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King William I _ The Conqueror
1027 - 9 Sep 1087
Repository ID Number: I23439
Original Submitter (General Source): [S1040]
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Father:
Robert__I * Mother: Herleve (his_mistress) * |
Family 1 : Maud (Matilda) _
- MARRIAGE: 1053 [S1154]
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William I, the Conqueror (natural son of Robert by Herleve, dau. of
Fulbert of Falaise, a tanner), Duke of Normandy, King of England
1066-1087.
William the Conqueror was one of the greatest English kings. He led
the Norman conquest of England and provided stability and firm
government in an age of great disorder. He was the illegitmate son of
the Norman duke Robert I. He inherited Normand in 1035, consolidating
his rule in the face of baronial opposition in about 1042. He
successfully faced further rebellions and after 1050 began to take an
interest in acquiring land in England..perhaps given some
encouragement by the English king Edward the Confessor. After Edward's
death (Jan. 5, 1066), Vikings under King Harold III of Norway moved on
England, and William soon followed with an invasion force of his own.
The new English king, Harold II, defeated the Vikings and confronted
the Normans near Hastings in October 1066. William's forces achieved a
decisive victory, and on Christmas Day 1066, William was crowned king
of England, founding the Anglo-Norman monarchy and realm.
A highly capable, intelligent, and determined man, William I
established a strongly personal monarchy. He imposed Norman
institutions and personnel both on the state and on the church, and he
brought England into the mainstream of continental development.
Imposing royal authority directly on courts and other institutions,
William ordered the inquests that resulted in the monumental Domesday
book. He revolutionized the social, political, and military structures
of England, replacing the English nobility with French nobles, thus
strengthening his authority, and introducing continental feaudalism, a
structure in which nobles held land in return for service in the royal
army.
As the Anglo-Saxon state was Normanized, so too was the English
church: English bishops and abbots were replaced by noted churchmen
from the Continent, including Lanfranc of Bec, who became (1070)
archibshop of Canterbury. The Conqueror had been a great reformer of
the church in Normandy, and he continued this role in England. He
established the archbishop of Canterbury as primate of the English
church, held reforming councils (which he attended), and exercised not
only his rights but also his responsibilities over the church. The
bishops were among his closest advisors and officials. William I kept
a close but cool relationship with the papacy, supporting
ecclesiastical reform while carefully maintaining his control over the
English church. He was succeeded as duke of Normandy by his eldest
son, Robert II, and as king of England by his sons, first William II,
then Henry I. (Academic American Encyclopedia, Grolier Electronic
Publishing Inc, 1994, James W. Alexander. Bibliography: Barlow, Frank,
William I and the Norman Conquest [1965]; Douglas, David C., William
the Conqueror [1964]; Lloyd, A., The Making of the King [1990]; Loyn,
H.R., Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 2d ed. [1991])
_Richard__I The_Fearless * _
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_Richard__II The_Good * _|
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| |_a_Danish_wife * ___________
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_Robert__I * ______________|
| (.... - 1035) |
| | _Conan__I 'le_Tort' * ______
| | | (.... - 0992) m 0980
| |_Judith * _______________|
| (0982 - 1026) |
| |_Ermengarde * ______________+
| m 0980
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|--William I _ The Conqueror
| (1027 - 1087)
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| _Fulbert * ______________|
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|_Herleve (his_mistress) * _|
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Jane K. BALL
1764 - May 1850
Repository ID Number: I8908
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Family 1 : George L. HARRISON
- + Jane HARRISON
- + Sarah "Sally" HARRISON
- + John HARRISON
- Cearn HARRISON
- LeAnne HARRISON
- + William B. HARRISON
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James Harvey HARRISON
18 Feb 1854 - 8 Nov 1912
Repository ID Number: I10835
Mother: Margaret MCCALL |
Family 1 : Mary Jane HAMBY
- MARRIAGE: 16 Oct 1880
- Edmon Lee HARRISON
- Annie Jo HARRISON
- Richmond Henry HARRISON
- John Finley HARRISON
- William Frank HARRISON
- + Walter Steven HARRISON
- Albert Thomas HARRISON
_Joseph HARRISON Sr. Of Iredell Co., NC_
| (1768 - 1860)
_Daniel HARRISON ____|
| (1793 - 1873) m 1814|
| |_Drucilla (Hines?) BENTLEY _____________
| (1772 - 1865)
_Richmond Pearson HARRISON _|
| (1824 - ....) m 1850 |
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| |_Rachel KERLEY ______|
| m 1814 |
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|--James Harvey HARRISON
| (1854 - 1912)
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|_Margaret MCCALL ___________|
m 1850 |
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Rhoda KETCHAM
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Repository ID Number: I14156
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Family 1 : John W. HARRISON
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Martha VANCE
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Repository ID Number: I3541
Mother: Mary M. HARRISON |
Family 1 : John CAMPBELL
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_Thomas Newell VANCE _|
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|--Martha VANCE
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| _Benjamin HARRISON __+
| | (1750 - 1808)
| _Batteal HARRISON ___|
| | (1780 - 1857) m 1814|
| | |_Mary NEWELL ________
| | (.... - 1812)
|_Mary M. HARRISON ____|
(1828 - ....) |
| _Joseph SCOTT Dr.____
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|_Elizabeth SCOTT ____|
(1782 - 1851) m 1814|
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