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• Also Known As : William I, The Conqueror
• Stories and Notes: King of England from 25 December 1066. He was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert the Devil whom he succeeded as Duke of Normandy in 1035. Claiming that his 2nd cousin King Edward the Confessor had bequeathed him the English throne, William invaded England in September 1066, defeating Harold II Godwineson at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. William's coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066. He completed the establishment of feudalism in England, compiling detailed records of land and property in the Domesday Book, and kept the barons firmly under control. He died in Rouen after a fall from his horse and is buried in Caen, France. He was succeeded by his son William II. William's early years were marked by violence and disorder. In 1046 his cousin, Guy of Burgundy, led a revolt which forced the young duke to seek the aid of his overlord, Henry I of France. With Henry's help, William defeated Guy at Val-és-Dunes, and firmly secured control over Normandy. In 1051–52 William and Henry besieged and captured Domfront castle and Alençon in Maine, France. Almost immediately afterwards, William, Count of Arques, rebelled against the duke with the support of Henry I, who was increasingly concerned about Normandy's growing power. William quickly besieged the rebel Arques-la-Bataille castle and it was surrendered to him in 1053. In 1054 Henry I and Geoffrey of Anjou invaded Normandy, but the annihilation of part of their force at Mortimer forced them to withdraw. Their second invasion, in 1057, was defeated at Varaville. In 1051 Edward the Confessor had nominated William as heir to the English throne, but when he died in January 1066 Harold (II) Godwinson was crowned. William immediately began preparations for an invasion of England. On 28 September his forces landed unopposed at Pevensey, Sussex. Harold was in the north of England defeating an invasion led by Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, but immediately marched south to meet William. Their armies clashed in the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. Harold was slain and William achieved a decisive victory. In 1067 William forcibly brought southwest England under his control. In 1068 he marched north and east to establish a number of strategic fortifications. In the summer of 1069 Swein Estrithson of Denmark landed with a considerable force in the Humber and was welcomed by the northern English earls who joined him in expelling the Norman garrison at York. William immediately marched north, destroying everything in his path, and reoccupied York. He undertook a systematic harrying of the north, setting his troops to kill and burn in order to leave nothing that could support future rebellion. The Danish fleet was bought off and departed. In 1072 William led an invasion that forced King Malcolm of Scotland to surrender hostages and swear fealty. In 1073 he was back in France suppressing rebellion in Maine. His regents dealt with a rebellion by the English earls in 1075, and in the latter years of his reign, William twice faced rebellion in Normandy led by his eldest son, Robert (II) Curthose. In 1087 William sacked the French-controlled town of Mantes in the Vexin. In the fighting he suffered a fatal internal injury after being thrown against the pommel of his saddle. He was taken to the priory of Saint-Gervais near Rouen where on 9 September he died.
• To Lady Kathleen: 27 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 1035 to 1087; Duke of Normandy
• Occupation: 1066 to 1087; King of England

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Invaded England defeated and killed his rival Harold at the Battle of Hastings and became King. The Norman conquest of England was completed by 1072 aided by the establishment of feaudalism under which his followers were granted land in return f or pledges of service and loyalty. As King William was noted for his efficient if harsh rule. His administration relied upon Norman and other foreign personnell especially Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1085 started Domesday Book.

William married Matilda, of Flanders in 1053. Matilda (daughter of Count of Flanders Baldwin, V and Princess of France Adela Capet) was born in 1028 in , , Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. King of England William, II was born in 1057; died on 2 Aug 1100; was buried on 11 Aug 1100 in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
2. Adela, of Blois was born in 1067 in Normandy, France; died on 8 Mar 1137 in Marcigny-sur-Loire, France.
3. King of England Henry, I was born in Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Staint Derisle Fermont, Angers, , England, United Kingdom; was buried in Winchester Cathedral, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

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• Also Known As : Robert I the Magnificent
• Also Known As : Robert II, The Devil
• Occupation: 6th Duke of Normandy
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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Birth:
est date or 1008

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Robert contributed to the restoration of Henry King of France to his throne, and received from the gratitude of that monarch, the Vexin, as an additional to his patrimonial domains. In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotn induced him t o undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatiges of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution he died on his way home.

Robert married Herleve, of Falaise. Herleve (daughter of Fulbert, of Falaise and Doda, Wife of De Falaise) was born in 1013; died in 1050. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Herleva, Arlette, Harlette
• Occupation: Officer of the Household
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : The Good
• Occupation: 4th Duke of Normandy
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Richard married Judith, of Brittany in 999. Judith (daughter of Duke of Rennes Conan, I and Ermengarde, I, of Anjou) was born in 982; died in 1017 in Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : of Falaix
• Occupation: Tanner/Furrier
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Fulbert married Doda, Wife of De Falaise. Doda, was born in 980; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Duxia
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Richard I, the Fearless
• Occupation: 3rd Duke of Normandy
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Richard married Gunnor, of Crepon in 962. Gunnor (daughter of King of Denmark Harald Gormsson, II and Gyrid Olafsson, of Sweden) was born in 936 in Normandy, France; died in 1031. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Gunnora
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Conan I, The Crooked
• Occupation: Duke of Rennes & Brittany
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Conan married Ermengarde, I, of Anjou. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent