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=William the Conqueror= (circa 1028 - 9 September 1087)

William the Conqueror got his name "the conqueror" because he conquered England by defeating Harlord in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and was crowned King of England on Christmas day that year in Westminster Abbey. Before that he was the Duke of Normandy at a young age. William 1, or William the Bastard also known as William the Conqueror was the first Normandy king of England.

=__Background__= William the Conqueror was only 8 when when he became Duke of Normandy. His father Robert the Devil was killed when William was only 7. Before his father died on an adventure to study in Greece, his father for some reason knew he was not going to come back so he sent some people to protect William. William then was conquering England with the help of King Henry the first. After they had conquered England and William had become king, the Danish and Vikings had first started raiding Normandy and then began raiding the shores of England, using Normandy as their control center. William then married Emma of Normandy to then stop the raiding but it had not worked completely. So then they must have came to an agreement because then the raiding finally stopped. William then died after being wounded badly in a battle in 1087.

=__Childhood__= William's father was unmarried and had 1 child, but his mother had another 4 children and soon one of them will be William's best advisors. After his father's death, William was on a bounty. William's relatives died trying to protect him, and William escaped from there safely and soon William became Duke of Normandy. William grew up fast like most children around his time. William was knighted when he was only 15 and went into battle with hid cousin with the help of king Henry 1 of France.

=__Education__= William's education is unknown but his father had scholars appointed for William.

=__Career and Job__= William the conqueror was duke of Normandy and soon conquered England and became William the Conqueror, king of England. William did not really have a career.

=__Achievements__= William formed the first national census, the Doomsday book, and William built the first Motte and Bailey castles in Britain. He also left England to be one of the strongest countries in Europe. One of William's first achievements was that he conquered England and became king of England.

=__Influence on the World__= William did not really influence the world but he brought the feudal system to England and left England to be the most powerful country in Europe. media type="youtube" key="bh9IYEdqOH0" height="315" width="560"