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Robert II. King of France, a son of Hugh Capet, born at Orleans. He was educated at Reims under Gerbert, afterwards Pope Silvester II. As the ideal of medieval Christianity he won his surname of "Pious" by his humility and charity, but he also possessed some of the qualities of a soldier and a statesman. His father associated him with himself ...
Mar 31, 2023 · It is known that the paternal ancestors of Robert I, Duke of Neustria ascended in line as follows: Lambert II, Count of Haspengau (c. 682–741) Chrodobertus II, Count of Haspengau (fl. 650) Lambert I de Haspengau (c. 620–650) Chrodobertus I de Haspengau (c. 600–630) Charibert de Haspengau (c. 555–636) Robert of Hesbaye's mother was ...
In 996 the king married Bertha of Burgundy, a match which aroused furious opposition from the Church because they were within forbidden degrees of consanguinity in canon law, and after some years Robert relented and put her away in a convent and married Constance of Provence in 1001. However, before Bertha, Robert had been married to one Rozala ...
24 October 996. Paris, France. Burial. Saint Denis Basilica, Paris, France. Hugh Capet (c. 940 – October 24, 996) was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death. Most historians regard the beginnings of modern France with the coronation of Hugh Capet.
Brief Life History of Robert II le Pieux. Robert II (c. 972 – 20 July 1031), called the Pious (French: le Pieux) or the Wise (French: le Sage), was King of the Franks from 996 to 1031, the second from the Capetian dynasty. Crowned Junior King in 987, he assisted his father on military matters (notably during the two sieges of Laon, in 988 and ...
AKA: Robert II, Duke de Bourgogne. Also Known As: Robert "Le Pieux". Born: between 27 Mar 970 and 972 in Orleans, Loiret, Orleanais, France, son of Hughes II, King de France and Adelaide de Poitiers. Some sources indicate that Robert II was born in the year 972 while other indicate the date 27 March 970 which would make his birth some three ...
Robert I ( c. 866 – 15 June 923) was the elected King of West Francia from 922 to 923. Before his election to the throne he was Count of Poitiers, Count of Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orléans. He succeeded the overthrown Carolingian king Charles the Simple, who in 898 had succeeded Robert's brother, king Odo .
