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William the Conqueror [a] (c. 1028 [1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2] [b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo , he was Duke of Normandy (as William II ) [ 3 ] from 1035 onward.
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Breteuil (c. 1011 – 22 February 1071), was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. FitzOsbern was created Earl of Hereford in 1067, [a] one of the first peerage titles in the English peerage.
As a result, the ruling houses of Europe have tended to be closely related to one another, and descent from a particular monarch will be found in many dynasties – all present European monarchs, and a great many pretenders, are genealogical descendants of William the Conqueror (1028–1087), for example, [5] and further back in time of ...
Her mother was the niece of William the Conqueror, which makes Maud his grand-niece. Through her ancestors the Counts of Boulogne, she was also a descendant of Alfred the Great and Charles the Bald and a cousin of Godfrey of Bouillon. She was married to Simon de Senlis (or St Liz) in about 1090. [1]
William III & II 1650–1702 King of England and Scotland r. 1689–1702: Mary II 1662–1694 Queen of England and Scotland r. 1689–1694: Anne 1665–1714 Queen of England and Scotland, then Great Britain r. 1702–1714: George II 1683–1760 King of Great Britain r. 1727–1760: Frederick 1707–1751 Prince of Wales: George III 1738–1820
mother of William the Conqueror: King William I The Conqueror c. 1028 –1087 r. 1066–1087 King of England: Matilda of Flanders c. 1031 –1083 Queen of England: Malcolm III d. 1093 King of Scotland: Robert II Duke of Normandy c. 1054 –1134: Richard of Normandy c. 1054 – c. 1070: Adeliza of Normandy c. 1055 – before 1113: Cecilia of ...
They were descended from Richard Fitz Gilbert, Lord of Clare (1035-1090), a kinsman of William the Conqueror who accompanied him into England during the Norman conquest of England. As a reward for his service, Richard was given lands in Suffolk centred on the village of Clare. As a result, Richard and his descendants carried the name of 'de ...
All kings of England since William II have been descended from the House of Wessex through William the Conqueror's wife Matilda of Flanders, who was a descendant of Alfred the Great through his daughter Ælfthryth.