William Malet (companion of William the Conqueror) 1071, probably during the rebellion of Hereward the Wake. William Malet (companion of William the Conqueror) William Malet (died 1071) held senior positions within the Norman forces that occupied England from 1066. Of the so-called companions of William of Normandy, Malet is one of about a dozen for whom there is evidence of their presence at the Battle of Hastings. For example, the contemporary chronicler William of Poitiers recorded that Malet was present at the battle. According to apocryphal accounts, Malet was related to both William of Normandy and King Harold of England. Some accounts claim that Malet took charge
William, Duke of Opava of Opava after Bolko's death from the latter's brother Nicholas I and in 1464, he purchased the other 2/3 in Opole in 1464 from John II, thereby considerable increasing his political and economic influence in Silesia. William of Troppau died in 1452. He was buried in the Holy Spirit Church in Opava. William was married with Salome, a daughter of the East Bohemian nobleman Půta III of Častolovice and his wife, Anna, the daughter of Albert of Koldice. They had the following children: William, Duke of Opava Duke William of Opava (; – 15 August 1452) was a member of