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William the Conqueror

1028 - 1087

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William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading a Franco-Norman army to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William the Conqueror is the 25th most popular nobleman (down from 13th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from France (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular French Nobleman.

William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy, who invaded England in 1066. He is most famous for his conquest of England.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William the Conqueror ranks 25 out of 1,415. Before him are Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Harold Harefoot, Empress Matilda, Lucrezia Borgia, Anne, Princess Royal, and Marie de' Medici. After him are Naruhito, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Alexandra Feodorovna, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, John of Gaunt, and Marie Thérèse of France.

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Among people born in 1028, William the Conqueror ranks 1. After him is Al-Juwayni. Among people deceased in 1087, William the Conqueror ranks 1. After him are Pope Victor III, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Solomon, King of Hungary, Bertha of Savoy, Constantine the African, Blot-Sweyn, William I, Count of Burgundy, Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.

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In France

Among people born in France, William the Conqueror ranks 97 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis de Broglie (1892), Louis Braille (1809), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Louis de Funès (1914), Gustave Courbet (1819), and Guy de Maupassant (1850). After him are Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), Louis Philippe I (1773), Arthur Rimbaud (1854), François Rabelais (1494), Louis XII of France (1462), and Henry II of France (1519).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, William the Conqueror ranks 1. After him are Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Charles the Bold (1433), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), and Philip the Bold (1342).

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