King William I “the Conqueror” Plantagenet, of England 
William I, known as the Conqueror, was born on October 14th, 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, France. The Conqueror's father was Robert I of Normandy, 6th Duc de Normandie and his mother was Arlette (Herleve) Falaise. His paternal grandparents were Richard (the Good) of Normandy II and Judith of Brittany; his maternal grandparents were Fulburt de Falaise and Doda. He had a brother named Adeliza. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Robert and Emma. He died at the age of 62 on September 9th, 1087 in Hermenbraville, France.General Notes
Marriage 1 Matilda OF FLANDERS b: 1031 in Flanders, FRA
Children
Henry "Beauclerc" OF ENGLAND I b: ABT SEP 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, ENG
Robert CURTHOSE b: AFT 1050
Richard b: BEF 1056
William "Rufus" OF ENGLAND b: AFT 1056
Adela DE NORMANDIE b: 1062
Constance b: 1066
Cecily b: BEF 1066
Gundred
Matilda
Agatha b: 1064
Adeliza
Marriage 2 Maud PEVEREL
Children
William PEVERELL b: ABT 1064 in Nottingham, ENG
Note: William was the illegitimate son of Robert, Duke of Normandy. He won the English throne by defeating Harold II at Hastings in1066 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day ofthe same year. Throughout his reign he retained the Dukedom of Normandy. Despite many uprisings, he ferociously defeated Anglo-Saxon resistance but Hereward the Wake defied him in theFens around Ely until 1071. Castles were built at strategic points, including Warwick and Windsor, first of earth banks andwooden keeps and later of massive stonework. For some 25 years the Normans lived as conquerors in an occupied land but they began to intermarry with the resident population and slowly adapted and adopted some of the Anglo-Saxon culture. William ordered the Domesday Book to be drawn up to record details of land holders and the value of every estate and surprisingly this took only a year to compile. The feudal system, with Normans as Barons was instituted and regular meetings of a Great Council ofadvisors was set up, with venues at Gloucester, Westminster and Winchester. Llanfranc was made Archbishop of Canterbury and building started on seven new cathedrals. William also set inhand the building of the Tower of London. William, who was 5ft 10ins, married Matilda of Flanders who was only 4ft 2ins. Hedied of injuries, received while fighting in France, on Thursday 9th September 1087.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0866 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0931 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0896 in Normandy, France d.17 Dec 0942 in France
- b.~ 0872 in Evreux, Normandy, France d.0938 in France
- b.28 Aug 0933 in Normandy, France d.20 Nov 0996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.~ 0880 in Bretagne, Rennes, France
- b.~ 0911 in Bretagne, Rennes, France
- b.~ 0958 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.~ 0940 d.~ 1031
- b.~ 1008 in Normandy, France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0847 in Bayeux, Normandy, France (Neustria) d.0886 in Bayeux, Normandy, France (Neustria)
- b.~ 0875 in Rennes, France d.0970
- b.~ 0855 in Rennes, France
- b.0950 in Bretagne, Rennes, France d.29 Jun 0992
- b.~ 0925 in France
- b.~ 0982 in Bretagne, Rennes, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0920 d.11 Nov 0958
- b.21 Jul 0958 in Anjou, France d.21 Jul 0987
- b.~ 0920 in Gatinais, France
- b.~ 0952 in Anjou, France d.27 Jun 0992
- b.~ 0911 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.29 Aug 0968
- b.~ 0934 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.> 0982
- b.~ 0914 in Bourgogne, France d.19 Aug 0967
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, France
- b.~ 0987 in Falaise, Calvados, France
- b.~ 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.~ 1050
- b.~ 0980 in Falaise, Calvados, France
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