King William II of England

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_William_II_of_England
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:William_Rufus
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1056
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Winchester_Cathedral
gptkbp:causeOfDeath hunting accident
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
26 September 1087
gptkbp:deathDate 2 August 1100
gptkbp:father gptkb:William_I_of_England
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Normandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King William II of England
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Matilda_of_Flanders
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rufus
gptkbp:noChildren true
gptkbp:notableEvent mysterious death
rebellion of 1088
Norman control of Cumbria
conflict with Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury
dispute with the church
expansion into Wales
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Forest,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_I_of_England
gptkbp:reignEnd 2 August 1100
gptkbp:reignStart 26 September 1087
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Henry_I_of_England
Robert Curthose
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_I_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Warelwast
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7