4. | William I The Conqueror King of England was born in 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France (son of Robert II The Devil 6th Duke of Normandy and Herleva Or Harlette (Arlette) Fulbert); died on 9 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube, Nr Rouen, France; was buried in St Stephen, Caen, Normandy. Notes:
For a listing of web sites that have the genealogy of family lines ofroyal houses, many noble houses and more, go to the entry "INFORMATION,Royal Houses family lines web sites" in this file.
"NOTES: William of the House of Normandy; The first Norman King; On 28Sep 1066 William secured the sanction of Pope Alexander II for a Normaninvasion of England. By 1070 the Norman conquest of England was complete.William introduced the Continental system of feudalism; by the Oath ofSalisbury of 1086 all landlords swore allegiance to William, thusestablishing the precedent that a vassal's loyalty to the king overrodehis fealty to his immediate lord. During a campaign against King Philip Iof France, William fell from a horse and was fatally injured. William wasthe illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy and Arletta, atanner's daughter. He is sometimes called "William the Bastard"."
http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/r29.html#I1380
"Reigned 1066-1087. Duke of Normandy 1035-1087. Invaded England defeatedand
killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. TheNorman conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by theestablishment of feaudalism under which his followers were granted landin return for pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was notedfor his efficient if harsh rule. His administration relied upon Normanand other foreign personnell especially Lanfranc Archbishop ofCanterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book."
From Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web athttp://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01380
For extensive further genealogy information on William see:
GENEALOGY.EU by Miroslav Marek athttp://genealogy.euweb.cz/normandy/normandy.html
Stirnet Genealogy athttp://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/continent/mn/normans1.htm#wilconq
Royal Genealogies at http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/~saw/royal/r29.html#I1380
Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web athttp://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal01380
For the sources of information in this file, see under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ".
William the Conqueror
http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/william.html
Part of The Domesday Book at http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/index.html
See also The Domesday Book at http://rpglibrary.org/utils/meddemog/
1066 at http://www.1066.co.nz/
A Medieval Mosaic
by Michael A.Linton
Welcome to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England astold by the Bayeux Tapestry. Travel back in time to the 11th Century andthe invasion of England in the days of William the Conqueror.
The Conqueror and His Companions
by J.R. Planch?, Somerset Herald. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1874.
at http://www.patpnyc.com/conq/index.shtml
Extensive histories of The Conqueror, his family and may of William'scompanions.
Part of Pat Paterson's Page at http://www.patpnyc.com/conq/index.shtml
RHYME TO REMEMBER THEM BY
Willy, Willy, Harry, Ste,
Harry, Dick, John, Harry three,
One, two, three Neds, Richard two,
Henries four, five, six - then who?
Edwards four, five, Dick the bad,
Harries twain and Ned the lad,
Mary, Bessie, James the vain,
Charlie, Charlie, James again,
William & Mary, Anna Gloria,
Four Georges, William and Victoria,
Edward, George, then Ned the eighth
quickly goes and abdicat'th,
leaving George, then Liz the second,
and with Charlie next it's reckoned.
That's the way our monarchs lie
since Harold got it in the eye!
PS. Sorry, Lady Jane Grey - you got the chop!
This rhyme has been rememorised by British school children for a greatmany years. In this version the current Royal family has been added. Itcomes from "English Monarchs Dates & Ages" by John Owen Smith athttp://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/histdate/monarchs.htm
William married Matilda of Flanders in 1053. Matilda (daughter of Baldwin V Count of Flanders and Ad?laide Countess De Coutance) was born about 1031 in Flanders, France; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen; was buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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