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WILLIAM, Duke of Normandy, was called the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when he defeated Harold of England. He ruled England from 1066 to 1087.

The Sargeant of the Law knows all the cases and judgments since the time of King William, Gen Prol 323-324.

The name occurs medially, Gen Prol 324.


D.C. Douglas, William the Conqueror.
From CHAUCER NAME DICTIONARY
Copyright © 1988, 1996 Jacqueline de Weever
Published by Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London.

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