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William II (Anglo-Norman: Williame; c. 1057 – 2 August 1100) was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales .
His premature death may have been hastened by osteitis deformans. [2] Matilda (Empress Maud) Angevins or Plantagenets (England) February 1102 1141 10 September 1167 Henry II: 5 March 1133 1154–1189 6 July 1189 He collapsed into shock and fever and eventually died. William I: House of Dunkeld (Scotland) c. 1143 1165–1214 4 December 1214 ...
William II Sánchez of Gascony (died c. 996) William II, Count of Provence (c. 987 –1019) William II, Count of Besalú (died 1066) William II of Normandy (c. 1028 –1087), William I of England; William II of England (c. 1056 –1100), commonly referred to as William Rufus; William II, Count of Burgundy (1061–1125) William II Jordan (died ...
King William II, the third son of William the Conqueror, was known as William Rufus. He reigned as King of England from 1087 until his death in 1100, at which point his younger brother, Prince ...
Death of William II. Lithograph, 1895. Walter Tirel III [a] (1065 – some time after 1100), nicknamed the "Red Knight of Normandie", was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He is infamous for his involvement in the death of King William II of England, also known as William Rufus.
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The death of William I in 1087 illustrates the absence of any firm rules of succession. William gave Normandy to his oldest son, Robert Curthose, while his second son, William II or "Rufus" (r. 1087–1100), was given England. [48] Between 1098 and 1099, the Great Hall at Westminster Palace, the king's main residence, was built. It was one of ...
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