William II of England
E84099
William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was the Norman king who ruled England from 1087 to 1100 and continued his father William the Conqueror’s consolidation of Norman power until his death in a hunting accident.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William II of England canonical | 32 |
| William Rufus | 3 |
| William II | 1 |
| William II of England (approximate era) | 1 |
| William II of England during the 1088 rebellion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663254 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William II of England Context triple: [Malcolm III of Scotland, conflictWith, William II of England]
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A.
Henry I of England
Henry I of England was a 12th-century Norman king known for consolidating royal authority, reforming administration and justice, and strengthening the English monarchy after the Norman Conquest.
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Harold Godwinson
Harold Godwinson was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England, best known for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, which led to the Norman Conquest.
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C.
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon king of England whose pious reign and later canonization made him one of the last and most revered pre-Norman English monarchs.
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D.
William I
William I was the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning from 1815 to 1840 and playing a key role in shaping the modern Dutch state.
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E.
Henry II of England
Henry II of England was a 12th-century Angevin king who restored royal authority after civil war, expanded his realms across much of France, and laid foundations for the English common law system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William II of England Target entity description: William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was the Norman king who ruled England from 1087 to 1100 and continued his father William the Conqueror’s consolidation of Norman power until his death in a hunting accident.
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A.
Henry I of England
Henry I of England was a 12th-century Norman king known for consolidating royal authority, reforming administration and justice, and strengthening the English monarchy after the Norman Conquest.
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B.
Harold Godwinson
Harold Godwinson was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England, best known for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, which led to the Norman Conquest.
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C.
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon king of England whose pious reign and later canonization made him one of the last and most revered pre-Norman English monarchs.
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D.
William I
William I was the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, reigning from 1815 to 1840 and playing a key role in shaping the modern Dutch state.
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E.
Henry II of England
Henry II of England was a 12th-century Angevin king who restored royal authority after civil war, expanded his realms across much of France, and laid foundations for the English common law system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of England
ⓘ
Norman monarch ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| alias |
William II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
William Rufus
William the Red ⓘ |
| alsoRuled | parts of Normandy ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Normandy
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1056 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Winchester Cathedral ⓘ |
| children | none ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 26 September 1087 ⓘ |
| coronationPlace |
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| countryRuled | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathCause | hunting accident ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2 August 1100 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hampshire
ⓘ
New Forest National Park ⓘ
surface form:
New Forest
|
| dynasty |
House of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Norman dynasty
|
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father |
William the Conqueror
ⓘ
surface form:
William I of England
William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| fullName | William II of England self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| house | House of Normandy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the English Church
ⓘ
continuing Norman consolidation of power in England ⓘ disputes with Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Norman ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | sudden death while hunting ⓘ |
| mother | Matilda of Flanders ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
reputation for harsh rule
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reputation for impiety among chroniclers ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Rebellion of 1088
ⓘ
conflict with his brother Robert Curthose over Normandy ⓘ |
| policy |
assertion of royal control over Church appointments
ⓘ
strong royal authority over barons ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of England ⓘ |
| predecessor |
William the Conqueror
ⓘ
surface form:
William I of England
|
| regnalName |
William II of England
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
William II
|
| reignEnd | 1100 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1087 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Adela of Normandy
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Henry I of England ⓘ Robert Curthose ⓘ |
| spouse | none ⓘ |
| successor | Henry I of England ⓘ |
| successorSelection | succeeded by his brother Henry I shortly after his death ⓘ |
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Subject: William II of England Description of subject: William II of England, also known as William Rufus, was the Norman king who ruled England from 1087 to 1100 and continued his father William the Conqueror’s consolidation of Norman power until his death in a hunting accident.
Referenced by (38)
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