Family [F85]
Normandy
Parents
William I the Conqueror, King of England Normandy {M} [P241] = Matilda of Flanders {F} [P243]
Married 1053, Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu, Normandy
William I the Conqueror, King of England Normandy:
Born 1028, Failaise, Normandy
Died Friday 9 September 1087, Hermentrube, Near Rouen
Buried St Stephen Abbey, Caen, Normandy
Matilda of Flanders:
Alias Normandy
Born 1031, Flanders
Died Friday 2 November 1083, Caen, Normandy
Children
Robert II Curthose, Duke of Normandy Normandy {M} [P244]
Richard, Duke of Bernay Normandy {M} [P245]
Adeliza, Nun Normandy {F} [P247]
Cecilia of Holy Trinity, Abbess of Caen Normandy {F} [P246]
William Rufus II, King of England Normandy {M} [P248] = > Family [F87]
William Rufus II, King of England Normandy:
Born 1056, Normandy, France
Died Thursday 2 August 1100, New Forest, Hampshire
Buried Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Reigned 1087-1100. His harsh rule aroused baronial and ecclesiastical opposition, notably from Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury. He made several attempts to recover Normandy from his elder brother Robert and was killed by an arrow while hunting. He may have been assasinated by order of his younger bother who became Henry I. Had Red Hair. He had very little time for religion
and presided over a liberal court but treated his subjects brutally. He was reluctant to fill church vacancies and waited 4 years to apoint Anselm.
Agatha Normandy {F} [P251]
Constance Normandy {M} [P249]
Adela, Countess of Blois, Normandy {F} [P250] = Stephen II, Henry II of, Count of Blois Blois {M} [P221] > Family [F101]
Married 1081, Chartres Cathedral, France
Adela, Countess of Blois, Normandy:
Alias Adela, Countess of Blois, Blois (1081)
Born ABT 1067
Stephen II, Henry II of, Count of Blois Blois:
Born 1045
Died Monday 19 May 1102, Ramula, Holy Land
Count of Blois, Champaigne, Chartres and Tourain, a crusader under Godfrey de Bouillon, who fell, gallantly fighting against the Infidels at Rames. (Battle of Ascalon actually). Count of Meaux.
Henry I, King of England, Beauclerc {M} [P208] = Matilda(Edith) of Scotland {F} [P256] > Family [F88]
Married Sunday 11 November 1100, Westminster Abbey, London
Henry I, King of England, Beauclerc:
Born September 1068, Selby, Yorkshire
Died Sunday 1 December 1135, St. Denis-le-Fermont, Near Gisors, France
Buried Reading Abbey, Berkshire
Acceded 6 Aug 1100, Westminster Abbey, London
Matilda(Edith) of Scotland :
Isabel de Beaumont:
Alias de Clare
Alias Isabel Beauclerc
Alias Isabel Plantagenet
Princess of Deheubarth Nest:
Matilda Normandy {F} [P252]
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{M} = Male; {F} = Female.
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