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William I Old Norman Williame I Old English Willelm I c 1028 – 9 September 1087 usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard was the first Norman King of England reigning from 1066 until his death in descendant of Viking raiders he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035 After a long struggle to establish his power by 1060 his hold on Normandy