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William the Conqueror [a] (c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo , he was Duke of Normandy (as William II ) [ 3 ] from 1035 onward.
The De obitu Willelmi ('On the death of King William') is a short Latin text connected with, but independent of, William of Jumièges's Gesta Normannorum Ducum.Surviving in full in just one manuscript, it describes the death of William the Conqueror, King of England and Duke of Normandy, though it does so in ways heavily influenced by literary traditions, notably those created by Einhard's ...
William II drawn by Matthew Paris, from the Stowe Manuscript. British Library, London.. The Rebellion of 1088 occurred after the death of William the Conqueror [1] and concerned the division of lands in the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy between his two sons William Rufus and Robert Curthose.
William I, the Conqueror: The Normans (England) c. 1028 1066–1087 9 September 1087 Died at the Convent of St Gervais, near Rouen, France, from abdominal injuries received from his saddle pommel when he fell off a horse at the Siege of Mantes. Malcolm III: House of Dunkeld (Scotland) c. 1031 1058–1093 13 November 1093
Then, in William's absence, Ralph, Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford (his new brother-in-law), and Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northumberland began the revolt; [2] but it was plagued by disaster. Waltheof soon lost heart and confessed the conspiracy to Archbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc , who urged Earl Roger to return to his allegiance, and ...
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo ...
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Matilda fell ill during the summer of 1083 and died on 2 November 1083. [1] Her husband was present for her final confession. [36] William swore to give up hunting, his favorite sport, to express his grief after the death of his wife. [37] [38] [39] He himself died four years later in 1087. [40]