Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameGuillaume I “Longue Epée" , Duke of Normandy
Birth893, Normandy, France
Death17 Dec 943, France
Misc. Notes
William Longsword (died December 17, 942) was jarl (ruler) of Normandy.

Little is known about his early years. He was born overseas in one of the many Viking territories before his father Rollo settled in northern France. William's mother was named Poppa; all that is known of her is that she was a Christian, and and is usually incorrectly identified as the daughter of a Count Berengar of Senlis. Poppa was actually Berengar’s aunt and the daughter of Count Pepin II Quentin of Senlis. According to the Planctus, William was baptized a Christian.

William succeeded Rollo sometime around 928. It appears that he faced a rebellion early in his reign, from Normans who felt he had become too Frankified. The following years are obscure. In 939 William became involved in a war with Arnulf I of Flanders, which soon became intertwined with the other conflicts of the reign of Louis IV of France. He was killed by followers of Arnulf while at a meeting to settle their conflict. His son Richard I of Normandy succeeded him.
Spouses
Birth911, Bretagne, Indre, France
ChildrenRichard I “The Fearless” (~933-996)
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