Henry I

Male 1068 - 1135  (67 years)

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  • Name Henry I  
    Birth 1068  Selby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Dec 1135  [1] 
    Person ID I30920  Clan Montgomery
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2001 

    Father William, The Conqueror,   b. 1027   d. 1087 (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Matilda,   b. 1083 
    Family ID F11240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Adeliza,   b. 1104   d. 1151 (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F11241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2015 

    Family 2 Mathilda,   b. 1079, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1118 (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 11 Nov 1100 
    Children 
     1. William   d. 1120
    >2. Mathilda,   b. 1103   d. 1167 (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F11242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2015 

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY: Became King of England in 1100. According to Encyclopaedia Brittanica, 1974 Edition, Vol.III, pg. 206: "... His (William II) death was the result of of an "accident" ...shot through the back with an arrow. Henry, who was conveniently of the hunting party, rode posthaste to Winchester, siezed the Treasury, and was chosen king the next day... At his coronation on August 5, 1100....

      Submitted by Caroline W.Chapman McGowan, CMS 894, and others. Updated Oct. 2000.

  • Sources 
    1. [S67] Encyclopaedia Brittanica, (Micropaedia Volume III, Ready Reference & Index), Vol. III / Pg. 206 (Reliability: 0).
      "...and died, probably of a heart attack, on December 1, 1135."