William I "The Conqueror" King Of England, son of Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke Of Normandy and Arlette Herleve De Falaise. Born Oct 14, 1027 at Falais, Calvados, France, baptized 1066 at Norman Conquest, As An Adult;, died Sep 9, 1087 at Hermenbraville, Seine-Maritime, France, 59 years, buried UNKNOWN at Abbey Of St Step, Caen, Calvados, France William I, byname WILLIAM The CONQUEROR, or The BASTARD, or WILLIAM of NORMANDY, French GUILLAUME le CONQU Married ± 1053 at Eu, Seine-Inferieure, France (approximately 30 years married) to: Matilda (Maud) Flanders [Queen England], daughter of Baudouin V Count Of Flanders Count Of Flanders and Adele Princess Of France. Born 1032 at Flanders, France, died Nov 3, 1083 at Caen, Calvados, France, 50 or 51 years, buried UNKNOWN at Church Of Holy Trinity, Caen, 1st marriage to: Gherbod The Fleming, 2nd marriage to: William I "The Conqueror" King Of England Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (121:23), (162:23), (169:23). An interesting story is told in Cokayne's "Complete Peerage"(Gloucester). According to the Tewkesbury Abbey Chronicle, Brictric, sonof Algar, otherwise known as Brictric Mawr, a great thegn of the time ofEdward the Confessor, held, with Tewkesbury, various lordships inWorcester, Gloucester, Somerset, and other counties. Maud [Matilda],afterwards wife of WILLIAM THE CONQUERER, in her youth wished tomarry Brictric, who refused her. When she became Queen, sheimprisoned him, and on his death shortly afterwards his manors, the (later) honour of Gloucester, were given to her. For many years it was assumed that Gundred, who married William de Warrene, was a daughter of William I and Matilda (as indicated in The Plantagenet Ancestry). However it is now known that Gundred was a daughter of Gherbod the Fleming (as indicated in Ancestral Roots). The following information strongly suggests that Gundred's mother was Matilda (thus the mistaken notion that she was daughter of William I). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- copied from Bill Crawford's ancestry: crawfolk data base on World Connect Project, rootsweb.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Had Matilda of Flanders as many husbands as Adelaide, Countess of Ponthieu, and, like her, issue by each? What was the real cause of the inhibition of her marriage with William, Duke of Normandy, Children: 1. [Prince] Robert II "Curthose" Duke Of Normandy [Prince]Born ± 1054 at Normandy, France, died Oct 2, 1134 at Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales, approximately 80 years, buried at Died An Old MAN As Prisoner Of Henry I Name Suffix: Ancestral File Number: 2. [Prince] Richard England [Prince]Born ± 1055 at Normandy, France, died 1081 at New Forest, Hampshire, England, approximately 26 years Ancestral File Number: 3. [Countess Of Bloise Adela Princess Of England [Countess Of BloiseBorn ± 1062 at Normandy, France, died Mar 8, 1136-1137 at Marsigny, Charente-Maritim, France, approximately 75 years, buried at Caen, Calvados, France Adela, French AD 4. [Princess] Cecilia England [Princess]Born ± 1055 at Normandy, France, died Jul 13, 1127 at Caen, Calvados, France, approximately 72 years 5. King Henry I "Beauclerc" England KingBorn 1068 at Selby, Yorkshire, England, baptized Aug 5, 1100 at Selby, Yorkshire, England, died Dec 1, 1135 at Lyons-La-Foret, Normandy, France, 66 or 67 years, buried Jan 4, 1136 at Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England Henry I was born in the year 1068---a factor he himself regarded as highly significant, for he was the only son of the Conqueror born after the conquest of England, and to Henry this meant he was heir to the throne. He was not an attractive proposition: he was dissolute to a degree, producing at least a score of bastards; but far worse he was prone to sadistic cruelty---on one occasion, for example, personally punishing a rebellious burgher by throwing him from the walls of his town. At the death of William the Conqueror, Henry was left no lands, merely 5,000 pounds of silver. With these he bought lands from his elder brother Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, only to see them taken back again a few years later by Robert, in unholy alliance with his brother William Rufus. Henry could do little to avenge such treatment, but in England he found numerous barons who were tired of the exactions and ambitions of their king. He formed alliances with some of these, notably with the important de Clare family. He and some of the de Clares were with William Rufus on his last hunting expedition, and it is thought that the king's death was the result of Henry's plotting. Certainly he moved fast to take advantage of it; leaving Rufus's body unattended in the woods, he swooped down on Winchester to take control of the treasury. Two days later he was in Westminster, being crowned by the Bishop of London. His speed is understandable when one realises that his elder brother, Robert [Curthose], was returning from the crusade, and claimed, with good reason, to be the true heir. Henry showed great good sense in his first actions as King. He arrested Ranulph Flambard, William's tax-gatherer, and recalled Anselm, the exiled Archbishop. Furthermore, he issued a Charter of Liberties which promised speedy redress of grievances, and a return to the good government of the Conqueror. Putting aside for the moment his many mistresses, he married the sister of the King of Scots, who was descended from the royal line of Wessex; and lest the Norman barons should think him too pro-English in this action, he changed her name from Edith to Matilda. No one could claim that he did not aim to please. In 1101 Robert Curthose invaded, but Henry met him at Alton, and persuaded him to go away again by promising him an annuity of 6. [Princess] Margaret England [Princess]Born 1059 at Normandy, France, died before 1112, at most 53 years 7. William II "Rufus" EnglandBorn ± 1060 at Normandy, France, died Aug 1, 1100 at New Forset While Hunting, approximately 40 years, buried Aug 2, 1100 at Winchester Cathederal 8. Adelaide (Adeliza The Nun) Of NormandyBorn ± 1055, died 1065, approximately 10 years 9. [Princess] Constance Of Normandy [Princess]Born 1061 at Normandy, France, died Aug 13, 1090 at England, 28 or 29 years, buried at St Edmondsbury, Suffolk, England Ancestral File Number: 10. Gundred-Gundrada Of Fleming [Princess]Born ± 1055 at Normandy, France, died May 27, 1085 at Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, approximately 30 years, buried at Priory Of Lewes, Sussex, England Name Suffix: Ancestral File Number: 11. [Princess] Agatha England [Princess]Born ± 1064 at Normandy, France, died before 1080 at Calvados, France, buried at Bayeux, Calvados, France Ancestral File Number: 12. [Princess] Anna England [Princess]Born ± 1066 at Normandy, France, died Dec Ancestral File Number: 13. Matilda Dau Of William Of NormandyDied UNKNOWN |
2nd marriage/ relation William I "The Conqueror" King Of England, son of Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke Of Normandy and Arlette Herleve De Falaise. Married/ Related to: Maud De Ingelrica, daughter of Ingelric Of England and N.N.. Born 1032 at St Martin's Le Grand, London, Middlesex, England, died Dec |