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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 to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William the Conqueror has received more than 16,421,840 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). William the Conqueror is the 12th most popular nobleman (up from 22nd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from France (up from 149th 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 12 out of 842. Before him are Catherine the Great, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Margrethe II of Denmark, Akihito, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. After him are Charles, Prince of Wales, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Albert, Prince Consort, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Lucrezia Borgia, and Juan Carlos I of Spain.

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Contemporaries

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, Solomon, King of Hungary, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Bertha of Savoy, Blot-Sweyn, William I, Count of Burgundy, Constantine the African, 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 55 out of 6,011. Before him are Émile Zola (1840), Claudius (-10), Brigitte Bardot (1934), Francis I of France (1494), Pierre de Fermat (1601), and Michel Foucault (1926). After him are Stendhal (1783), Gustave Flaubert (1821), Edgar Degas (1834), Georges Bizet (1838), Jacques-Louis David (1748), and Arthur Rimbaud (1854).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, William the Conqueror ranks 1. After him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122), Charles the Bold (1433), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), and Charles, Count of Valois (1270).

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