William I "the Conqueror", King of England

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• General Information: He was also called William "the Bastard".
• Title(s): 1035; In 1035 he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.
• Military: 1066; William invaded England and defeated Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
• Reign: From 1066 to 1087; King of England
• Crowned: Dec 1066, London, England; In December 1066 he was crowned King of England in London.

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William married Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England in 1053 in Eu, Normandy, France. Maltilda (daughter of Baldwin V de Lille "the Pious", Count of Flanders and Adelaide of France, Princess of France) was born in 1032 in Flanders, Belgium; died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; was buried in Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert III "Curthose", Duke of Normandy was born about 1054 in Normandy, France; died in 1134.
2. Richard, Duke of Bernay was born in 1055; died in 1075.
3. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité was born in 1056 in Normandy, France; died in 1127 in Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France.
4. Adeliza was born in 1055 in Normandy, France.
5. William II "Rufus", King of England was born in 1057; died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest, England.
6. Constance was born on 1057 or 1061 in Normandy, France; died on 13 August, 1090 in Brittany, France; was buried in Church of St Melans, Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
7. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England was born about 1062; died on 8 Mar 1137/38 in Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
8. Agatha was born about 1064 in Normandy, France.
9. Matilda
10. Henry I "Beauclerc", King of England and Duke of Normandy was born in 1070 in Selby, Yorkshire, England; died on 1 Dec 1135 in Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France; was buried in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England.
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• General Information: He was also known as Robert I "the Magnificent", Count of Hiesmois, Duke of Normandy.
• Title(s): 6 Aug 1027; Robert I succeeded on 06 Aug 1027 as the Duke of Normandy.
• Pilgrimage: 1034; In late 1034, curiosity or devotion induced Robert to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatigues of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his constitution he died at Nicaea (in the area of Iznik in modern Turkey) on his way home.

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Robert married Herleva de Falaise. Herleva (daughter of Fulbert of Falaise and Dode) was born about 1012; died about 1050; was buried in Grestain Abbey, Fatouville-Grestain, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): 996; He succeeded as the Duke of Normandy in 996 and ruled until his death. During his minority, the first five years of his reign, his regent was Count Rodulf of Ivry, his uncle, who wielded the power and put down a peasant insurrection at the beginning of Richard's reign
• Last Full Review: 18 Feb 2021

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Richard married Judith of Brittany in 1000. Judith (daughter of Conan I "le Tort", Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes and Ermengarde d'Anjou) was born in 982 in Brittany, France; died on 28 Aug 1017 in Normandy, France; was buried in Bernay Abbey, Bernay, Normandy, France . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also called Judith of Rennes.
• Last Full Review: 18 Feb 2021

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• General Information: Fulbert, who was probably a tanner, has been described as "polinctor" which translates more readily as "embalmer", or one who prepares corpses for burial, but the tradition is strong that he was a tanner. Falaise, Normandy was famous for its tanneries.

Fulbert married Dode. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was a concubine.

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• Title(s): 942; In 942, he succeeded as the Duke of Normandy.

Richard married Gunnor of Crêpon about 978. Gunnor (daughter of Herfast de Crépon) was born about 936; died on 1027 or 1031 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also known as Gunora of Denmark.

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• History: birth to death

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Le Tort means "the Crooked".

About 970, he became the Duke of Brittany.

Died:
He was killed in battle.

Conan married Ermengarde d'Anjou in 980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]