His parentage is stated by Orderic Vitalis
Albert of Aix records the participation of "Guillaume son of Robert Prince of Normandy" in the Crusades .
Joined his brother and father on the First Crusade 1096–1099.
Married 1105 the widow of his brother Richard who had died in 1100.
He left for Jerusalem after his father's defeat with Baldwin fighting against Damascene troops in Galilee in October 1106. H was ordered to Jerusalem for reinforcements by King Baudouin I before leading a major attack on Arab positions in the trans-Jordan area in Aug 1108. He was placed in command of Tortosa after the town was captured by Bertrand Count of Tripoli in 1110 before the Siege of Sidon. On 19 October, 1110 the Siege of Sidon began and on the last day 5 December 1110, Guillaume son of Robert Prince of Normandy, was killed.
Sir Knight Guillaume "William" de Hill
Born: 1077 Château de Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
Died: December 05, 1110 Sidon, Labanon
Father: Robert "Curthose" de Normandie, Duke of Normandy
Mother: Agnes de Ribemont, Duchess of Normandy
Wed: 1105 Château de Vermandois, Crépy-en-Valois, Vermandois, France
Wife: Beatrice de Vermandois, Lady Valois
Born: 1082 Château de Vermandois, Crépy-en-Valois, Vermandois, France
Died: 1130 Château de Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
Father: Hugh I "the Great" Capetian, Count de Vermandois
Mother: Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois
Son: , Sir Knight Richard de Hill b. 1106 Château de Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
His parentage is stated by Orderic Vitalis
Albert of Aix records the participation of "Guillaume son of Robert Prince of Normandy" in the Crusades .
Joined his brother and father on the First Crusade 1096–1099.
Married 1105 the widow of his brother Richard who had died in 1100.
He left for Jerusalem after his father's defeat with Baldwin fighting against Damascene troops in Galilee in October 1106. H was ordered to Jerusalem for reinforcements by King Baudouin I before leading a major attack on Arab positions in the trans-Jordan area in Aug 1108. He was placed in command of Tortosa after the town was captured by Bertrand Count of Tripoli in 1110 before the Siege of Sidon. On 19 October, 1110 the Siege of Sidon began and on the last day 5 December 1110, Guillaume son of Robert Prince of Normandy, was killed.
Sir Knight Guillaume "William" de Hill
Born: 1077 Château de Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
Died: December 05, 1110 Sidon, Labanon
Father: Robert "Curthose" de Normandie, Duke of Normandy
Mother: Agnes de Ribemont, Duchess of Normandy
Wed: 1105 Château de Vermandois, Crépy-en-Valois, Vermandois, France
Wife: Beatrice de Vermandois, Lady Valois
Born: 1082 Château de Vermandois, Crépy-en-Valois, Vermandois, France
Died: 1130 Château de Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
Father: Hugh I "the Great" Capetian, Count de Vermandois
Mother: Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois
Son: , Sir Knight Richard de Hill b. 1106 Château de Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France
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