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).