William KING OF ENGLAND, II^{[1, 2]}

1056 - 1100  (44 years)

• Name	William KING OF ENGLAND
  Suffix	II
  Born	1056
  Gender	Male
  Died	1100
  Person ID	I2669	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William "The Conqueror", King Of England,   b. 14 Oct 1027, Failaise, , FRA ,   d. 9 Sep 1087, Hermenbraville, Rouen, FRA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Matilda (Or Maud) D.Of BALDWIN V,   b. 1031, Flanders, , FRA ,   d. 1083, Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1053
  Family ID	F6419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His birth date is also given as 1060. He was crowned King of England in 1087 and called King Rufus. He was ruthless and highly disliked. He was shot with an arrow while hunting by Sir Walter Tyrol. The Church refused to bury him, such was their animosity. There is a stone, called the Rufus Stone to mark the spot where he died and a ballad about Tyrol killing King Rufus. Some historians believe that it was a planned murder designed by his brother Henry and Tyrol to gain power and rid the country of a tyrant.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1174] Tyrrell, Nila, Email dated 2001 at nila9@maplecity.com. [S1130] David Piper, Kings and Queens of England and Scotland with copies of pages provided to me by Pat Moran of Texas.