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 Abt 1056 - 1100 (~ 44 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | King William, II was born Abt 1056, Normandy, France (son of King William, I and Matilda of Flanders); died 2 Aug 1100, England; was buried 1100, England. Other Events:
- House: Norman Dynasty
- Reference Number: 6588
- Reign: Between 9 Sep 1087 and 2 Aug 1100, England; King of England
- Coronation: 26 Sep 1087, England; King of England
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.
Buried:
Winchester Castle
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Generation: 2
| 2. | King William, I was born Abt 1028, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died 9 Sep 1087, Priory of Saint Gervase, Rouen, Normandy; was buried 1087, Saint-Étienne de Caen, France. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 6586
- Reign: Between 3 Jul 1035 and 9 Sep 1087, Normandy, France; Duke of Normandy
- Coronation: 25 Dec 1066, England; King of England
- Reign: Between 25 Dec 1066 and 9 Sep 1087, England; King of England
Notes:
William I (Old Norman: Williame I; c. 1028[1] - 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard,[2][a] was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. The descendant of Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035 under the style William II. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son.
King married Matilda of Flanders. Matilda was born Abt 1031; died 2 Nov 1083; was buried 1083, l'Abbaye aux Dames Caen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Matilda of Flanders was born Abt 1031; died 2 Nov 1083; was buried 1083, l'Abbaye aux Dames Caen, Normandy, France. Other Events:
- House: House of Flanders
- Reference Number: 6587
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Tenure: Between 25 Dec 1066 and 2 Nov 1083, England; Queen consort of England
Children:
- King Henry, I was born Sep 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England; died 1 Dec 1135, St Denis, Cher, Centre, France; was buried 4 Jan 1136, Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England.
- 1. King William, II was born Abt 1056, Normandy, France; died 2 Aug 1100, England; was buried 1100, England.
- Duke Robert, II was born 1054, Normandy, France; died 3 Feb 1134, Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan; was buried 1134, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire.
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