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William "Adeline, Atheling, Duke of Normandy" Normandie

(5 Aug 1103 - 25 Nov 1120)

[[Category: This Day In History November 25]] [[Category:White Ship]]
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==Biography==William was son and heir to Henry I, King of England. His death in the White Ship disaster, made his sister Matilda, Holy Roman Empress, heir. Consequently, it set off The Anarchy.

===Titles===

* 1120: Atheling

* 1120: Duke of Normandy

===Vitals===

: b. anti. 05 Aug 1103 Winchester

: d. 25 Nov 1120 White Ship Disaster > Barfleur, Normandy

===Early Life===

: p. Matilda of Scotland and Henry I of England

===Family===

: m. Matilda of Anjou. Jun 1119 Lisieux, Normandy: Weir: (christened Alice; alias: Isabella); dau. Fulk V, Count of Anjou and Aremburga (dau. Helias I, Count of Maine)

===Links===

* [[Wikipedia: William Adelin]]

===Bibliography===
: Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. Epub ISBN: 9781446449110

==Sources==

* '''"Royal Ancestry" D. Richardson 2013 Vol. I p. 12 (i)''': William Of England, son and heir apparent, born in 1103. He married at Lisieux in May 1119 Maud (or Mathilde) Of Anjou, daughter of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. He was drowned in the wreck of the White Ship 25 Nov. 1120.
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    Events

    Birth5 Aug 1103Winchester, Hampshire, England
    Death25 Nov 1120drowned in the wreck of the White ship off coast of Normandie, France
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