William I, "The Conqueror" of England^{[1, 2]}

1024 - 1087  (62 years)

• Name	William I   [2]
  Suffix	"The Conqueror" of England
  Birth	14 Oct 1024	Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1028
  Death	1087
  Burial	1087	Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France   [2]
  Death	9 Sep 1087	Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France   [2]
  Person ID	I12479641740	Hurst Improbable Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert I, "The Devil Magnificent" Duke of Normandy,   b. 21 Jun 1000, Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Harlette Herleva DeFalaise, Lioness de Conteville DeFalaise,   b. 1003, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 23 Apr 1078, Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1028	Conteville, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
  Family ID	F5494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Maude, Countess of Flanders,   b. 24 Nov 1031, Flanders, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1050	Castle, Angi, Normandy, France
  Married	1053	Eu, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
  	Forbidden to marry Duke William of Normandy by the Council of Rheims, 1049. Married him at Eu in 1053. Dispensation being granted by Nicolas II, 1059.
  Children	1. Cecilia, of Holy Trinity, Princess of England,   b. 1056, Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 30 July 1126, Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 70 years)   2. Muriel, of Normandy,   b. 1060, Normandy, France d. 1102, Skipton, Yorkshire, England (Age 42 years)   3. Adela, of Normandy, Princess of England,   b. 12 May 1062, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France d. 8 Mar 1137, Rhone Alpes or Marsilly, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France (Age 74 years)   4. Gundred Maud, of Normandy, Lady,   b. 12 Mar 1063, France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 27 May 1085, Castle Acre, Norfolk, England (Age 22 years)   5. Agatha, de Normandie,   b. 1064   d. 1080 (Age 16 years)   6. Henry I Beauclerc, Duke of Normandy, King of England,   b. 21 Feb 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, La Forêt, Allier, Auvergne, France (Age 67 years)   7. William II "Rufus", King of England   d. 1100   8. Robert II "Curthose", Duke of Normandy   9. Constance, de Bretagne,   b. France d. 13 April 1090, Haute-Normandie, France
  Family ID	F5960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2026

  
  

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• Sources

  [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees. [S_996805482] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).