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William Ætheling (Middle English: [ˈwiliəm ˈaðəliŋɡ], Old English: [ˈæðeliŋɡ]; 5 August 1103 – 25 November 1120), commonly called Adelin (sometimes Adelinus, Adelingus, A(u)delin or other Latinised Norman-French variants of Ætheling) was the son of Henry I of England by his wife Matilda of Scotland, and was thus heir apparent to ...
Jan 21, 2023 · On 25 November, 1120, William Adelin, grandson of William the Conqueror and heir to the thrones of England and Normandy, died – aged just seventeen. Having set sail for England, his vessel – the famous White Ship – struck a rock and sunk, drowning almost everyone on board in the icy November waters. With the heir dead, this tragedy ...
William Adelin (5 August 1103-25 November 1120) was Duke of Normandy from 5 August to 25 November 1120, interrupting Henry I's reigns. He died in the infamous White Ship disaster of 1120. William Adelin was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England in 1103, the son of King Henry I of England and...
Apr 8, 2018 · 8 April 2018. 4:32 pm. History posts, Medieval History, The Plantagenets. William Adelin, son of Henry I, was one of those Princes and heirs whose reign was never to be. He died after his vessel, The White Ship, hit rocks as he sailed home to England. Here is his story… The modern British Monarchy is a very stable thing.
Nov 25, 2020 · Reading Abbey. On the 25th November 1120, the heir to the English throne William Adelin drowned in a shipwreck. His premature demise plunged the country into an anarchic succession crisis. It was likely this crisis that led to the foundation of Reading Abbey a year later in 1121.
William Adelin (1103–1120), sometimes Atheling , was the titular Duke of Normandy and heir apparent to the crown of England. Early career. William, born in 1103, was the only son of Henry I of England and his wife Matilda of Scotland. [1] . He was nicknamed Adelin meaning crown prince as he was the heir apparent to the throne. [1] .
Nov 3, 2022 · His son, William Adelin, was 17 and set to inherit the Anglo-Norman lands without rival. These successes, however, sank into oblivion alongside The White Ship. During the night of the 25 November in 1120, a routine crossing of the English Channel went catastrophically wrong.
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