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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 .
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.
In 1016 Cnut the Great, a Dane, was the first to call himself "King of England". ... William II [33] William Rufus 26 September 1087 [i] ...
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 ...
William II drawn by Matthew Paris, from the Stowe Manuscript. British Library, London.. The Rebellion of 1088 occurred after the death of William the Conqueror [1] and concerned the division of lands in the Kingdom of England and the Duchy of Normandy between his two sons William Rufus and Robert Curthose.
On his deathbed, William the Conqueror accorded the Duchy of Normandy to his eldest son Robert Curthose, the Kingdom of England to his son William Rufus, and money for his youngest son Henry Beauclerc for him to buy land. Thus, with William I's death on 9 September 1087, the heir to the throne was William Rufus (born 1056), third son of William I.
1066–1087), also known as William the Conqueror or William the Bastard; William II of England (c. 1056 –1100; r. 1087–1100), also known as William Rufus; William III of England (1650–1702; r. 1689–1702), also known as William II in Scotland and William of Orange; William IV (1765–1837; r. 1830–1837), King of the United Kingdom
For this reason, his eldest son, Robert Curthose, inherited the Duchy of Normandy as was customary, while his second oldest son, William Rufus, was given England. [10] [11] A king's nominated heir was not always accepted, especially when the heir was female. [10] In 1116, Henry I required the barons to swear fealty to his son, William Adelin.