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William the conqueror did marry Matilda Flanders after the papal ban.
Matilda of flounders
he married Matilda of flaunder
William was born in 1028 and married Matilda in 1053- he was 25
William married Matilda of Flanders in 1053 in the chapel at Eu, Normandy (Seine-Maritime).
They got married in 1053.
William 1 (William th conquerer) married in 1050 to Matilda of flanders , his cousin
Yes, to atone to the church for their consanguine marriage
William the Conqueror loved his wife Matilda. They were cousins and at first they were not allowed to get married. They then decided to build two churches in Normandy and therefore the Pope allowed them to get married.
From 1068 to her death in 1081 she was queen as wife of king William 'the conqueror' of England.
His mother was Matilda, the granddaughter of William the Conqueror, making him the next in line for the throne.
live separately for the 1st five years of marriage