Duke of Normandy William II

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Duke of Normandy William II, better known as William the Conqueror, was the 11th-century Norman ruler who became 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 ⓘ
Norman ruler ⓘ
conqueror ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Guillaume le Conquérant ⓘ
William I of England ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
battleDate Battle of Hastings: 1066-10-14 ⓘ
birthDate c. 1028 ⓘ
birthPlace Falaise, Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Falaise
burialPlace Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen, Normandy ⓘ
causeOfDeath injuries from riding accident ⓘ
child Henry I of England ⓘ
Robert Curthose ⓘ
William II of England ⓘ
claimedThroneOf England ⓘ
commissioned Domesday Book ⓘ
conflict Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
coronationDate 1066-12-25 ⓘ
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
deathDate 1087-09-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Rouen, Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Rouen
era 11th century ⓘ
father Robert I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
house House of Normandy ⓘ
introduced Norman rule in England ⓘ
feudal system in England ⓘ
language spoke Norman French ⓘ
legacy fusion of Anglo-Saxon and Norman cultures in England ⓘ
mother Herleva of Falaise ⓘ
nobleFamily Norman dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Normandy
notableBattle Battle of Hastings ⓘ
opponent Harold Godwinson ⓘ
predecessor Edward the Confessor ⓘ
reasonForClaim alleged promise of succession by Edward the Confessor ⓘ
oath sworn by Harold Godwinson ⓘ
regionRuled England ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
reignEnd Duke of Normandy: 1087 ⓘ
King of England: 1087-09-09 ⓘ
reignStart Duke of Normandy: 1035 ⓘ
King of England: 1066-12-25 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
successor William II of England ⓘ
title Duke of Normandy ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
victoryIn Battle of Hastings ⓘ

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Falaise, Duchy of Normandy → birthplaceOf → Duke of Normandy William II ⓘ
Matilda of Flanders → spouse → William II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
Herleve → sonTitle → Duke William II of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
Battle of Val-ès-Dunes → commander → William II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
Battle of Val-ès-Dunes → partOfReignOf → William II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
Battle of Val-ès-Dunes → supportedRuler → William II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Normandy William II