William the Conqueror

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Duke of Normandy King of England human medieval ruler monarch

William the Conqueror was the 11th-century Duke of Normandy who became the first Norman king of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Aliases (5)

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke of Normandy → King of England → human → medieval ruler → monarch →
alsoKnownAs	Guillaume le Conquérant → William the Bastard →
battleDate	Battle of Hastings, 1066-10-14 →
birthPlace	Falaise, Duchy of Normandy →
birthYear	c. 1028 →
burialPlace	Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen →
causeOfDeath	injuries from riding accident →
child	Adela of Normandy → Adeliza of Normandy → Cecilia of Normandy → Constance of Normandy → Henry I of England → Robert Curthose → William II of England →
claimedThroneOf	Kingdom of England →
coronationDate	1066-12-25 →
countryOfCitizenship	Duchy of Normandy →
crownedAt	Westminster Abbey →
deathDate	1087-09-09 →
deathPlace	Rouen, Duchy of Normandy →
domesdayBookCompletionYear	1086 →
era	High Middle Ages →
father	Robert I, Duke of Normandy →
fullName	William I of England →
introduced	Norman aristocracy to England →
invaded	England →
invasionYear	1066 →
justificationForClaim	alleged promise by Edward the Confessor → oath sworn by Harold Godwinson →
languageSpoken	Old Norman French →
legacy	established Norman rule in England → profound impact on English language and culture →
mother	Herleva of Falaise →
nobleFamily	House of Normandy →
notableBattle	Battle of Hastings →
ordered	Domesday Book survey →
predecessorAsDukeOfNormandy	Robert I, Duke of Normandy →
predecessorAsKingOfEngland	Harold Godwinson →
reignAsDukeOfNormandyEnd	1087 →
reignAsDukeOfNormandyStart	1035 →
reignAsKingOfEnglandEnd	1087-09-09 →
reignAsKingOfEnglandStart	1066-12-25 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
significantEvent	Harrying of the North →
spouse	Matilda of Flanders →
successorAsDukeOfNormandy	Robert Curthose →
successorAsKingOfEngland	William II of England →
title	Duke of the Normans → King of the English →
victory	Battle of Hastings →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chester Castle → Tower of London → Winchester Castle → Windsor Castle →	foundedBy
Durham Castle → Shrewsbury Castle → Tower of London ("William I of England") →	builtFor
Battle of Hastings → Battle of Hastings ("William I of England") → Norman Conquest of England →	commander
Henry I of England ("William I of England") → William II of England ("William I of England") → William II of England →	father
William the Conqueror ("William the Bastard") → William the Conqueror ("Guillaume le Conquérant") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle Abbey and Battlefield → Roger de Montgomery ("William I of England") →	associatedWith
Battle Abbey and Battlefield → Lincoln Castle →	builtBy
Normans → Normans →	notableLeader
Roger de Montgomery →	allegiance
Rollo →	ancestorOf
Remigius de Fécamp →	appointedBy
Roger de Montgomery →	closeAllyOf
Chepstow Castle →	commissionedBy
Malcolm III of Scotland ("William I of England") →	conflictWith
Normans ("Norman kings of England") →	dynasty
County Palatine of Chester →	establishedBy
The Time Meddler →	featuresHistoricalFigure
Westminster Abbey →	firstCoronationHeld
Lincoln Cathedral →	founder
William the Conqueror ("William I of England") →	fullName
Duke of Normandy →	notableHolder
Kingdom of England ("William I of England") →	notableMonarch
Normandy →	notableRuler
Harold Godwinson ("William, Duke of Normandy") →	opponent
Edgar Ætheling →	opposedBy
William II of England ("William I of England") →	predecessor
Rollo →	relative
Remigius de Fécamp ("William I of England") →	servedUnder
Harold Godwinson →	successor
Edgar Ætheling →	successorAsKing