William was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert "The Devil"
William died after his horse reared up during a 1087 battle, throwing the king against his saddle pommel so forcefully that his intestines ruptured. An infection set in that killed him several weeks later.
William was buried in his abbey foundation of St Stephen at Caen. Desecrated by Huguenots (1562) and Revolutionaries (1793), the burial place of the first Norman king of England is marked by a simple stone slab.
Il est marié avec Matihilde "Maude" van Vlaanderen.
Ils se sont mariés environ 1051 à Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy, Kingdom of France.
Enfant(s):
William I "The Conqueror" (First Norman King of England) (24th GGF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matihilde "Maude" van Vlaanderen |