Sixth Generation  

33. King Of England William de NORMANDIE "The Conqueror" [35127] (Robert I "The Magnificent"²⁰, Richard II¹⁰, Richard I⁸, William I of Normandy (Duke)⁶, Rollo¹) was born on 14 Oct 1024 in Chateau de Falaise Normandy France, died in 1087 in Priory Of St Gervais Rouen France at age 63, and was buried on 9 Sep 1087 in Abbaye-aux-Hommes Caen Basse-Normandie France. Another name for William was William PEVERELL.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of William, along with much more,
William I[a] (c. 1028[1] \endash 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard,[2][b] was the first Norman monarch of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. He was a descendant of Rollo and was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose.

William was the son of the unmarried Duke Robert I of Normandy and his mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him after he succeeded his father, as did the anarchy which plagued the first years of his rule. During his childhood and adolescence, members of the Norman aristocracy battled each other, both for control of the child duke, and for their own ends. In 1047, William was able to quash a rebellion and begin to establish his authority over the duchy, a process that was not complete until about 1060. His marriage in the 1050s to Matilda of Flanders provided him with a powerful ally in the neighbouring county of Flanders. By the time of his marriage, William was able to arrange the appointment of his supporters as bishops and abbots in the Norman church. His consolidation of power allowed him to expand his horizons, and he secured control of the neighbouring county of Maine by 1062.

In the 1050s and early 1060s, William became a contender for the throne of England held by the childless Edward the Confessor, his first cousin once removed. There were other potential claimants, including the powerful English earl Harold Godwinson, whom Edward named as king on his deathbed in January 1066. Arguing that Edward had previously promised the throne to him and that Harold had sworn to support his claim, William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066. He decisively defeated and killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. After further military efforts, William was crowned king on Christmas Day, 1066, in London. He made arrangements for the governance of England in early 1067 before returning to Normandy. Several unsuccessful rebellions followed, but William's hold was mostly secure on England by 1075, allowing him to spend the majority of his reign in continental Europe.

William's final years were marked by difficulties in his continental domains, troubles with his son, Robert, and threatened invasions of England by the Danes. In 1086, he ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book, a survey listing all the land-holdings in England along with their pre-Conquest and current holders. He died in September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, and was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, settling a new Norman nobility on the land, and change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire but continued to administer each part separately. His lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to Robert, and England went to his second surviving son, William Rufus.

William married Matilda of FLANDERS [35128] in 1050 in Angi Castle Normandy France. Matilda was born about 1031 in Ghent East Flanders Flanders Belgium and died on 2 Nov 1083 in Caen Calvadon Normandy France aged about 52.

Children from this marriage were:

   39    i. Prince Of England Robert II de NORMANDIE [35132] was born about 1053 in Normandy France, died on 10 Feb 1134 in Cardiff Glamorganshire Wales aged about 81, and was buried in St Peter's Gloucester Gloucestershire England. Another name for Robert was Robert CURTHOSE.

Robert married Sybil de CONVERSANO [88000].

   40    ii. Prince Of England Richard de NORMANDIE [35133] was born about 1054 in Normandy France and died in 1081 in New Forest Hampshire England aged about 27.

General Notes: Richard was killed by a Stag in the New Forest.

   41    iii. Adbelahide de NORMANDIE [35136] was born in 1055 in Normandy France and died in 1065 in Normandy France at age 10. Other names for Adbelahide were Adeliza and Alice.

   42    iv. Cecelia de NORMANDIE [35134] was born in 1056 in Normandy France and died on 30 Jul 1126 in Caen Calvadon Normandy France at age 70.

   43    v. King Of England William II de NORMANDIE [35135] was born in 1056 in Normandy France, died on 1 Aug 1100 in New Forest Hampshire England at age 44, and was buried on 2 Aug 1100 in Winchester Hampshire England. Another name for William was William [Rufus].

   44    vi. Princess Of England Mathilda de NORMANDIE [35137] was born in 1059 in Normandy France and died before 1112.

   45    vii. Princess of England Agatha de NORMANDIE [35141] was born in 1064 in Normandy France, died in 1079 in Caen Calvadon Normandy France at age 15, and was buried in Bayeaux Calvados Basse-Normandy France.

General Notes: Agatha was betrothed to Alfonso VI of Castille.

+ 46    viii. Princess Of England Constance de NORMANDIE [35138] was born in 1066 in Normandy France and died on 13 Aug 1090 in England at age 24.

+ 47    ix. Princess Of England Adele de NORMANDIE [35139] was born in 1067 in Normandy France, died on 8 Mar 1135 in Marsilly Aquitane France at age 68, and was buried in Caen Calvadon Normandy France.

+ 48    x. Princess Of England Gundred de NORMANDIE [35140] was born about 1063 and died on 27 May 1085 in Castle Acre Norfolk England aged about 22.

+ 49    xi. Henry I BEAUCLERC King Of England [35125] was born in Sep 1068 in Selby Yorkshire England and died on 1 Dec 1135 in Castle of Lihun Rouen France at age 67.

William next married Maud de INGELRICA [87732] about 1053. Marriage status: status unknown. Maud was born in 1032.

37. Lord Richard FitzGilbert de CLARE of Clare and Tonbridge [122952] (Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)³¹, Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹⁷, Richard I⁸, William I of Normandy (Duke)⁶, Rollo¹) was born in 1024 in Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière Basse-Normandie France, died in Nov 1090 in St Neots Huntingdonshire England at age 66, and was buried in Huntingdonshire England.

Richard married Rohese GIFFARD de Longueville [122953]. Rohese was born on 13 Apr 1034 in Longueville Calvados Normandy France and died about 1173 in Clare Suffolk England aged about 139.

Children from this marriage were:

   50    i. Avice de CLARE [123302] was born about 1050 in Clare Suffolk England and died after 1129.

   51    ii. Roger Fitzrichard de CLARE [123312] was born about 1050 in Bienfaite Calvados Basse-Normandy France and died after Sep 1131.

   52    iii. Cecile de CLARE [123306] was born in 1051 in Normandy France and died in 1104 in Rouen Seine-Maritime Haute-Normandie France at age 53.

   53    iv. de CLARE [123311] was born about 1055 in Normandy France and died about 1055 in Normandy France. (Infant Death)

   54    v. Abbot Richard Firzrichard de CLARE of Ely [123303] was born in 1062 in Tonbridge Kent England and died on 16 Jun 1107 in Ely Cambridgeshire England at age 45.

   55    vi. Lord Robert Fitzrichard de CLARE of Dunmow [123304] was born about 1064 in Tonbridge Kent England and died in 1134 in Little Dunmow Essex England aged about 70.

+ 56    vii. Lord Gilbert FitzRichard de CLARE of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan [122929] was born about 1065 in Clare Suffolk England and died on 17 Nov 1144 in Tonbridge Kent England aged about 79.

   57    viii. Walter Fitzrichard de CLARE de Tonbridge [123305] was born about 1065 in Chepstow Monmouthshire Wales and died on 10 Mar 1138 aged about 73.

   58    ix. Rohese de CLARE [123307] was born in 1067 in Tonbridge Kent England and died in 1121 in Great Haseley Oxfordshire England at age 54.

   59    x. Elise de BRIONNE [123313] was born about 1070.

   60    xi. Elizabeth de CLARE [123309] was born in 1074 in Clare Suffolk England and died in 1117 in London Middlesex England at age 43.

   61    xii. Godfrey Fitzrichard de CLARE [123310] was born in 1084 in Bodmin Cornwall England and died in 1130 at age 46.

   62    xiii. Baroness Adeliza de CLARE de Tunbridge [123308] was born in 1089 in Tonbridge Kent England and died on 15 May 1141 in England at age 52.