Henry Beauclerc

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Henry Beauclerc was Henry I of England, a 12th-century king noted for his administrative reforms, consolidation of royal authority, and efforts to strengthen the English legal system.

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Henry Beauclerc canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English monarch
12th-century English monarch
King of England
human
monarch
acquiredTitle Duke of Normandy in 1106
alsoKnownAs Henry I of England
burialDate 1136
causeOfDeath illness
child Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
surface form: Matilda of England

William Adelin
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1068
dateOfDeath 1 December 1135
dynasty House of Normandy
era High Middle Ages
father William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England

William the Conqueror
givenName Henry
knownFor development of royal exchequer
use of itinerant justices
languageUsed Anglo-Norman French
Latin
mother Matilda of Flanders
nickname Beauclerc
notableAction administrative reforms in England
consolidation of royal authority
strengthening of the English legal system
notableEvent Battle of Tinchebray
notableWork Charter of Liberties
placeOfBirth Selby, Yorkshire, England
surface form: Selby, Yorkshire
placeOfBurial Reading Abbey ruins
surface form: Reading Abbey
placeOfDeath Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy
positionHeld Duke of Normandy
King of England
predecessor William II of England
reignEnd 1135
reignStart 1100
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Normandy
surface form: Norman dynasty
sexOrGender male
sibling Adela of Normandy
Robert Curthose
William II of England
spouse Adeliza of Louvain
Matilda of Scotland
successor Stephen of Blois
victoryIn Battle of Tinchebray
yearOfBattleOfTinchebray 1106

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Henry I of England epithet Henry Beauclerc
Matilda spouse Henry Beauclerc
subject surface form: Matilda of Scotland