Who Was William, Duke Of Normandy?
William, Duke of Normandy was born in c. 1028. He ruled as the King of England from 1066 to 1087 and as the Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087. In short, he reigned from 25th December, 1066 till 9th September, 1087. In 1085, he commissioned the collection of Doomsday book. In order to guarantee that the rebellions of English or his own followers don’t succeed, he ordered the tower of London, mottes, castles and keeps to be built across England. He passed away at the age of 59 at the Convent of St Gervais, near Rouen, France. He died of abdoniminal injuries when he fell of the horse. In 1087, he was succeeded by his elder son, Robert Curthose, as the Duke of Normady and his younger son, William Rufus as the King of England.
