List of English monarchs
House of Normandy
In 1066, several rival claimants to the English throne emerged. Among them were Harold Godwinson, elected king by the Witenagemot after the death of Edward the Confessor, as well as Harald Hardrada, King of Norway who claimed to be the rightful heir of Harthacnut, and Duke William II of Normandy, vassal to the King of France, and first cousin once-removed of Edward the Confessor.

List of English monarchs

Section Title: House of Normandy
Table Section Text: In 1066, several rival claimants to the English throne emerged. Among them were Harold Godwinson, elected king by the Witenagemot after the death of Edward the Confessor, as well as Harald Hardrada, King of Norway who claimed to be the rightful heir of Harthacnut, and Duke William II of Normandy, vassal to the King of France, and first cousin once-removed of Edward the Confessor.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim	Ref.

William I William the Conqueror 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 (20 years, 259 days)	William the Conqueror depicted at the Battle of Hastings, on the Bayeux Tapestry	c. 1028 Falaise CastleSon of Robert the Magnificent and Herleva	Matilda of Flanders Normandy 1053 9 children	9 September 1087 Rouen Aged about 59	Supposedly named heir in 1052 by Edward the ConfessorFirst cousin once removed of Edward the ConfessorRight of conquest

William II William Rufus 26 September 1087 – 2 August 1100 (12 years, 311 days)	William Rufus depicted in the Stowe Manuscript	c. 1056 NormandySon of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders	Unmarried	2 August 1100 New Forest Shot with an arrow aged 44	Son of William IGranted the Kingdom of England over elder brother Robert Curthose

Henry I Henry Beauclerc 5 August 1100 – 1 December 1135 (35 years, 119 days)	Henry I	September 1068 SelbySon of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders	(1) Matilda of Scotland Westminster Abbey 11 November 1100 2 children(2) Adeliza of Louvain Windsor Castle 29 January 1121 No children	1 December 1135 Saint-Denis-en-Lyons Aged 67	Son of William ISeizure of the Crown (from Robert Curthose)

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William II (c. 1056 – 2 August 1100), the son of William the Conqueror, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy.

final_sentence: William II (c. 1056 – 2 August 1100), the son of William the Conqueror, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy.