Killed by a stray arrow while hunting in the New Forest
William II, King of England<br>Nick name: Rufus<br>Also known as: King William Rufus de NormandyRufus<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1056 - Falaise Castle, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy<br>Death: Aug 2 1100 - New Forest, Hampshire, England<br>Death: Killed by a stray arrow while hunting in the New Forest - Aug 2 1100<br>Burial: Aug 1100 - Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England<br>Title of Nobility: King of England - Between 1087 and 1100 - England<br>Parents: <;a>William "the Conqueror", King of England, Matilda "the Conqueror", Queen Consort of England (born of Flanders,)<br>Siblings: , Richard de Normandie, Cecilia de Normandie, Adeliza Vian (born de Normandie), Matilda de Normandie, Constance de (born Normandie), Agatha de Normandie, Adèle de Blois Comtesse de Blois, de Châteaudun, de Chartres et de Meaux (born de Normandie), Henry I, King of England<br> Additional information:
LifeSketch: Name: King William II Rufusildren: Noneathered any children.llion in Normandy led by his uncle, Odo of Bayeux. William’s brother, Robert, supports the claims of Normandy to the English throne.sticiar (the King’s judicial officer). He begins to levy heavy taxes on the church.vasion of England led by Malcolm III of Scotland.olm is killed at the Battle of Alnwick. Muslims.the New Forest. Supposedly an accident, it has been suggested that he was shot deliberately on the instructions of his brother Henryueror. He spent most of his reign attempting to capture Normandy from his brother Robert (II) Curthose , Duke of Normandy. His extortion of money led his barons to revolt. Malcolm III of Scotland twice invades England in 1091 and 1093 before Malcolm is defeated and killed at the Battle of Alnwick. William also had to deal with rebellions in Northumbria and along the Welsh border. He was killed in 1100 while hunting in the New Forest, Hampshire, and was succeeded by his brother Henry I.
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