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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of England (1066–1087) and duke of Normandy (1035–1087). He led the Norman invasion of England (1066) after being promised the English throne by his cousin Edward the Confessor. He defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings and as king adopted a feudal constitution.
- Dutch aristocrat who was made stadholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht (1559) by Phillip II of Spain. Spurred by the Spanish persecution of Protestants, he led a successful revolt against Spanish rule (1568–1576).
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- noun duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)
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Roger's descendants Roger II, William I, and William II ruled in Sicily as kings until the late twelfth century.
New Book Notice 2009
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The Viking conqueror Canute and his wife Emma are there, along with William I, son of William the Conqueror.
Jane Austen: Sleeping with the Saints Joanna Waugh 2009
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The Viking conqueror Canute and his wife Emma are there, along with William I, son of William the Conqueror.
Archive 2009-07-01 Joanna Waugh 2009
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Roger's descendants Roger II, William I, and William II ruled in Sicily as kings until the late twelfth century.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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In that same thread, a decendant of William I, who is recognized as England's first monarch, refused to deny the allegations.
Hillary presses Obama on former Pastor, Communist Barber and Closet Nazi Pool Boy 2008
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In 1086, the new Norman king of England, William I, ordered a vast collection of details about English landholders, tenancies, inheritances, even an accounting of the number of oxen and swine on every acre of the English land he had conquered.
Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007
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In 1086, the new Norman king of England, William I, ordered a vast collection of details about English landholders, tenancies, inheritances, even an accounting of the number of oxen and swine on every acre of the English land he had conquered.
Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007
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In 1086, the new Norman king of England, William I, ordered a vast collection of details about English landholders, tenancies, inheritances, even an accounting of the number of oxen and swine on every acre of the English land he had conquered.
Savage Peace Ann Hagedorn 2007
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Using a mutant seed from North Africa, breeders began developing an orange variety in honor of their monarch, William I, the Prince of Orange, who led them to independence against the Spaniards.
Brand Sense Martin Lindstrom 2005
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Using a mutant seed from North Africa, breeders began developing an orange variety in honor of their monarch, William I, the Prince of Orange, who led them to independence against the Spaniards.
Brand Sense Martin Lindstrom 2005
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