William FitzOsbern

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William FitzOsbern was an 11th-century Norman nobleman, close companion of William the Conqueror, and a key military leader in the Norman Conquest of England.

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William FitzOsbern canonical 2
William Fitz Osbern 1
William Fitz-Osbern 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century nobleman ⓘ
Anglo-Norman magnate ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
Norman nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs William Fitz-Osbern ⓘ
linked to: William FitzOsbern

William FitzOsberne ⓘ
linked to: William FitzOsbern

William fitz Osbern ⓘ
linked to: William fitzOsbern
birthCentury 11th century ⓘ
built Chepstow Castle ⓘ
Clifford Castle (attributed) ⓘ
linked to: Clifford Castle

Hereford Castle ⓘ
Monmouth Castle (attributed) ⓘ
linked to: Monmouth Castle
causeOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
child Emma de Breteuil ⓘ
Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford ⓘ
William of Breteuil ⓘ
linked to: Roger de Breteuil
closeCompanionOf William the Conqueror ⓘ
cousin William the Conqueror ⓘ
deathDate 1071 ⓘ
deathPlace Cassel, Flanders ⓘ
diedIn Battle of Cassel (1071) ⓘ
familyName FitzOsbern ⓘ
father Osbern the Steward ⓘ
linked to: Osbern
givenName William ⓘ
heldTitleFrom Earl of Hereford, circa 1067 ⓘ
introduced Norman castle-building in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
landholdingsAfterConquest estates in Gloucestershire ⓘ
estates in Herefordshire ⓘ
estates in the Isle of Wight ⓘ
extensive estates in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
mother Emma of Ivry ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy circle ⓘ
notableFor key role in the Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
organizing the invasion of England in 1066 ⓘ
supporting William the Conqueror’s claim to the English throne ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
royal advisor ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
position one of the chief counselors of William the Conqueror ⓘ
regent in Normandy during William’s absence in England ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ
relative William the Conqueror ⓘ
roleInBattleOfHastings senior commander under William the Conqueror ⓘ
spouse Adeliza de Tosny ⓘ
supported William the Conqueror’s preparations for the 1066 invasion ⓘ
title Earl of Hereford ⓘ
Lord of Breteuil ⓘ
Lord of Cormeilles ⓘ
Lord of Liseaux (in part of his career) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monmouth Castle → builtFor → William FitzOsbern ⓘ
William fitzOsbern → alsoKnownAs → William FitzOsbern ⓘ
William fitzOsbern → alsoKnownAs → William Fitz Osbern ⓘ
linked to: William FitzOsbern
William fitzOsbern → alsoKnownAs → William fitz Osbern ⓘ
linked to: William FitzOsbern
William FitzOsbern → alsoKnownAs → William Fitz-Osbern ⓘ
linked to: William FitzOsbern
William FitzOsbern → alsoKnownAs → William FitzOsberne ⓘ
linked to: William FitzOsbern