 Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of Normandy, son of Richard II "The Good" Duke of Normandy and Judith De Bretagne.Born ± 1003 at Normandy, France, died Jul 22, 1035 at Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey, approximately 32 years, buried at Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey 1 NAME Robert I "the Devil" of /Normandy/ 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 BIRT 2 DATE 999 2 PLAC Normandy, France 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 DEAT 2 DATE 22 JUL 1035 2 PLAC Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 [De La Pole.FTW] Sources: RC 89, 131; Kraentzler 1156, 1218, 1241, 1264, 1265, 1342, 1350; Coe; Dukes; AF; K & Q of Britain; Norr; A. Roots 121, 121E, 130; France, Vol. 1 (1868), by M. Guizot and Madame Guizot de Witt; AIS; Davis. Roots: Robert I, Duke of Normandy. Married (Danish wife) Arlette (or Herleve). Left issue by this mistress. K: Robert I "le Magnifique ou le Diable." Count d'Hieme. Duke of Normandy. In line 1350 he calls him erroneously calls him Richard I. Robert was called both "The Magnificent" and also "Robert the Devil," because of his "reckless and violent deeds of audacity, whether in private life or in warlike expeditions." In 1034 or 1035, after a "fair life from the political point of view, but one full of turbulence and moral irregularity" he undertook a pilgrimage, barefoot, to Jerusalem "to expiate his sins..." The Norman prelates and barons urged him not to go because they believed he might die on the pilgrimage (they were right) and he had no successor. Robert, therefore, named his bastard son, William, as his successor and prevailed upon King Henry I of France to sanction the arrangement--a decision the king was later to regret. Guizot says Robert I was the fifth in succession from Rollo, the first ruler of Normandy. William was named after William Longsword, the son and successor of Rollo. So the Norman reign went from Rollo, to William Longsword, Richard I, Richard II, Richard III, Robert I and William, who would become William the Conqueror and, subsequently, William I, King of England. Richard III and Robert I were sons of Richard II, according to a chart in Butler. Robert instructed Herluin (another spelling) de Conteville to marry his mistress, Harlette, if he failed to return from the Crusade. Herluin did so, and they had children. Dukes says Robert's last years were marked by signs of "eccentricity, if not unsoundness of mind." AIS: Robert, Duke of Normandy, born about 995, Normandy, France; died 2 July 1035, Nicaea, Turkey. Davis: Robert I, the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy 1027-1035. Married ± 1023 at Not Married, France (approximately 12 years married) to:  Herleva De Falaise, daughter of Fulbert "The Tanner" De Falaise and Doda.Born ± 1003, 1st married/ related to: Harlevin Vicomte De Conteville, 2nd married/ related to: Comte De Brionne Gilbert Crispin Comte De Brionne, 3rd marriage to: Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of Normandy 1 NAME Harlette /De Falaise/ 1 NAME Herleve (Arlette) /de Falaise/ 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT. 1003 2 PLAC Falaise, Normandie 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT. 1003 2 PLAC of Falais, Calvados, France 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 [De La Pole.FTW] Sources: A. Roots 121E, 130; RC 89, 160; Coe; Kraentzler 1156, 1163, 1179, 1241, 1264, 1265, 1309, 1342, 1350, 1383; AIS; Davis; Ayers, p648. Roots: Arlette (or Herleve/Herleva). Coe: Arlette. AIS: Narlette of Falaise. K: Harlette de Falaise. Davis: Herleve, daughter of Fulbert, a tanner of Falaise. Children: 1. William the Conqueror King of EnglandBorn Oct 14, 1024 at Falaise, Normandie, died Sep 10, 1087 at Hermenbraville, Rouen, Normandie, 62 years, buried at Abbey of St Step, Caen, Calvados, France 1 BIRT 2 DATE 14 OCT 1024 2 PLAC Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 1 DEAT 2 DATE 9 SEP 1087 2 PLAC Rouen, France 2 SOUR S033320 3 DATA 4 TEXT Date of Import: Jan 17, 2001 [De La Pole.FTW] Sources: RC 81, 89, 140, 141; Kings and Queens of Britain; Coe; Norr; A. Roots 121, 121E, 169; AF; Kraentzler 1062, 1156, 1218, 1241, 1265, 1342, 1346, 1350; Butler; Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants; Pfafman; AIS; Davis. Roots: Duke of Normandy and King of England. Descents: William I, the Conqueror, King of England, died 1087. AIS: William the Conqueror, King of England, born 14 Oct. 1024, Falaise, France; died 9 Sept. 1087, Hermenbraville, France. Crowned King of England Dec. 25, 1066, after the Battle of Hastings. Reigned from 1066-1087, first of the English Royal House of Normandy. Davis: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy 1035-1087 and King of England 1066-1087. About one-fifth or one-sixth of William's 1066 invasion force was from outside Normandy, notably from Brittany, Flanders, Artois and Picardy. K-1350: William I, Duke of Normandy and King of England, born 14 Oct. 1024 at Falais, Calvados, France; married Matilda about 1053; died 9 Sept. 1087 at Hermenbraville, S-Infr., France. Norr lists six or seven children by Matilda: Adelia, William II, Henry I, Adelaide, Robert and Constance (and/or) Daughter, born about 1066. AF lists an Anna born about 1066. Others could be children of mistresses, not by Matilda. He had several other children besides the five listed by Butler, Butler says. K. is the only one who lists Gundred as a daughter. He could be wrong. 2. Adeliza De NormandyBorn 1026 at Falais, Calvados, France, died before 1090, at most 64 years 3. Ralph Comte D'IvryBorn ± 1025 at Ivry, France, died UNKNOWN 1 BIRT 2 DATE ABT. 978 2 PLAC Ivry, France 1 BIRT 2 DATE 978 2 PLAC Ivry, France 4. Godiva Of NormandyBorn ± 1076 at Normandie, France, died Dec | |||
| 2nd marriage/ relation Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of Normandy, son of Richard II "The Good" Duke of Normandy and Judith De Bretagne.Married/ Related to: N.N. Children: 1. Emma De NormandyDied 1062 2. William De Malet PRIVACY FILTER | |||