William II of England

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William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was the Norman king who ruled England from 1087 to 1100 and continued his father William the Conqueror’s consolidation of Norman power until his death in a hunting accident.

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Generate an image of William II of England (William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was the Norman king who ruled England from 1087 to 1100 and continued his father William the Conqueror’s consolidation of Norman power until his death in a hunting accident.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England ⓘ
Norman monarch ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
alias William Rufus ⓘ
William the Red ⓘ
alsoRuled parts of Normandy ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
birthYear c. 1056 ⓘ
burialPlace Winchester Cathedral ⓘ
children none ⓘ
coronationDate 26 September 1087 ⓘ
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathCause hunting accident ⓘ
deathDate 2 August 1100 ⓘ
deathPlace Hampshire ⓘ
New Forest ⓘ
dynasty Norman dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Normandy
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father William I of England ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
fullName William II of England ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
house House of Normandy ⓘ
knownFor conflicts with the English Church ⓘ
continuing Norman consolidation of power in England ⓘ
disputes with Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Old Norman ⓘ
mannerOfDeath sudden death while hunting ⓘ
mother Matilda of Flanders ⓘ
notableCharacteristic reputation for harsh rule ⓘ
reputation for impiety among chroniclers ⓘ
notableEvent Rebellion of 1088 ⓘ
conflict with his brother Robert Curthose over Normandy ⓘ
policy assertion of royal control over Church appointments ⓘ
strong royal authority over barons ⓘ
positionHeld King of England ⓘ
predecessor William I of England ⓘ
regnalName William II ⓘ
reignEnd 1100 ⓘ
reignStart 1087 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Adela of Normandy ⓘ
Henry I of England ⓘ
Robert Curthose ⓘ
spouse none ⓘ
successor Henry I of England ⓘ
successorSelection succeeded by his brother Henry I shortly after his death ⓘ

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Malcolm III of Scotland → conflictWith → William II of England ⓘ
William the Conqueror → child → William II of England ⓘ
William the Conqueror → successorAsKingOfEngland → William II of England ⓘ
Edgar, King of Scotland → supportedBy → William II of England ⓘ
Henry I of England → predecessor → William II of England ⓘ
Earl of Huntingdon → governingMonarchAtFirstCreation → William II of England (approximate era) ⓘ
linked to: William II of England
Remigius de Fécamp → servedUnder → William II of England ⓘ
William II of England → fullName → William II of England ⓘ
William II of England → regnalName → William II ⓘ
linked to: William II of England
William II of England → alias → William Rufus ⓘ
linked to: William II of England
Winchester Cathedral → containsTombOf → William II of England ⓘ
House of Normandy → member → William II of England ⓘ
Anglo-Norman court → hasNotableRuler → William II of England ⓘ
Robert Curthose → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
Matilda of Flanders → child → William II of England ⓘ
Adeliza of Normandy → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
Adeliza of Normandy → relative → William II of England ⓘ
Cecilia of Normandy → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
Constance of Normandy → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
Carlisle Castle → builtBy → William II of England ⓘ
Carlisle Castle → builtBy → William Rufus ⓘ
linked to: William II of England
William of St-Calais → servedUnderMonarch → William II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Bishop William of St-Calais
William of St-Calais → supported → William II of England during the 1088 rebellion ⓘ
subject linked to: Bishop William of St-Calais
linked to: William II of England
William of St-Calais → recalledToFavourBy → William II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Bishop William of St-Calais
Robert de Mowbray → appointedBy → William II of England ⓘ
Robert de Mowbray → opponent → William II of England ⓘ
Robert de Mowbray → allegiance → William II of England ⓘ
Battle of Tinchebray → hasRelatedPerson → William II of England ⓘ
Judith of Lens → monarchDuringLifetime → William II of England ⓘ
Hugh d'Avranches → monarch → William II of England ⓘ
Henry Beauclerc → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
Henry Beauclerc → predecessor → William II of England ⓘ
Norman England → hasRuler → William II of England ⓘ
William the Red → alsoKnownAs → William II of England ⓘ
William the Red → alsoKnownAs → William Rufus ⓘ
linked to: William II of England
Rebellion of 1088 → hasMainBelligerent → William II of England ⓘ
Rebellion of 1088 → hasCommander → William II of England ⓘ
Adela of Normandy → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
Odo of Bayeux → releasedBy → William II of England ⓘ
Robert II of Normandy → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
William II, Duke of Normandy → child → William II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
William II, Duke of Normandy → successor → William II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Normandy William II
Robert Shortboots → sibling → William II of England ⓘ
William Clito → uncle → William II of England ⓘ
Wulfnoth Godwinson → detainedBy → William II of England ⓘ
Ralph de Luffa → appointedBy → William II of England ⓘ
Ralph de Luffa → monarchDuringOffice → William II of England ⓘ
Gundulf of Rochester → servedUnder → William II of England ⓘ