William Normandie, King Of England , I
1026 - 1087 (61 years)-
Name William Normandie Title King Of England Suffix I Birth 1026 Normandie, France 
Gender Male Death 7 Sep 1087 Normandie, France Burial 2 Oct 1087 Normandie, France Person ID I9611 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Conqueor Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Robert Normandie, Duke De Normandie , b. 22 Jun 1000, Normandie, France d. 28 Jul 1035 (Age 35 years) Relationship natural Mother Herleve De Falaise, b. Abt 1003, Calvados, France d. Abt 1050, Normandie, France (Age 47 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1025 [1, 2, 3] Family ID F3590 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Matilda of Flanders, Queen Consort of England , b. Abt 1031, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France d. 2 Nov 1083, Normandie, France (Age 52 years) Marriage 1050 Normandie, France Children + 1. Adele Normandie, b. 12 May 1062, France d. 8 Mar 1137, Poitou-Charentes, France (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Gundred Of Chester, b. Abt 1063, Normandie, France d. 27 May 1085, Norfolkshire, England (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Henry Beauclerk, King of England , I., b. Sep 1068, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Normandie, France (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F5174 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map Birth - 1026 - Normandie, France 
Marriage - 1050 - Normandie, France Death - 7 Sep 1087 - Normandie, France Burial - 2 Oct 1087 - Normandie, France = Link to Google Earth
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King William I The Conqueror ( 1066 - 1087 )
1066 - William and his Norman army defeat Harold II and the Anglo Saxon s a t t h e Battle of Hastings. Harold is killed and, after subduing the s ou th o f t he country William is crowned King of England.
1067 - William suppresses a Saxon revolt in the southwest of England. W i l l iam's Earls are given lands driving out the Anglo Saxon lords. Norma n F r e nch becomes the language of government.
1068 - William puts down a revolt in the northern counties led by Edwin a n d M o rcar and establishes fortifications. The region is laid waste in a n a c t ion known as 'Harrying the North'.
1069 - Swen Estrithson of Denmark lands in the Humber and is welcomed b y n o r thern English earls who join him in expelling the Norman garrison a t Y o r k. William marches north and reoccupies York
1070 - Hereward the Wake leads a revolt against the Normans.
1071 - William defeats the revolt led by Hereward the Wake in East Angl i a , t hus putting an end to Saxon resistance to his rule.
1072 - William invades Scotland and compels Malcolm III to pay homage t o h i m .
1073 - Suppresses rebellion in Maine in France
1078 - Work begins on the Tower of London
1079 - William begins the construction of a Norman Cathedral at Winches t e r .
1079 - Robert, William’s eldest son, leads a rebellion in Normandy, but i s d e f eated by his father at the Battle of Gerberoi and his life is spar ed .
1085 - William orders a survey of the shires of England; the informatio n i s r e corded in the Domesday Book, which is completed the following ye ar .
1086 - William writes to the Pope that England owes no allegiance to th e C h u rch of Rome
1086 - Domesday survey of England completed
1087 - William dies of his injuries after falling from his horse while b e s i eging the French city of Mantes.
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