Matilda Countess Of Flanders Queen Of England, daughter of Baudouin V Count Of Flanders and Adaele (Alix) Princess Of France. Born ± 1031 at Of,, Flandres, died Nov 2, 1083 at , Caen, Normandie, approximately 52 years, buried at Eglise de La Sainte Trinitbe, Caen, Normandie Married 1050 at Castle Of, Angi, Normandy, France (32 or 33 years married) to: King William The Conqueror, son of Duke Robert III Normandy and Herleva de Falaise. Born Oct 14, 1024 at Falaise, Calvados, France, baptized 1066 at during Norman Conquest, as adult, died Sep 9, 1087 at Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, France, 62 years, buried at Abbey of St Step,Caen,Calvados,France. Occupation: 7th Duke of Normandy, King of England (25 Dec 1066-1087), 1st marriage to: Matilda of Flanders, 2nd married/ related to: Maud Peverel, 3rd marriage to: Matilda de Flanders, 4th marriage to: Maud de Peverel, 5th marriage to: Matilda Countess Of Flanders Queen Of England William I The Conqueror, King of England from 1066 to 1087, was a man ofremarkable political and military skill and a dominant force in WesternEurope. The Domesday Survey of 1086 was a striking illustration of hisadministrative capabilities. William was the illegitimate son of Robert Iof Normandy and Herleve, a Tanner's daughter from Falaise, and becameDuke of Normandy as a child in 1035. William the Conqueror died whilecampaigning to maintain his hold on Maine and was buried in his ownmonastic foundation of Saint-Etienne at Caen. "The Encyclopedia of theMiddle Ages" Norman F. Cantor, General Editor. S S Custom Field:<_FA> DUKE de NORMANDY CustomField:<_FA Ruled 1066-1087 Child: 1. Gundred Princess Of EnglandBorn ± 1063 at ,, Normandy, France, died May 27, 1085 at Castle Acre, Acre, Norfolk, England, approximately 22 years, buried at Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England |