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William the Conqueror
King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 8 November 1028
- Died
- 9 September 1087
- Place of birth
- Falaise
- Place of death
- Rouen
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- William
- Mother
- Herleva
- Spouse
- Matilda of Flanders
- Child
- Robert Curthose, Richard of Normandy, William II of England, Adeliza, Constance of Normandy, Adela of Normandy, Henry I of England, Alberta, Agatha of Normandy, Matilda of Normandy, Cecilia of Normandy
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- monarch of England, Duke of Normandy
- Native language
- Old Norman
- Religion
- Catholicism
- birth name
- Guillaume
- depicted by
- King William I ('The Conqueror')
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- William Longsword
- family
- House of Normandy
- has works in the collection
- Archives nationales
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Old Norman
- name in native language
- William I the Conqueror, Wilhelm se Gehīersumiend, Guillaume le Conquérant, Gllâome lé Counqùéreus
- nickname
- le Conquérant, the Conqueror, William the Conqueror, ウィリアム征服王
- noble title
- Duke of Normandy, monarch of England
- place of burial
- Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen
- topic's main category
- Category:William the Conqueror
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