William Ii 'Rufus' King of England
William Ii 'Rufus' King of was born about 1058. William Ii 'Rufus' King of's father was William The Conqueror King of England and his mother was Matilda Countess of Flanders Queen Consort of England. His paternal grandparents were Robert I Duc De Normandy and Herleva De Falaise; his maternal grandparents were Baldwin De Lille and Adela De France. He had three brothers and six sisters, named Robert Iii 'Curthose' 8th Duc, Richard Duke of, Henry I Beauclerc King of, Constance, Adela, Gundred Countess of Surrey of, Agatha, Matilda "Gundred" and Cecilia. He died in 2 August 1100.General Notes
William II 'Rufus', King of England was born between 1056 and 1060 at Normandy, France
He was the son of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England and Matilda de Flandre.
He died on 2 August 1100 at New Forest, Hampshire, England, an 'accident' with an arrow while hunting, unmarried He may have been assassinated at the orders on of his younger brother, Henry I.
He was buried at Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
William II 'Rufus', King of England also went by the nick-name of William 'Rufus' because of his red face and, like his father, he was fat.
He succeeded to the title of King William II of England on 9 September 1087.
He was crowned King of England on 26 September 1087 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England , and styled 'Dei Gratiâ Rex Anglorum', crowned by Archbishop of Canterbury Llanfranc.
as very fond of his father and always loyal to him.
He had a tendancy to stutter when excited.
He won military successes in Normandy, and advanced the Norman cause in Wales as well as overcoming rebellions of his barons.
The church certainly had no liking for him, a view he reciprocated.
He had the reputation of being cruel, harsh, capricious and profligate and yet he was admired by many as a good soldier and leader and a generous man.
His true character may be lost forever in the mists of time.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b. in Rouen, , Normandie, France d. in Rouen Cathedral, , , France
- b.28 AUG 933 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d.20 NOV 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
- b. in , , Bretagne, France d. in Normandy, , , France
- b.0963 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1027 in Fecamp, Normandie, France
- b.~ 0910 d.01 NOV 987
- b.0936 in Arques, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d.1031 in Neustrie, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0905 in Sweden
- b.~ 1004 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France d.06 Aug 1028 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0927 in Bretange, Rennes, France d.29 JUN 992
- b.0982 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0952 in Anjou, France d.27 JUN 992 in Anjou, Normandy, France
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise,Normandy d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville,Rouen,Normandy
- b.0973 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.1017 in Normandy, , , France
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.~ 1050 in Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.0973 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
- b.~ 1058 d. in 2 August 1100
- b.~ 1012 d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, , , France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen,Normandy
- b.~ 1009 in France d.08 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre, France
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