William I, Duke of Normandy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_I,_Duke_of_Normandy

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:monarchy gptkb:nobleman gptkb:Duke
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:William_the_Conqueror Guillaume le Conquérant
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Bayeux_Tapestry gptkb:Tower_of_London_(commissioned_construction)
gptkbp:birthDate	c. 1028
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:William
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Falaise,_Duchy_of_Normandy
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Abbaye-aux-Hommes,_Caen,_Normandy
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Cecilia_of_Normandy gptkb:Henry_I_of_England gptkb:William_II_of_England Robert Curthose Adeliza
gptkbp:coronationDate	gptkb:Westminster_Abbey,_London 25 December 1066
gptkbp:deathDate	9 September 1087
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Rouen,_Duchy_of_Normandy
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Robert_I,_Duke_of_Normandy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	First Norman King of England Introduced Norman culture to England Transformed English aristocracy
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Normandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William I, Duke of Normandy
gptkbp:illegitimacy	illegitimate son of Robert I
gptkbp:legacy	Domesday Book Feudal system in England
gptkbp:militaryCampaign	gptkb:Invasion_of_England,_1066
gptkbp:militaryVictory	gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Herleva
gptkbp:nationality	Norman English (after 1066)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:William_the_Bastard
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Norman_Conquest_of_England gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:portrait	gptkb:Bayeux_Tapestry
gptkbp:predecessor	Edward the Confessor (as King of England) Robert I, Duke of Normandy (as Duke of Normandy)
gptkbp:reign	Duke of Normandy: 1035–1087 King of England: 1066–1087
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature	William the Conqueror signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Matilda_of_Flanders
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:William_II_of_England Robert Curthose (as Duke of Normandy)
gptkbp:title	gptkb:King Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Richard_I_of_Normandy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5