William of Normandy

1024 - 1087  (62 years)

• Name	William of Normandy
  Born	14 Oct 1024	Castle of Falaise, Calvados, Normandy
  Gender	Male
  Name	William The Conqueror
  Died	9 Sep 1087	Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
  Buried	Abbey of St Stephen, Caen, Calvados, Normandy
  Person ID	I11931	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert of Normandy,   b. Between 999 and 1003, Normandy ,   d. 2 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Herleve de Falaise,   b. Abt 1003, Falaise, Calvados, France ,   d. Abt 1050  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Matilda of Flanders,   b. Abt 1031, Flanders, Normandy (Belgium) ,   d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Normandy  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Children	1. Henry Beauclerc,   b. Abt 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-La-Foret, Seine-St Denis, Normandy  (Age ~ 67 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ingelrica Maud,   b. Abt 1032, St Martins, Le Grand, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William was known as "the Bastard" and later as "the Conqueror". He was the only son of Duke Robert of Normandy and thus, although illegitimate, succeeded his father. He became Count of Maine by conquest in 1063 and defeated King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, where he claimed the English throne and founded Norman rule in England.