Robert I “the Frisian”, count of Flanders

Events

Date of Birth: about 1035.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Glocker (pp. 344-345).

Date of Death: 12 or 13 October 1093.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Baldwin V, count of Flanders.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:716), by Glocker (pp. 344-345), by Tanner, and by Baldwin.

Mother: Adèle de France.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:716), by Glocker (pp. 344-345), by Tanner, and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Gertrud von Sachsen.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:718), by Glocker (pp. 344-345), and by Baldwin.

Children:

(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 Cawley.)

Adela (about 1065 - April 1115) married (1) Knud II, king of Denmark; married (2) Roger, duke of Apulia.

Robert II (1065 - 1111), count of Flanders, married Clemence de Bourgogne.

Philippe (died before 1127).

a daughter.

Gertrude married (1) Hendrik III, count of Leuven; married (2) Thierry II, duke of Lorraine.

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).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Baldwin (Baudouin) V de Lille (Balduinus Insulanus, Balduinus Pius)” in The Henry Project.

Cawley, Charles. “ROBERT I "le Frison" Count of Flanders” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Glocker, Winfrid. Die Verwandten der Ottonen und ihre Bedeutung in der Politik: Studien zur Familienpolitik und zur Genealogie des Sächsischen Kaiserhauses (Böhlau Verlag: Köln, 1989).

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