25 November 1120 (aged 17) near Barfleur, Normandy
Spouse
Matilda of Anjou
(m. 1119)
House
Normandy
Father
Henry I of England
Mother
Matilda of Scotland
William Ætheling (Middle English:[ˈwiliəmˈaðəliŋɡ], 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)[a] was the son of Henry I of England by his wife Matilda of Scotland, and was thus heir apparent to the English throne. His early death without issue caused a succession crisis, known in English history as the Anarchy.
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William Ætheling (Middle English: [ˈwiliəm ˈaðəliŋɡ], Old English: [ˈæðeliŋɡ]; 5 August 1103 – 25 November 1120), commonly called Adelin (sometimes Adelinus...
and its Latinized form "Adelinus" (used to refer to his first cousin, WilliamAdelin). Both terms signified "man of royal blood" or, the modern equivalent...
aboard, a butcher from Rouen, survived. Those who drowned included WilliamAdelin, the only legitimate son and heir of Henry I of England, his half-siblings...
signed by her. Matilda and Henry had two children: Empress Matilda and WilliamAdelin; through her daughter, she is the ancestor of all subsequent English...
sons-in-law, making him the maternal grandfather of Empress Matilda, WilliamAdelin and Matilda of Boulogne. All three of them were prominent in English...
1106-1135 WilliamAdelin, 1103-1120 various illegitimate children William of Normandy, 1008-1025 Mauger, 1019-1055, Archbishop of Rouen 1037-1053 William of...
many of William's less popular policies. He married Matilda of Scotland and they had two surviving children, Empress Matilda and WilliamAdelin; he also...
rival Lothair of Supplinburg. Matilda's younger and only full brother, WilliamAdelin, died in the White Ship disaster of 1120, leaving Matilda's father and...
Anjou, also known as Mahaut (c. 1111 – 1154) was married in 1119 to WilliamAdelin, son and heir apparent of Henry I of England. Matilda was the daughter...
conflict was a war of succession precipitated by the accidental death of WilliamAdelin (the only legitimate son of King Henry I) who drowned in the White Ship...
king. The succession to Henry I was altered by the death of his son, WilliamAdelin. Left without male heirs, Henry took the unprecedented step of making...
II, Count of Maine (d. 1151) Matilda of Anjou (d. 1154), who married WilliamAdelin, the son and heir to Henry I of England. After his death in the White...
Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, gives birth to their first son WilliamAdelin at Winchester. They already have a daughter, Princess Matilda. Li Jie...
arrangements, but gave permission for his sons WilliamAdelin and Richard, as well as the young nobles in William's entourage, to travel on it instead. According...
age and some 35 years older than her. Henry's only legitimate son, WilliamAdelin, had died in 1120, which had prompted Henry to marry again. He hoped...
noblemen and 18 were noblewomen. WilliamAdelin, duke of Normandy, sole legitimate son of King Henry I of England. William, rescued in the only skiff available...
survivors from a crew of 500. 498 1120 England White Ship – Ship carrying WilliamAdelin, heir to the English Throne and the Duchy of Normandy, and more than...
1114) and WilliamAdelin (a Norman-French variant of Ætheling). But in 1120, England was thrown into a succession crisis when WilliamAdelin died in the...
to Louis VII of France were Marie and Alix. He had one elder brother, William (d. 1156), and his younger siblings included Matilda, Richard, Geoffrey...
the Conqueror, William the Bastard or William I. Henry I left no legitimate male heirs, his son WilliamAdelin having died in the White Ship disaster...
ruthless yet effective king, but after the death of his only male heir WilliamAdelin, he persuaded his barons to recognise his daughter Matilda as heir....
Gisors in November 1120. The terms of the peace included Henry's heir, WilliamAdelin, doing homage to Louis for Normandy, a return of all territories captured...
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