At his death he reportedly wanted to disinherit his eldest son but was persuaded to divide the Norman dominions between his two eldest sons.
عند وفاته قال أن أردت أن أحرم ابنه الأكبر لكن مقتنعة بتقسيم الملاك نورمان بين اثنين من أبنائه الأكبر.