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William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
William and his barons also exercised tighter control over inheritance of property by widows and daughters, often forcing marriages to Normans. [98] A measure of William's success in taking control is that, from 1072 until the Capetian conquest of Normandy in 1204, William and his successors were largely absentee rulers. For example, after 1072 ...
1135–1154, 8th Duke of Normandy r. 1135–1144: Henry V 1081/1086–1125 King of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor: Matilda I c. 1102 –1167 Lady of the English "Empress Matilda" Geoffrey Plantagenet 1113–1151 Count of Anjou, 9th Duke of Normandy r. 1144–1150: William III Adelin 1103–1120 Duke of Normandy 1120 in his father's lifetime: Robert I
Robert I, Duke of Normandy, the Magnificent, 1000-1035, Duke of Normandy 1027-1035 William the Conqueror (illegitimate but succeeded as duke), 1028-1087, Duke of Normandy 1035-1087, King of England 1066-1087 Robert Curthose, 1051-1134, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106 William Clito, 1102-1128, Count of Flanders 1127-1128; Richard of Normandy, 1054-1070
Battle of Hastings Part of the Norman Conquest Harold Rex Interfectus Est: "King Harold is killed". Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings and the death of Harold. Date 14 October 1066 Location Hailesaltede, near Hastings, Sussex, England (today Battle, East Sussex, United Kingdom) Result Norman victory Belligerents Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England Commanders and ...
The term "Companions of the Conqueror" in the widest sense signifies those who planned, organised and joined with William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, in the great adventure which was the Norman Conquest (1066-1071). The term is however more narrowly defined as those nobles who actually fought with Duke William in the Battle of Hastings. [2]
He is sometimes referred to as a "duke of Normandy", though the title duke (dux) did not come into common usage until the 11th century. [2] Longsword was known at the time as count (Latin comes) of Rouen. [3] [4] Flodoard—always detailed about titles—consistently referred to both Rollo and his son William as principes (chieftains) of the ...
This led to a crisis in Normandy, with a minor succeeding as Richard I, and also led to a temporary revival of Norse paganism in Normandy. [9] Richard I's son, Richard II, was the first to be styled duke of Normandy, the ducal title becoming established between 987 and 1006. [10]