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Duke of Normandy William I the Conqueror Normandy

Male 1024 - 1087  (62 years)

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  • Name William I the Conqueror Normandy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Title Duke of Normandy 
    Birth 10 Oct 1024  [7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Between 1066 and 1087  [14] 
    King of England 
    Military 14 Oct 1066  Hastings, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Battle of Hastings 
    Coronation 25 Dec 1066  Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Westminster Abbey 
    Name William the Bastard 
    Burial 1087  Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    • St Etienne Abbey
    Death 9 Sep 1087  Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13] 
    • Hermenbraville
    Person ID I5627  Presidents and Royalty
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

    Father Duke of Normandy Robert I Normandy,   b. 1008, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1035, Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Harlette de Falaise,   b. 1003, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1050, Mortagne, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Matilda of Flanders Forester,   b. 24 Nov 1031, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1053  Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Castle, Angri
    Children 
    >1. Gundred,   b. 1052, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1085, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Duke of Normandy Robert Normandy,   b. 1053, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1134, Cardiff, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Richard Normandy,   b. 1054, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1081, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Cecilia Normandy,   b. 1056, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1126, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. William II Rufus Normandy,   b. 1060, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1100, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Adela Normandy,   b. 12 May 1062, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1138, Marsilly, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Agatha Normandy,   b. 1064, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1079, Sudeley, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Constance de Bretagne,   b. 1066, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1090, Vilaine, Yonne, Bourgogne, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Duke of Normandy Henry I Beauclerc Normandy,   b. Sep 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1135, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Battle of Hastings - 14 Oct 1066 - Hastings, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCoronation - Westminster Abbey - 25 Dec 1066 - Westminster, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1087 - Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Sep 1087 - Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S773] Plantagenet Somerset Fry, Kings & Queens of England and Scotland, (Name: DK; Location: www.dk.com; Date: 2006;).

    2. [S774] Clemens, William Montgomery, The Montgomery Family Magazine, (Name: William M Clemens; Location: New York, New York; Date: Jan 1917;), MontgomeryMagazineVols1and2.pdf 1916-1917.

    3. [S775] Bio Info on Rollo of Normandy, (Name: Wikipedia; Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_of_Normandy;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo_of_Normandy.

    4. [S776] Browning, Charles H, Americans of Royal Descent, (Name: Name: Porter and Coates; Location: Philadelphia, PA; Date: 1883;;), Americans_of_Royal_Descent_ed_by_C_H_Bro.;pdf Available on Google Books Pedigree XXX Campbell Pages 123-128.

    5. [S777] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.

    6. [S724] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com; Location: http://thepeerage.com;), Louvain Adelicia de #102038 http://thepeerage.com/p10204.htm#i102038.

    7. [S188] Ancestry.com, International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Matilda Flanders of
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveGlobal&h=241236&indiv=try

    8. [S682] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Record for Matilda of Flanders Queen of England Countess
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WebASM-9289&h=22711722&indiv=try

    9. [S682] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    10. [S778] Battle of Hastings Wikipedia Article, (Name: Wikipedia;), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings

    11. [S666] Ancestry.com, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Record for William the Conqueror
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WebSearch-4181&h=978965&indiv=try

    12. [S660] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).
      Record for "The Great" (Count of Burgundy) William
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7249&h=10079499&indiv=try
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7249&h=10079499&indiv=try

    13. [S660] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).
      Birth date: 1024
      Birth place: Burgundy, of Burgundy, France
      Death date: 11 Nov 1087
      Death place:

    14. [S780] Kings of England, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs.



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