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Personal data Robert II "le Pieux" Roi des Francs 

• Alternative name: King Robert Capet II
• He was born on March 23, 972 in Orléans, Orléanais, France.
• He was christened on April 27, 972 in Paris, Ville-de-Paris, Île-de-France, France.
• Title: King of The Franks (co-reign)
• Title: King of France
• Religion: from March 27, 972 till July 20, 1031 Roman Catholic.
• (Coronation) on December 30, 987 in Orléans, Orléanais, France.
• (Fact) : His 35-year-long reign was marked by his attempts to expand the royal domain by any means, especially by his long struggle to gain the Duchy of Burgundy.
• (Fact) : Robert distinguished himself with an extraordinarily long reign for the time.
• He died on July 20, 1031 in Melun Castle, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, he was 59 years old.
• He is buried in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
• A child of Hugues Capet and Adélaïde d'Aquitaine
• This information was last updated on May 27, 2021.

Household of Robert II "le Pieux" Roi des Francs

He is married to Constance d'Arles.

They got married about 1003.

Child(ren):

1. Adèle de France  1009-1079 

Notes about Robert II "le Pieux" Roi des Francs

Robert II, byname Robert The Pious, French Robert Le Pieux, (born c. 970, Orléans, Fr.—died July 20, 1031, Melun), king of France who took Burgundy into the French realm.The son of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty, and Adelaide of Aquitaine, Robert waseducated at the episcopal school of Reims under Gerbert of Aurillac, later Pope Sylvester II. Soonafter his own coronation (July 987), Hugh prudently arranged the election and coronationHome  Politics, Law & Government  World Leaders  KingsRobert IIking of France Print  Cite  Share  MoreWRITTEN BYThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years ofexperience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree....See Article HistoryAlternative Titles: Robert le Pieux, Robert the PiousRELATED TOPICSBird-of-paradise | birdMagnolia | Arkansas, United StatesAlva Belmont | American suffragistSykes-Picot Agreement | Map, History, &FactsROBERT II Sections & Media  Subscribe Login (December 987) of Robert, thus facilitating his son’s eventual succession (October 996) as soleruler. His excommunication as a result of his marriage within the prohibited degrees ofrelationship was eventually lifted after the repudiation of the childless Bertha in 1001. Constanceof Arles, whom the King married two years later, was the mother of his successor, Henry I.Robert’s domain was not extensive; and, to increase his power, he vigorously and tenaciouslypressed his claim to fiefs as they became vacant. Thus, when the duke of Burgundy died withoutan heir (1002), Robert went to war against a rival claimant. Only in 1015, however, did he finallysucceed in subduing the rich duchy. (The gain was transitory, for in 1032 Henry I grantedBurgundy to his brother, Robert, and it thereafter remained for centuries outside royal control.)

A patron of the Cluniac monastic movement, Robert apparently ruled firmly and judiciously in his own lands.

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