King William II

William II Rufus, King of England

1087 - 1100

Born: 1056/60, Normandy, France
Father: William I the Conqueror, King of England, b. 1028
Mother: Matilda of Flanders, b. about 1031
Acceded: 26 September 1087, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Died: 2 August 1100, New Forest, Hampshire
Interred: Winchester Cathedral, London, England

He made several attempts to recover Normandy from his elder brother Robert and was killed by an arrow while hunting. He may have been assassinated by order of his younger brother who became Henry I. Had Red Hair, hence Rufus.

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