William II (William Rufus)
King of England
King William the First, the Conqueror, lived in Normandy. He later conquered England, took the crown, and resided in England.
The Duke of Normandy became William 1 (William the Conqueror) in 1066
In England King William I, the Conqueror, was succeeded by his son, William II, William RufusHis third (and favourite) son William (Rufus) II who reigned until 1100 when he was shot by by a stray arrow during a hunt.
We only had his word for it that Edward the Confessor had promised him the throne.
William Gray III died on July 1, 2013, in London, England, UK.
William Whitelaw died on July 1, 1999, in Penrith, Cumbria, England, UK of stroke.
He defeated the Anglo-Saxon army of Harold 1 in October 1066. Harold was killed during the battle which allowed William to become king.
he conquered England hence William the conquer
William "The Conqueror" led an invasion of England by the Normans, the Saxon tribes that were settled in Normandy, in what is nowadays France. Normandy was part of the Saxon realm of England at that time. The invasion was against King Harold 1 and was successful. It was the last time England was successfully invaded and occupied. The reason given by William in invading his fellow Saxons was the previous king, Canute 1, had bequeathed the throne to him, but this was ignored by Harold.
William 1 became king, the country was ruled by the Normans and French became the dominant language.