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Also Known As Guillaume Aetheling
Born 1103
Died November 25, 1120 (aged 17) • near France • (Anniversary in 3 days)
Notable Family Members father Henry I • sister Matilda
Gilbert Foliot
Anglo-Norman Cluniac monk
Theobald
archbishop of Canterbury
Wace
Anglo-Norman author