AthelingWilliam fitzOsbern is killed at Cassel
The king’s closest companion dies in a Flemish succession war.
What the record says
FitzOsbern had gone to Flanders as regent and suitor and was killed in battle at Cassel. His English earldom of Hereford passed to his son Roger; his Norman lands to his elder son William.
Certainty
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 22 February 1071 | Exact |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
People
Related events
- William sails for Normandy
The new king spends most of 1067 across the Channel, leaving Odo and fitzOsbern to govern.
- The bridal of Norwich
Ralph de Gael marries fitzOsbern’s daughter and the earls plot at the feast.
- The Revolt of the Earls
Lanfranc and the English shires break the rising while the king is in Normandy.
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