King William I1

b. circa 1027, d. 9 September 1087

Relationship=28th great-grandfather of John William Keating III.
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King William I of England
     King William I was born illegitimate circa 1027 at Falaise, Normandy.2 He married Matilda of Flanders circa 1050 at Cathedral of Notre Dame, Eu, Normandy.3,1,4 King William I died on 9 September 1087 at Convent of St. Gervais, near Rouen, France.5 He was buried at St. Stephens Church, Caen, Normandy.6

Last Edited=27 Sep 2005

Child of King William I and Matilda of Flanders

Citations

  1. [S145] Angela (Hobbs) Remillard, "Eugene J. Hobbs Ahnentafel", "William I The CONQUEROR married Matilda of FLANDERS (MRIN:198)."
  2. [S237] William I of England, online <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_England>, "c. 1027 [...] Born in Falaise, Normandy."
  3. [S145] Angela (Hobbs) Remillard, "Eugene J. Hobbs Ahnentafel", "Matilda of Flanders died 1983. [Undoubtebly meant 1083.]."
  4. [S237] William I of England, online <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_England>, "He married Matilda of Flanders, against the wishes of the pope in 1050 or 1051 at the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Eu, Normandy (now in Seine-Maritime)."
  5. [S237] William I of England, online <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_England>, "He died aged 60 at the Convent of St Gervais, near Rouen, France, on September 9, 1087 from abdominal injuries received from his saddle pommel when he fell off a horse at the Siege of Mantes."
  6. [S237] William I of England, online <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_I_of_England>, "He was buried in St Stephen's Church in Caen in Normandy. In a most unregal postmortem, William's corpulent body would not fit in the stone sarcophagus, and, after some unsuccessful prodding by the assembled bishops, exploded, mephitizing the chapel and dispersing the mourners."