Monarchy of the United Kingdom which resulted in a Danish monarchy for one generation. The conquest of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy, was crucial in terms of both political and social change. The new monarch continued the centralisation of power begun in the Anglo-Saxon period, while the Feudal System continued to develop. William was succeeded by two of his sons: William II, then Henry I. Henry made a controversial decision to name his daughter Matilda (his only surviving child) as his heir. Following Henry's death in 1135, one of William I's grandsons, Stephen, laid claim to the throne and took power with
Bagrat I of Abkhazia Bagrat I of Abkhazia Bagrat I () was the King of Abkhazia between 882 and 894. He was the second son of Demetrius II of the Anchabadze dynasty. After the usurper John Shavliani seized the throne Bagrat fled to Constantinople and lived there for some time until he returned to Abkhazia in 887/888. He deposed and put to death Adarnase Shavliani (the son of John Shavliani) and reclaimed the throne. Then he married to the daughter of Guaram Bagrationi, the ruler of Tao-Klarjeti and had a son Constantine who succeeded him to the throne of Abkhazia. Bagrat supported his brother-in-law,