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William I, King of England











Reign[]

December 25, 1066 - September 9, 1087  (20 years)
Succeeded by William II of England



Birth[]

1028
Falaise, France
House of Normandy


Death[]

September 9, 1087
Rouen, France
58-59 years



Parents[]

Robert I, Duke of Normandy
Born June 22, 1000
Father: Richard II, Duke of Normandy  (978-1026) (48 years)
Mother: Judith, Princess of Brittany  (982-1017) (35 years)
Died July 1, 1035  (35 years)


Herleva, Lady of Falaise
Born 1003
Father: Fulbert, Lord of Falaise  (973-1026) (53 years)
Mother: Doda, Lady of Falaise  (980-1034) (54 years)
Children: 2
Died 1050  (46-47 years)



Siblings[]

1. Adelaide, Countess of Aumale  (1030-90) (60 years)


Maternal Half-Siblings

2. Robert, Count of Mortain  (1031-90) (59 years)

3. Odo, Lord-Bishop of Bayeux  (1036-97) (61 years)

4. Emma, Viscountess of Avranches  (1039-66) (27 years)



Marriages[]

1. Matilda, Countess of Flanders
Born 1031
Father: Baldwin V, Count of Flanders  (1012-67) (55 years)
Mother: Adèle, Princess of France  (1009-79) (70 years)
Married: 1051 - November 2, 1083  (31-32 years, widowed)
Died November 2, 1083  (51-52 years)


Children[]

1. Robert II, Duke of Normandy  (1051-1134) (83 years)
Married 1100-03 (widowed): Sybilla, Countess of Conversano  (1085-1103)


2. Richard, Prince of Normandy  (1053-69) (16 years)
3. Adeliza, Princess of Normandy  (1055-1113) (58 years)
4. William II, King of England  (1056-1100) (44 years)
5. Cecilia, Princess of Normandy  (1057-1126) (69 years)
6. Matilda, Princess of Normandy  (1060-86) (26 years)


7. Constance, Princess of Normandy  (1061-90) (29 years)
Married 1086-90 (died): Alan IV, Duke of Brittany  (1063-1119)


8. Adela, Princess of Normandy  (1067-1137) (70 years)
Married 1080-1102 (widowed): Stephen, Count of Blois  (1045-1102)


9. Henry I, King of England  (1068-1135) (67 years)
Married 1100-18 (widowed): Matilda, Princess of Scotland  (1080-1118)
Married 1121-35 (died): Adeliza, Countess of Louvain  (1103-51)


Grandchildren  (Total: 14)[]

1. Robert: William Clito
8. Adela: William, Theobald, Odo, Adela, Stephan, Lucia-Mahaut, Agnes, Alix, Henry, Eleanor, Humbert
9. Henry: Matilda, William Adelin