 Robert Of Neustria, son of Rutpert III of Wormsgau and the Upper Rhine UNKNOWN and Adelaide of Alsace and Tours UNKNOWN.Died Sep 15, 866 at Brissarthe,France Nickname: Robert the Strong, French: Robert le Fort, ancestor of the Capetian kings of France. Count of various regions between the Seine and Loire rivers, Robert served the Carolingian king of France Charles II the Bald and, by his bold and inspiring military leadership, succeeded in checking the depredations of the Northmen who were laying waste the settlements near the Loire. A great victory over the Northmen in 865 was followed by the King's grant to Robert of full control over Neustria early the next year; but he was killed in a skirmish against the Northmen in September. The memory of Robert's exploits brought great prestige to his family. His sons, Eudes and Robert I, both became kings of West Francia (or France); and the Capetian kings (from 987) were his direct descendants. Married ± 864 (approximately 2 years married) to:  Beatrice De Vermandois, daughter of Herbert 1st of Vermandois and Beatrice De Morvois.Born ± 862 at France, 1st marriage to: Robert Of Neustria, 2nd marriage to: Robert 1st Capet, Of West Franks _STATMARRIED Child: 1. Robert 1st Capet, Of West FranksBorn 866, died Jun 15, 923 at Soissons, 56 or 57 years Name Prefix: Name Suffix: Cause of Death: Count of Paris and Poitiers, anti-king of France, Duke of France, Marquis of Neustria and Orleans. Robert I, younger son of Robert the Strong of Neustria, and briefly king of France (922-923), or West Francia. His decisive victory over the Northmen at Chartres (911) led to a treaty settling one group of these fierce warriors in Normandy. Robert faithfully served his older brother, King Eudes, during Eudes's reign (888-898). Though on Eudes's death he became one of the most powerful Frankish lords, inheriting all the family lands between the Seine and the Loire rivers, he swore fealty with other magnates to the new king, the Carolingian Charles III the Simple. Nevertheless, he was already served in his domains by viscounts, officials usually regarded as instruments of regal power. From 911 onward, his role became more decisive: his defeat of the Northmen at Chartres paved the way for the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, by which Charles assigned them territory in Normandy. Robert's military success greatly enhanced his prestige, and dissension between him and the King became undisguised. When Charles III imprudently offered preferment exclusively to lords from Lorraine, the Neustrian lords, led by Robert, broke into open revolt. They elected Robert king at Reims in June 922. In a battle near Soissons a year later, Charles's army was routed, but Robert was killed. His grandson was Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty. | |||