Overview
Normandy is a 1066 duchy. William the Bastard holds it, independent, and patch 1.20.1.2 rates the seat Medium. The opening date is 15 September. Hastings has not been fought. The English crown is still Harold Godwinson's. The duchy is the launch: a claim, a fleet, and a realm whose title on the card is Normandy.
The bookmark name is The Fate of England, shared with Harold. William's culture row is Norman. His faith row is Catholicism.
Starts
1066
William the Bastard is duke of Normandy. The goal on his character page is the English crown, held together with this duchy. He won at Hastings on 14 October and was crowned at Westminster on Christmas Day.
| Seat | Detail |
|---|---|
| Start | 1066, opening 15 September |
| Bookmark | The Fate of England |
| Title | Normandy |
| Realm size | 9 counties |
| Status | Independent |
| Difficulty | Medium, the bookmark rating in patch 1.20.1.2 |
| Culture | Norman |
| Faith | Catholicism |
| Age | 39 |
Later impact
From the Christmas coronation the duke of Normandy is also king of England, until the duchy and the kingdom come apart. Robert Curthose, William's eldest son, held Normandy while William Rufus and then Henry I held England. Henry I took the duchy at Tinchebray in 1106.
The duchy then passed, with the Empress Matilda's claim, into the Angevin empire. Henry II still holds it inside his 1178 English realm. Philip II of France confiscated Normandy from John in 1204. After that confiscation the duchy is a French royal province, and an English claim to it is a later war.
A 1066 campaign that starts here is the war that creates the cross-channel realm. The 1178 English bookmark is that realm still intact. The French bookmarks show the crown that eventually takes the duchy back.
Historical links
- William the Conqueror · 1066 · Normandy
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