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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 ...
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Nov 25, 2020 · 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.
Apr 8, 2018 · William Adelin 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...
Apr 1, 2017 · William Adelin, the only legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England, his half-sister Matilda, and his half-brother Richard would be one of many to drown. Adelin’s death would lead to a succession crisis and a period of civil war in England known as the Anarchy.
Nov 25, 2020 · 25th November 2020. William Adelin was the only legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England. His early death by drowning in an event known as the “White Ship Tragedy” would...
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May 6, 2019 · William Adelin. William Adelin was the son and heir of Henry I. He died when the White Ship sank off the coast of Normandy in 1120. This led to the succession crisis that ultimately caused the period known as the Anarchy. Robert of Gloucester. Robert was the half-brother of Empress Matilda.
