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Who Was William, Duke Of Normandy?

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William the Conqueror conquered England in 1066, by winning the Battle of Hastings against King Harold and then suppressing subsequent revolts, and he ruled the country as William I until 1087. He was also the Duke of Normandy, in France, from 1035 to 1087.

William was born illegitimate in Normandy in 1027 or 1028. He was the greatnephew of Queen Emma, wife of the English kings Ethelred the Unready and later King Canute. He succeeded his father to become Duke of Normandy at a young age. In 1053 he married his cousin Matilda of Flanders, with whom he had ten children including Robert of Normandy, William Rufus - his successor as King of England - and Henry, his youngest son, who also became King of England, Henry I.

The many innovations initiated by William I during his reign of England included the famous Domesday Book, a survey (like a census) of England's productive capacity. He also had many castles built across the country, including the Tower of London, in order to suppress rebellion. He died aged 59 in 1087 from injuries sustained falling off a horse at the Siege of Mantes.
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He was duke of Normandy until 1066. He thought that he was the one true heir to the throne because he had captured Harold a few months earlier and made Harold swear, with his hand on the holy bible and also William had secretly placed holy relics beneath his feet to make it double binding, that Harold would never become king. Harold swore this and returned back to England. Then Edward the Confessor died and named Harold as his heir. So Harold crowned himself king and when the news reached William he was furious so he got an army together and built some boats and sailed to England to fight Harold Godwinson. This is when the battle of Hastings took place.
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William, Duke of Normandy was born in c. 1028. He ruled as the King of England from 1066 to 1087 and as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087. In short, he reigned from 25th December, 1066 till 9th September, 1087. In 1085, he commissioned the collection of Doomsday book. In order to guarantee that the rebellions of English or his own followers don't succeed, he ordered the tower of London, mottes, castles and keeps to be built across England.

He passed away at the age of 59 at the Convent of St Gervais, near Rouen, France. He died of abdoniminal injuries when he fell of the horse. In 1087, he was succeeded by his elder son, Robert Curthose, as the Duke of Normady and his younger son, William Rufus as the King of England.

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