William I and William II of England were members of which royal house?

Question

William I and William II of England were members of which royal house?

Answer 1

Aquitaine

Answer 2

House of Normandy (also known as the House of Longsword)

Answer 3

William I and William II of England were members of the House of Normandy. The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were the descendants of the original Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock.

In 1066, Duke William II of Normandy, conquered England. The invading Normans and their descendants replaced the Anglo-Saxons as the ruling class of England. The nobility of England were part of a single French-speaking culture and many had lands on both sides of the channel. Early Norman kings of England were, as Dukes of Normandy, vassals to the King of France.

They may not have necessarily considered England to be their most important holding (although it brought the title of King - an important status symbol). King Richard I (the Lionheart) is often thought to epitomise a medieval English King, but he only spoke French and spent more time in Aquitaine or on Crusade than in England.