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No authentic portrait of William exists. In the patriotic print he is wearing plate armour that was invented generations after his death.
William was born the grandnephew of Queen Emma982- March 6, 1052), daughter of Richard I, Duke of Normandy, by his second wife Gunnora, was twice queen of England, by marriage first ( 1002- 1016) to king Ethelred the Unready and then ( 1017- 1035) to Canute, king also of Denmark and Norway. Upon the, wife of King Ethelred the Unready and later of King CanuteCanute the Great Ruled (England) November 30, 1016- November 12, 1035 Predecessor (England) Edmund II Date of Birth 995 Place of Birth Denmark Wives AElgifu (marriage in Danish manner; not approved by the Church), Emma Buried Winchester Cathedral Date of.
William succeeded to his father's Duchy of NormandyThe Duchy of Normandy stems from the Viking invasions of France in the 8th century. It was created by the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 out of concessions made by King Charles, and granted to Rollo, leader of the Vikings known as Northmen (or in L at the young age of 7 in 1035Events Harthacanute becomes king of Denmark. Magnus I becomes king of Norway. William II (the future William I of England) becomes duke of Normandy. Construction on the cathedral of Saint Sabino begins in Bari. Koper is awarded town rights Births Deaths C and was known as Duke William II of Normandy. He lost three guardians to plots to usurp his place. King Henry I of France knighted him at the age of 15. By the time he turned 19 he was himself successfully dealing with threats of rebellion and invasion. With the assistance of King Henry, William finally secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at CaenCaen Region Basse-Normandie Departement Calvados Arrondissement24 cantons287 communes389,973 habitants Cantonschief town of 9 cantons(13 common, 162,707 habitants) HabitantsCaennais Population (1999)117,157 habitants Intercommunality ( 2004) Agglomeration in the Battle of Val-ès-DunesThe Battle of Val-es-Dunes was fought in 1047 by the combined forces of William, Duke of Normandy and King Henry I of France against the forces of several rebel Norman barons, led by Guy of Burgundy. As a result of winning the battle, William (later to be in 1047.
He married Matilda of Flanders in 1050 or 1051 at the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Eu , Normandy (now in Seine-Maritime). He was 23, she was 21. Their marriage produced four sons and six daughters (see list below).
His half-brothers Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain played significant roles in his life.
See main article Norman Conquest.
Upon the death of William's cousin King Edward the Confessor of England (January 1066), William claimed the throne of England, asserting that the childless Edward had named him his heir during a visit by William (probably in 1052) and that Harold Godwinson, England's foremost magnate, had reportedly pledged his support while shipwrecked in Normandy (c. 1064). Harold made this pledge while in captivity and was reportedly tricked into swearing on a saint's bones that he would give the throne to William. Even if this story is true, however, Harold made the promise under duress and may so have felt free to break it.
The assembly of England's leading notables known as the Witenagemot approved Harold Godwinson’s coronation which took place on January 5, 1066 making him King Harold II of England. In order to pursue his own claim, William obtained the Pope's support for his cause. He assembled an invasion fleet of around 600 ships and an army of 7000 men. He landed at Pevensey in Sussex on September 28, 1066 and assembled a prefabricated wooden castle near Hastings as a base. This was a direct provocation to Harold Godwinson as this area of Sussex was Harold's own personal estate, and William began immediately to lay waste to the land. It may have prompted Harold to respond immediately and in haste rather than await reinforcements in London.
King Harold Godwinson was in the north of England and had just defeated another rival King Hardrada of Norway. He marched an army of similar size to William's 250 miles in 9 days to challenge him at the crucial battle of Senla, which later became known as the Battle of Hastings. This took place on October 14, 1066. According to some accounts, perhaps based on an interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry commemorating the Norman victory, Harold was killed by an arrow through the eye, and the Anglo Saxon forces fled giving William victory.
This was the defining moment of what is now known as the Norman Conquest. The remaining Saxon noblemen surrendered to William at Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire and he was acclaimed King of England there. William was then crowned on December 25 1066 in Westminster Abbey.
Although the south of England submitted quickly to Norman rule, resistance continued, especially in the North, for six more years until 1072. Harold's sons attempted an invasion of the south-west peninsular. Risings occurred in the Welsh Marches and at Stafford. Most seriously William faced separate attempts at invasion by the Danes and the Scots. William's defeat of these led to what became known as the harrowing of the North in which Northumbria was laid waste to deny his enemies its resources.
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