# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-the-conqueror
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:54:47.258Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-the-conqueror"
name: "William the Conqueror"
slug: "william-the-conqueror"
description: "The illegitimate son of a Norman duke who seized the English throne by force in 1066, ending Anglo-Saxon rule in a single October afternoon at Hastings. His conquest didn't just change a dynasty — it rewired the language, law, and landed power of an entire island."
tagline: "King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bayeux_Tapestry_William.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Historical Figures"
  slug: "historical-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Historical Figure"
  slug: "historical-figure"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645"
birthDate: "1028-11-08"
deathDate: "1087-09-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           74.46
  momentum:             10
  historical:           32.27928
  currentAttention:     36.97222222222222
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  173
  category: 43
tags:
  - name: "Business Professionals"
    slug: "business-professionals"
  - name: "Journalist"
    slug: "journalist"
  - name: "Royalty"
    slug: "royalty"
  - name: "Medieval Era"
    slug: "medieval-era"
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/ch0245036/"
    handle:    "ch0245036"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror"
    title: "Wikipedia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37594"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://pantheon.world/profile/person/William%20the%20Conqueror"
    title: "Pantheon 2.0"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD"
    title: "وليم الفاتح"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7"
    title: "ويليام الاولانى ملك انجلترا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_I_d'Inglaterra"
    title: "Guillermo I d'Inglaterra"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3)"
    title: "بیرینجی ویلیام (اینگیلیس)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Vilhelm_(%C4%B0ngilt%C9%99r%C9%99)"
    title: "I Vilhelm (İngiltərə)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bat_smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%97ljams_O%C5%BEkariautuos"
    title: "Vėljams Ožkariautuos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D2%BB%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_I_%D0%AF%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BF_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D1%83%D1%81%D1%8B"
    title: "Вильһельм I Яулап алыусы"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_I_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%91%D1%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA"
    title: "Вільгэльм I Заваёўнік"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%91%D1%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA"
    title: "Вільгельм Заваёўнік"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F"
    title: "Уилям Завоевателя"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_(%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1)"
    title: "প্রথম উইলিয়াম (ইংল্যান্ড)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilim_I%2C_kralj_Engleske"
    title: "Vilim I, kralj Engleske"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillem_I_d'Anglaterra"
    title: "Guillem I d'Anglaterra"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8E%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%95%D8%B1"
    title: "وێلیامی داگیرکەر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Vilyam"
    title: "I Vilyam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vil%C3%A9m_I._Dobyvatel"
    title: "Vilém I. Dobyvatel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiliam_I%2C_brenin_Lloegr"
    title: "Wiliam I, brenin Lloegr"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhelm_Erobreren"
    title: "Vilhelm Erobreren"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_I._(England)"
    title: "Wilhelm I. (England)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Γουλιέλμος Α΄ της Αγγλίας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhelmo_la_1-a_(Anglio)"
    title: "Vilhelmo la 1-a (Anglio)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_I_of_England"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Guglielmo_I_d'Inghilterra"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Zdobywca"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BC_I_%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%87"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwilherm_II_(dug_Normandi)"
    title: "Gwilherm II (dug Normandi)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_I_van_Engeland"
    title: "Willem I van Engeland"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 1028 to an unmarried duke and his mistress, William inherited Normandy at seven and spent his youth dodging rival nobles who fought over the child and the duchy itself. By 1047 he'd crushed a rebellion; by 1060 his grip was firm. When his cousin Edward the Confessor died childless in January 1066, William argued the throne had been promised to him — Harold Godwinson took it anyway. William sailed that September with a Franco-Norman fleet, killed Harold at Hastings on 14 October, and was crowned king by Christmas. He spent the next decade putting down English revolts, most of his reign shuttling between the island and the continent, and his final years tangling with his eldest son and fending off Danish threats. In 1086 he commissioned the Domesday Book, a meticulous record of who owned what. He died the next September during a campaign in northern France, his body sent to Caen, his lands split between two sons.