William the Conqueror

E19075

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.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
William the Conqueror canonical	111
William I of England	41
William the Bastard	2
Guillaume le Conquérant	1
Norman kings of England	1
William I of Normandy	1
William I, Duke of Normandy	1
William, Duke of Normandy	1
statue of William the Conqueror	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke of Normandy ⓘ King of England ⓘ human ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	William the Conqueror ⓘ surface form: Guillaume le Conquérant William the Conqueror ⓘ surface form: William the Bastard
battleDate	Battle of Hastings ⓘ surface form: 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	Constance of Normandy ⓘ surface form: 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	Normandy ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Normandy
crownedAt	Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
deathDate	1087-09-09 ⓘ
deathPlace	Rouen ⓘ surface form: Rouen, Duchy of Normandy
domesdayBookCompletionYear	1086 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
father	Robert I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
fullName	William the Conqueror self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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	Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: 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 Normandy ⓘ surface form: Duke of the Normans King of the English ⓘ
victory	Battle of Hastings ⓘ

Referenced by (160)

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

Westminster Abbey, London → firstCoronationHeld → William the Conqueror ⓘ

subject surface form: Westminster Abbey

Normans → notableLeader → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Shrewsbury Castle → builtFor → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Kingdom of England → notableMonarch → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Duke of Normandy → notableHolder → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Lincoln Cathedral → founder → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Malcolm III of Scotland → conflictWith → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Windsor Castle → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Edgar Ætheling → successorAsKing → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Edgar Ætheling → opposedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Battle of Hastings → commander → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

William the Conqueror → fullName → William the Conqueror self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

William the Conqueror → alsoKnownAs → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William the Bastard

William the Conqueror → alsoKnownAs → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guillaume le Conquérant

Rollo → relative → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Rollo → ancestorOf → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Tower of London → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Tower of London → builtFor → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Normandy → notableRuler → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Roger de Montgomery → allegiance → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Roger de Montgomery → closeAllyOf → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Roger de Montgomery → associatedWith → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Winchester Castle → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Battle Abbey and Battlefield → builtBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Battle Abbey and Battlefield → associatedWith → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → successor → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → opponent → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William, Duke of Normandy

Durham Castle → builtFor → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Henry I of England → father → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

The Time Meddler → featuresHistoricalFigure → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Remigius de Fécamp → appointedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Remigius de Fécamp → servedUnder → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

County Palatine of Chester → establishedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Norman → notableLeader → William the Conqueror ⓘ

subject surface form: Normans

Norman → dynasty → William the Conqueror ⓘ

subject surface form: Normans

this entity surface form: Norman kings of England

Lincoln Castle → builtBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

William II of England → father → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

William II of England → father → William the Conqueror ⓘ

William II of England → predecessor → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Chepstow Castle → commissionedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Chester Castle → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Norman Conquest of England → commander → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Norman Conquest of England → notableFigure → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Caen → foundedBy → William the Conqueror ⓘ

coronation of William I as King of England → hasParticipant → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

coronation of William I as King of England → coronatedPerson → William the Conqueror ⓘ

this entity surface form: William I of England

Bayeux Tapestry → depicts → William the Conqueror ⓘ

Emma of Normandy → relative → William the Conqueror ⓘ