William I (England)

William I

William I (?1028–87), Duke of Normandy and King of England (‘the Conqueror’). The illegitimate son of Duke Robert I, William won and kept firm control over Normandy. Here he presided over an ecclesiastical revival. In 1066, with the blessing of Alexander II, he conquered England. His relations with Rome remained generally co-operative. There was no conflict over lay investiture, which William continued to practise. The episcopate in England was largely Normanized and, with Abp. Lanfranc, the King saw to the implementation of Papal legislation on simony, clerical immorality, and diocesan administration.

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William I

William I (1772–1843) King of the Netherlands (1815–40) whose kingdom included Belgium and Luxembourg. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. His forceful government offended liberals and Roman Catholics, and a revolution in Belgium (1830) was followed by Belgian independence (1839). Compelled to accept a more liberal constitution restricting his powers, he abdicated in favour of his son, William II.

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William I

William I prince of Orange: see William the Silent .

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