HENRY I KING OF ENGLAND
HENRY I was born on February 21st, 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, Eng and his baptism took place on August 5th, 1100 in Selby, Eng. He died at the age of 67 on December 1st, 1135 in St.Denis, France. He was buried on January 4th, 1136 in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, Eng.
HENRY I KING OF ENGLAND
HENRY I was born in September 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. He died at the age of 67 on December 1st, 1135 in Gisors, Normandy. He was buried on January 4th, 1136 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
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