Anselm of Canterbury vs William the Conqueror
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Compare the life timelines of Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) and William the Conqueror (1028–1087) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1033 to 1087.
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Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
- — Born in Aosta, in the Kingdom of Burgundy Verified
- — Entered the Benedictine abbey of Bec in Normandy Verified
- — Became prior of Bec Verified
- — Wrote the Monologion Verified
- — Wrote the Proslogion, containing the ontological argument Verified
- — Elected abbot of Bec Verified
- — Consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury Verified
- — First exile and completion of Cur Deus Homo Verified
- — Second exile during the investiture controversy Verified
- — Died at Canterbury Verified
William the Conqueror (1028–1087)
- — Born in Falaise, Normandy Verified
- — Became Duke of Normandy as a child Verified
- — Victory at the Battle of Val-es-Dunes secured his rule of Normandy Verified
- — Married Matilda of Flanders Verified
- — Invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings Verified
- — Crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey Verified
- — Carried out the Harrying of the North Verified
- — Commissioned the Domesday survey Verified
- — Died at the priory of Saint-Gervais near Rouen Verified