William was born in 1028, in France, part of the Duchy of Normandy. His father was Robert I, Duke of
Normandy, his mother; was the daughter of a local tenner. When his father died, William was made Duke
of Normandy in 1035 notwithstanding he was at the age of seven years. At the age of twenty years, William
nearly lost the title of
his cousin, Guy of Burgundy, Guy had gathered the support of a number of nobles and formed an army to
defeat William. He met Guy at the Battle of Val-es-Dunes in 1047. There he defeats Guy and Began to
establish his control over Normandy. In 1060, William had firm control of Normandy. Around 1050,
William married Matilda of Flanders, as their marriage was a political marriage, William was allied with the
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When The King of England, Edward the Confessor died in 1066, William
claimed that Edward had promised him the crown. However, there were other men who also claimed, too.
The people of England wanted Harold to be king, who was the most powerful noble, and crowned him King
Harold II on January 6, 1066, the day after King Edward died.
William was crowned king on December 25, 1066. He became so angry with the revolts in Northern