William Longsword

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Duke of Normandy historical figure medieval ruler nobleman

William Longsword was a 10th-century Norman ruler who succeeded his father Rollo as the second Duke of Normandy and helped consolidate Norman power in northern France.

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Label Occurrences
William Longsword canonical 4
William I Longsword 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Normandy ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance West Francia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of West Francia
associatedWithEvent early formation of the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Normandy ⓘ
burialPlace Rouen Cathedral ⓘ
capital Rouen ⓘ
causeOfDeath murder ⓘ
child Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of Normandy
conflict wars with neighboring Frankish lords ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Normandy ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 893 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 17 December 942 ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
Viking ⓘ
father Rollo ⓘ
fullName William the Conqueror ⓘ
surface form: William I of Normandy
givenName William ⓘ
languageSpoken Old French ⓘ
Old Norman ⓘ
Old Norse language ⓘ
surface form: Old Norse
mannerOfDeath assassination ⓘ
mother Poppa of Bayeux ⓘ
nickname Longsword ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of Norman power in northern France ⓘ
expansion of Norman territories ⓘ
strengthening of ducal authority in Normandy ⓘ
placeOfBirth Normandy ⓘ
placeOfDeath Somme River ⓘ
near Picquigny ⓘ
positionHeld Count of Rouen ⓘ
Duke of Normandy ⓘ
predecessor Rollo ⓘ
region northern France ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Rouen ⓘ
ruledFrom c. 927 ⓘ
ruledUntil 942 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Luitgarde of Vermandois ⓘ
successor Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of Normandy
sworeFealtyTo Charles the Simple ⓘ
surface form: King Charles the Simple
titleAfterBaptism Christian prince of Normandy ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Rollo → child → William Longsword ⓘ
Rollo → successor → William Longsword ⓘ
Hrólfr → child → William Longsword ⓘ
this entity surface form: William I Longsword
Poppa of Bayeux → child → William Longsword ⓘ
Poppa of Bayeux → relative → William Longsword ⓘ