Robert I “le Magnifique”, duke of Normandy

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1 to 3 July 1035.

Place of Death: Nicaea.

The range of dates is given Baldwin.

Place of Burial: Nicaea.

The place is given by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Richard II, duke of Normandy.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:467), by Cokayne (p. 69), by Bachrach (p. 266), and by Baldwin.

Mother: Judith de Rennes.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:467), by Cokayne (p. 69), by Bachrach (p. 266), and by Baldwin.

Partner: Herleva, daughter of Fulbert.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:470), by Cokayne (p. 69), and by Baldwin.

Children (by Herleva):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

William I “the Conqueror” (about 1027 or 1028 - 9 September 1087), duke of Normandy, king of England.

Children (by an unknown mother):

Adelais married (1) Enguerrand II, count of Ponthieu; married (2) Lambert, lord of Lens; married (3) Eudes, count of Champagne.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Bachrach, Bernard S. Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count, (University of California Press, 1993).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Robert I "le Magnifique" ("the Magnificent")” in The Henry Project.

Cokayne, G.E., and G.W. Watson. The Seize Quartiers of the Kings and Queens of England. (1896).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).