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By Peter Konieczny
A quick guide to William I (c.1028-1087), Duke of Normandy and King of England, one of the most famous rulers of the medieval era.
He became Duke of Normandy as a child
According to the chronicler William of Malmesbury, Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1027-35) met a lady named Herleva: “Her beauty had once caught his eye as she was dancing, and he could not refrain from sleeping with her; and henceforth he loved her above all others, and for some time kept her in the position of a lawful wife.”
The product of this union was a son named William, and there was some dispute about whether or not he was of legitimate or illegitimate birth – outside of Normandy he was called William the Bastard.
In 1035 Robert died while returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and, since William was his only son, he became the next Duke of Normandy.
He was only seven or eight years old at this time, so his control over this territory was very weak.
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