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Death of Matilda of Flanders

England · House / House of Normandy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1083Date range
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Chronological records

1083

William I the Conqueror2 November 1083

Caen · House / House of Normandy

William's wife Matilda dies at Caen, ending a marriage that had strengthened the Norman dynasty's continental alliances.

Names involved

William I the Conqueror

Provenance

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