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 Abt 1056 - 1100 (~ 44 years)
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| Name |
King William |
| Suffix |
II |
| Born |
Abt 1056 |
Normandy, France  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reign |
Between 9 Sep 1087 and 2 Aug 1100 |
England |
| King of England |
| Coronation |
26 Sep 1087 |
England |
| King of England |
| House |
Norman Dynasty |
| Reference Number |
6588 |
| Buried |
1100 |
England |
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| Died |
2 Aug 1100 |
England |
| Person ID |
I6588 |
Families |
| Father |
King William, I, b. Abt 1028, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France , d. 9 Sep 1087, Priory of Saint Gervase, Rouen, Normandy (Age ~ 59 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Matilda of Flanders, b. Abt 1031, d. 2 Nov 1083 (Age ~ 52 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F2131 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- William II (Old Norman: Williame II; c. 1056 - 2 August 1100), the third son of William I of England, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales. William is commonly known as William Rufus or William the Red, perhaps because of his red-faced appearance.[2]
He was a figure of complex temperament: capable of both bellicosity and flamboyance. He did not marry, nor did he produce any offspring, legitimate or otherwise. He died after being struck by an arrow while hunting, under circumstances that remain murky. Circumstantial evidence in the behaviour of those around him raise strong but unproven suspicions of murder. His younger brother Henry hurriedly succeeded him as king.
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