1. William Clito was a member of the House of Normandy who ruled the County of Flanders from 1127 until his death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy.
16 Facts About William Clito
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Henry viewed him as a rival and William allied himself with King Louis VI of France.
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Louis installed him as the new count of Flanders upon the assassination of Charles the Good, but the Flemings soon revolted and William Clito died in the struggle against another claimant to Flanders, Thierry of Alsace.
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William Clito was the son of Duke Robert Curthose of Normandy and Sibylla of Conversano.
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William Clito's father was the first son of King William the Conqueror of England.
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William Clito's nickname Clito was a Medieval Latin term equivalent to the Anglo-Saxon "Aetheling" and its Latinized form "Adelinus".
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Helias was at the time away from home, so his household concealed William Clito and smuggled him to their master, who fled the duchy and found safety among Henry's enemies.
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The next year the cause of William Clito was taken up by King Louis VI of France.
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William Clito had ridden as a new knight amongst the king's guard that day, and barely escaped capture.
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The rebellion collapsed, but William Clito continued to find support at the French court.
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William Clito was now a contender for the thrones of England and Normandy, and a significant party of Norman aristocrats adopted his cause.
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Henry's problems became worse, as William Clito Adelin had been betrothed to Matilda, daughter of Count Fulk V of Anjou, and Fulk demanded the return of her dowry of several castles and towns in the county of Maine, between Normandy and Anjou.
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Fulk, in turn, betrothed his daughter Sibylla to William Clito, giving to him the entire county of Maine as her dowry.
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William Clito had written letters to his uncle, Henry I, asking for his followers to be pardoned; Henry did as requested.
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William Clito's body was carried to the abbey of Saint Bertin in St Omer and buried there.
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William Clito left no children and was survived by his imprisoned father by six years.