William II, King of England

1057 - 1100  (43 years)

• Name	William II
  Nickname	Rufus
  Birth	1057  [1]
  Crowned	1087 (30 years)  [2]
  In 1087, he was crowned as King of England.
  Reign	From 1087 to 1100 (30 years)
  King of England
  Death	1 Aug 1100	New Forest, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Agency: He was shot by an arrow while hunting
  Siblings	3 brothers and 7 sisters
  1. Robert III, Duke of Normandy,   b. Abt 1054, Normandy, France d. 1134  (Age 80 years)   2. Richard, Duke of Bernay,   b. 1055   d. 1075  (Age 20 years)   3. Cecily, Abbess of Sainte-Trinité,   b. 1056, Normandy, France d. 1127, Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, Caen, Normandy, France  (Age 71 years)   4. Adeliza,   b. 1055, Normandy, France   5. William II, King of England ,   b. 1057   d. 1 Aug 1100, New Forest, England  (Age 43 years) > 6. Constance,   b. 1057 or 1061, Normandy, France d. 13 August, 1090, Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France  (Age 29 years) ▻ Alan IV, Duke of Brittany,  m. 1086 + 7. Adele of Normandy, Princess of England,   b. About 1062   d. 8 Mar 1137/38, Maringuy Convent, Marcigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France  (Age 76 years) ▻ Stephen III, Count of Blois,  m. 1080/81   8. Agatha,   b. Abt 1064, Normandy, France   9. Matilda + 10. Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy,   b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Matilda of Scotland,  m. 11 Nov 1100 ;   Adeliza of Louvain,  m. 29 Jan 1121 ;   Sibyl Corbet;   unknown woman;   Ansfride;   Nest verch Rhys   11. daughter
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Halfdan   (8 x Great Grandfather)  Gerberga of the Gatinais   d. After 952  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22125
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	William I, King of England,   b. 1027, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Convent of St Gervais, Rouen - No longer in existence. (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England,   b. 1032, Flanders, Belgium d. 2 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William II, King of England (1057 – 1100) 2William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 4Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 8Richard II, Duke of Normandy(963 – 1026) 16Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 17Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 9Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 18Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes( – 992) 19Ermengarde d'Anjou 5Herleva de Falaise(1012 – 1050) 10Fulbert of Falaise 20 21 11Dode 22 23 3Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083) 6Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders(1012 – 1067) 12Baldwin IV de Lille, Count of Flanders and Valenciennes(980 – 1035) 24Arnold II, Count of Flanders(961/62 – 987) 25Susanna, Princess of Italy(950 – 1003) 13Ogive of Luxembourg(995 – 1030) 26Frederick I, Count of Luxembourg, Count in the Moselgau(Abt 965 – 1019) 27Ermentrude von Gleiberg 7Adelaide of France, Princess of France(1009 – 1078) 14Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 28Hugh Capet, King of France(941 – 996) 29Adelainde of Poitou(945 – Abt 1004) 15Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 30William I, Count of Provence and Arles(955 – 994) 31Adelaide of Anjou(942 – 1026)

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 1 Aug 1100 - New Forest, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1468] anonymous. "Table of Kings and Queens since the Conquest" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume II, January 1849).