Ancestrees
William KING OF ENGLAND, II
1056 - 1100 (44 years)-
Name William KING OF ENGLAND [1, 2] Suffix II Birth 1056 Gender Male Death 1100 Person ID I486 Ancestrees Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
Father William "The Conqueror", b. 14 Oct 1027, Failaise, , FRA d. 9 Sep 1087, Hermenbraville, Rouen, FRA (Age 59 years) Relationship natural Mother Matilda (Or Maud) D.Of BALDWIN V, V, b. 1031, Flanders, , FRA d. 1083, Caen, , Basse-Normandie, France (Age 52 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1053 Family ID F3881 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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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, suchheir 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.
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