William Clito

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William Clito was a 12th-century Norman nobleman, son of Robert Curthose and a rival claimant to the duchy of Normandy and the English throne.

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William Clito canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman nobleman
medieval noble
nobleman
battle Battle of Axspoele
Battle of Brémule
burialPlace Abbey of Saint Bertin
causeOfDeath battle wound
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy
dateOfBirth 1102
dateOfDeath 1128-07-28
era 12th century
event invested as Count of Flanders by Louis VI of France
recognized as heir to the County of Flanders in 1127
father Robert Curthose
givenName William
languageSpoken Latin
Old Norman
mannerOfDeath died of wounds in battle
marriage married Joan of Montferrat in 1127
memberOfDynasty Norman dynasty
linked to: House of Normandy
mother Sibylla of Conversano
nickname Clito
nobleFamily House of Normandy
notableFor leading opposition to Henry I of England in Normandy
opposedBy Henry I of England
Theobald II, Count of Champagne
paternalGrandfather William the Conqueror
paternalGrandmother Matilda of Flanders
placeOfBirth Duchy of Normandy
Rouen
placeOfDeath County of Flanders
near Aalst
positionHeld Count of Flanders
claimant to the English throne
titular Duke of Normandy
region Flanders
Normandy
reignEnd 1128 (as Count of Flanders)
reignStart 1127 (as Count of Flanders)
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Henry of Normandy (illegitimate half-brother)
spouse Joan of Montferrat
supportedBy Baldwin VII of Flanders
Fulk V of Anjou
Louis VI of France
title Count of Flanders
Duke of Normandy (claimant)
linked to: Duke of Normandy
uncle Henry I of England
William II of England

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Robert Curthose child William Clito
House of Flanders hasNotableMember William Clito
Robert II of Normandy child William Clito
Robert Shortboots child William Clito
Charles the Good successor William Clito
Robert Courteheuse child William Clito