Description from original post
(created 2013-02-18 00:52):
Nationality: Norman
Also Known by the Nickname: William the Bastard
Lifespan: 1028 - 1087
Reigned as King of England: 1066 - 1087
Date of Birth: William the Conqueror was born in 1028 - his exact date of birth is unknown
Family connections / Genealogy: He was the bastard son of Robert I the Duke of Normandy. William had six daughters and four sons: Robert, who was called Court-hose or Short-legs; William, called Rufus, because he had red and ruddy complexion; Henry, called Beau-clerc or the fine scholar; and Richard who died young
Married: Matilda of Flanders in 1052
Date succeeded to the throne of England: King William I was crowned King of England in January 1067 at Westminster Abbey, London
Date when William the Conqueror died: King William I died at Saint-Gervais near Rouen, France on 9th September 1087
Cause of the Death of William the Conqueror: Riding accident when he fell from s horse
Character of William the Conqueror: Tough, brave, inspirational and religious
Accomplishments or why William the Conqueror was famous: Victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Building great castles in England, including the Tower of London. The Domesday Book. The Bayeux Tapestry. The Norman Conquest and the 'Harrying of the North'. Hereward the Wake
source of information:http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/william-the-conqueror.htm