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This was the case when William the Conqueror died. His eldest son, Robert, became Duke of Normandy, while the next youngest, William, became king of England. Their younger brother Henry would become king on William II's death. The uneasy divide continued until Henry captured and imprisoned his elder brother.
The question of the succession continued to weigh heavily over the remainder of the period. Henry's son died, and his nominated heir Matilda was denied the throne by her cousin, Henry's nephew, Stephen. There then followed a period of civil war. Matilda married Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou, who took control of Normandy. The duchy was therefore separated from England once again.
A compromise was eventually reached whereby the son of Matilda and Geoffrey would be heir to the English crown, while Stephen's son would inherit his baronial lands. All this meant that in 1154 Henry II would ascend to the throne as the first undisputed King in over 100 years - proof of the dynastic uncertainty of the Norman period.
THE CONTINENTAL DYNASTIES
1066 - 1216
HAROLD BLUETOOTH,
King of Denmark
Gunhilda of = SWEYN FORKBEARD Styrbjorn = Thyra
Poland Richard I, Duke of Sweden
of Normandy
Thorgils Sprakalegg
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Elgiva of (1) = CANUTE = (2) Emma, widow of Judith = Richard II,
Northampton (1016–1035) ATHELRED II daughter of Duke of Gytha = Godwin,
Conan I Normandy Earl of
Wessex
HAROLD HARDICANUTE
HAREFOOT (1040–1042) Robert I = Herlève
(1035–1040) Duke of
Normandy
HAROLD II EDWARD THE=Eadgyth
(1066) CONFESSOR
(1042–1066)
WILLIAM I = Matilda, dau. of
THE CONQUEROR Baldwin V, Count
(1066–1087) of Flanders
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WILLIAM II Adela = Stephen, Adela of = HENRY I,
(1087–1100) Count of Louvain (1100–1135)
Blois
Реферат опубликован: 1/08/2006