William II “Rufus” (King of England)

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William II “Rufus” (King of England)

William II, known as Rufus, was born in 1056.

Birth Notes

Rufus' father was William I “The Conqueror” (King of England) and his mother was Matilda (Maud) of Flanders. His paternal grandparents were Robert I “The Magnificent” (6th Duke of Normandy) and Herleva de Falaise; his maternal grandparents were Baldwin V “The Bearded” (Count of Flanders) and Adele of France. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Robert, Beauclerc, Constance and Adela. He was the second oldest of the five known children. He died at the age of 44 in 1100.

Death Notes

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Occupation Details

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William I “Longsword” (2nd Duke de Normandy)^*
  - b.0893 d.17 Dec 0942
  
  Richard I “The Fearless” (3rd Duke of Normandy)
  - b.28 Aug 0933 d.20 Nov 0996
  
  Sprota
  
  Richard II  “The Good” (4th Duke Of Normandy)
  - b.0962 d.28 Aug 1027
  
  ??? from Pays de Caux
  
  Gonnor (Gunhilda)  de Crepon
  - b.0936 d.1031
  
  Robert I “The Magnificent” (6th Duke of Normandy)
  - b.1002 d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bursa Province, Turkey
  
  Judith of Brittany
  - b.0982 d.1017
  
  William I “The Conqueror” (King of England)
  - b.1028 d.09 Sep 1087
  
  Herleva de Falaise
  - b.1003 d.1050
  
  William II “Rufus” (King of England)
  - b.1056 d.1100
  
  Baldwin III (Count of Flanders)^*
  - b.0940 d.0962
  
  Arnulf II (Count of Flanders)
  - b.0960 d.0987
  
  Mathilde of Saxony
  
  Baldwin IV (Count of Flanders)
  - b.0980 d.1035
  
  Rozala of Lombardy
  - b.0960 d.1003
  
  Baldwin V “The Bearded” (Count of Flanders)
  - b.1012 d.01 Sep 1067
  
  Siegfried (Count of the Ardennes)^*
  - b.0922 d.0998
  
  Frederick of Luxembourg (Count of Moselgau)
  - b.0956 d.1019
  
  Hedwig of Norgau
  - b.0922 in Flanders, Belgium d.0994 in Ghent, Gelderland, Belgium
  
  Ogive of Luxembourg
  
  Ermentrude (Countess of Gleiberg?)
  - b. in Flanders, Belgium d. in Ghent, Gelderland, Belgium
  
  Matilda (Maud) of Flanders
  - b.1032 d.03 Nov 1083
  
  Hugh “The Great” (Duke of the Franks)^*
  - b.0898 d.0956
  
  Hugh Capet (King of France)
  - b.0941 d.0996
  
  Hedwig of Saxony
  - b.0910 d.0965
  
  Robert II (King of France)
  - b.0972 d.1031
  
  Adelaide of Aquitaine
  - b.0945 d.1004
  
  Adele of France
  - b.1009 d.1079
  
  Constance of Arles
  - b.0986 d.1032
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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