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Personal data Robert de Normandie Ier 

  • He was born on June 22, 1000 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.
  • He was christened in the year 1001 in Normandie, France.
  • Title: 6th Duke of Normandy; Duc de Normandie
  • Title: Viscount of Hiémois, Viscomte d'Hiémois
  • (Kinship) : Direct descendant of Rolf the Viking, also Known as Rollo, who became ruler of Neustria..
  • (Cause of Death) : Died while returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotion induced him to undertake a pilgrimage to th e Holy Land, where the fatigues of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution that.
  • (Noble Family) : House of Normandy.
  • (Notes) : Accused of poisoning his brother Richard III. This led to his nickname in literature as "the Devil"..
  • (Notes) : Owing to uncertainty over the numbering of the Dukes of Normandy he is usually called Robert I, but sometimes Robert II with his ancestor Rollo as Robert I..
  • (Notes) : Before he left on a pilgrimage in 1034, he persuaded his barons to recognize William (age 7) as his heir..
  • (Notes) : Robert saw Herleva at a dance and fell in love with her. Due to the petty rules of royalty, he could not marry her so, as his concubine, she bore Adelaide and William. Though Robert never married Harlette according to Norman law or custom, he was faithful.
  • (Notes) : He was also, although erroneously, said to have been called 'Robert the Devil' (French: le Diable). Robert I was never known by the nickname 'the devil' in his lifetime. 'Robert the Devil' was a fictional character who was confused with Robert I, Duke of N.
  • He died on July 22, 1035 in Nicea, Byzantine Empire, he was 35 years old.
  • He is buried after er 22-07-1035 in Nicea, Byzantine Empire.
  • A child of Richard de Normandie and Judith de Bretagne

Household of Robert de Normandie Ier

He had a relationship with Arlette de Falaise.


Child(ren):

  1. William I of England  1024-1087 

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