King Henry 1 was born in Selby, Yorkshire, c.September, 1068.
Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror and the first born in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Henry succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106.
Henry was called Beauclerc for his scholarly interests and Lion of Justice for refinements which he brought about in the rudimentary administrative and legislative machinery of the time.
Ascended the Throne : August 3, 1100.
Coronation : Westminster Abbey, August 5, 1100.
Married : (1) Matilda, Daughter of Malcolm 111, (2) Adelicia, Daughter of Geoffrey V11.
Two sons, two daughters and several illegitimte children.
King Henry 1 died St Denis le Fermont, December 2, 1135.
King Henry 1 was buried in Reading Abbey.
Formed the first English zoo.
Died of food poisoning.
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