William of Normandy

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkb:Duke
historical figure
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Matilda_of_Flanders
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:William_the_Conqueror
gptkb:William_I_of_England
gptkbp:birthDate c. 1028
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:William
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Falaise,_Normandy
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Abbaye-aux-Hommes,_Caen,_Normandy
gptkbp:causeOfDeath injuries from a fall from his horse
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_I_of_England
gptkb:William_II_of_England
gptkb:Adela_of_Normandy
Robert Curthose
gptkbp:coronationDate gptkb:Ealdred,_Archbishop_of_York
25 December 1066
gptkbp:deathDate 9 September 1087
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rouen,_Normandy
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Bayeux_Tapestry
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Harold_Godwinson
rebellious English nobles
gptkbp:father gptkb:Robert_I,_Duke_of_Normandy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance ended Anglo-Saxon rule in England
first Norman King of England
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Normandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William of Normandy
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Norman_French
gptkbp:legacy changed English aristocracy
established Norman rule in England
influenced English language and culture
gptkbp:militaryCampaign invasion of England 1066
suppression of English revolts
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Herleva
gptkbp:nationality Norman
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Norman_Conquest_of_England
gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:predecessor Edward the Confessor (as King of England)
gptkbp:reign Duke of Normandy: 1035–1087
King of England: 1066–1087
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature commissioned Domesday Book
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Matilda_of_Flanders
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_II_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_II,_Duke_of_Normandy
gptkb:William_I_of_England
gptkb:Adela_of_Normandy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6