William the Conqueror

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William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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Generate an image of William the Conqueror (William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Normandy ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Guillaume le Conquérant ⓘ
William the Bastard ⓘ
battleDate Battle of Hastings, 1066-10-14 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Hastings
birthPlace Falaise, Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
birthYear c. 1028 ⓘ
burialPlace Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen ⓘ
causeOfDeath injuries from riding accident ⓘ
child Adela of Normandy ⓘ
Adeliza of Normandy ⓘ
Cecilia of Normandy ⓘ
Constance of Normandy ⓘ
Henry I of England ⓘ
Robert Curthose ⓘ
William II of England ⓘ
claimedThroneOf Kingdom of England ⓘ
coronationDate 1066-12-25 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Normandy
crownedAt Westminster Abbey ⓘ
deathDate 1087-09-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Rouen, Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Rouen
domesdayBookCompletionYear 1086 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Robert I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
fullName William I of England ⓘ
introduced Norman aristocracy to England ⓘ
invaded England ⓘ
invasionYear 1066 ⓘ
justificationForClaim alleged promise by Edward the Confessor ⓘ
oath sworn by Harold Godwinson ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
legacy established Norman rule in England ⓘ
profound impact on English language and culture ⓘ
mother Herleva of Falaise ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Hastings ⓘ
ordered Domesday Book survey ⓘ
predecessorAsDukeOfNormandy Robert I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfEngland Harold Godwinson ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfNormandyEnd 1087 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfNormandyStart 1035 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfEnglandEnd 1087-09-09 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfEnglandStart 1066-12-25 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent Harrying of the North ⓘ
spouse Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
successorAsDukeOfNormandy Robert Curthose ⓘ
successorAsKingOfEngland William II of England ⓘ
title Duke of the Normans ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy

King of the English ⓘ
victory Battle of Hastings ⓘ

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Westminster Abbey → firstCoronationHeld → William the Conqueror ⓘ
subject linked to: Westminster Abbey, London
Normans → notableLeader → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Shrewsbury Castle → builtFor → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Kingdom of England → notableMonarch → William I of England ⓘ
linked to: William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy → notableHolder → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Lincoln Cathedral → founder → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Malcolm III of Scotland → conflictWith → William I of England ⓘ
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Windsor Castle → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Edgar Ætheling → successorAsKing → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Edgar Ætheling → opposedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Battle of Hastings → commander → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Battle of Hastings → commander → William I of England ⓘ
linked to: William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror → fullName → William I of England ⓘ
linked to: William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror → alsoKnownAs → William the Bastard ⓘ
linked to: William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror → alsoKnownAs → Guillaume le Conquérant ⓘ
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Rollo → relative → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Rollo → ancestorOf → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Tower of London → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Tower of London → builtFor → William I of England ⓘ
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Normandy → notableRuler → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Roger de Montgomery → allegiance → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Roger de Montgomery → closeAllyOf → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Roger de Montgomery → associatedWith → William I of England ⓘ
linked to: William the Conqueror
Winchester Castle → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Battle Abbey and Battlefield → builtBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Battle Abbey and Battlefield → associatedWith → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Harold Godwinson → successor → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Harold Godwinson → opponent → William, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
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Durham Castle → builtFor → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Henry I of England → father → William I of England ⓘ
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The Time Meddler → featuresHistoricalFigure → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Remigius de Fécamp → appointedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Remigius de Fécamp → servedUnder → William I of England ⓘ
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County Palatine of Chester → establishedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Normans → notableLeader → William the Conqueror ⓘ
subject linked to: Norman
Normans → dynasty → Norman kings of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Norman
linked to: William the Conqueror
Lincoln Castle → builtBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
William II of England → father → William I of England ⓘ
linked to: William the Conqueror
William II of England → father → William the Conqueror ⓘ
William II of England → predecessor → William I of England ⓘ
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Chepstow Castle → commissionedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Chester Castle → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England → commander → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England → notableFigure → William I of England ⓘ
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Caen → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ
coronation of William I as King of England → hasParticipant → William I of England ⓘ
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coronation of William I as King of England → coronatedPerson → William I of England ⓘ
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Bayeux Tapestry → depicts → William the Conqueror ⓘ
Emma of Normandy → relative → William the Conqueror ⓘ