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Robert Curthose. Robert II of Normandy, or Robert Curthose ( c. 1051 – February 1134, French: Robert Courteheuse / Robert II de Normandie ), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of the Kingdom of England.
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Robert Curthose [a] ( c. 1050 –1134), sometimes styled Robert II or Robert III, was the Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106. He was also Count of Maine. His reign as Duke is noted for the conflicts he had with his brothers in England. This led to the dukedom of Normandy being reunited with crown of England .
- c. 1050, Normandy, France
- William the Conqueror
- 9 September 1087 – 1106
- Henry I of England
Robert Curthose, the eldest son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, was born in about 1053. Little is known of Robert's early life. At a young age Robert was recognized as his parents' heir and is described in a charter of June 1063 as the son who had been chosen to rule Normandy after William's death. (1)
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Robert Curthose was the eldest son of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England, and Matilda of Flanders, his nickname, Curthose, derives from the Norman French 'Courtheuse', was acquired when his father teased him as a child for having short legs. Robert's birthdate is generally given as 1054 but may have occurred in 1051.
Oct 21, 2008 · Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. By Charles Wendell David. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1920. This book covers the life of Robert Curthose, son of William the Conqueror, who was the Duke of Normandy from 1087 to 1106, when he was defeated and captured by his brother Henry I, King of England.
Robert II of Normandy, or Robert Curthose , was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of the Kingdom of England. The epithet "Curthose" had its origins in the Norman French word courtheuse 'short stockings' and was apparently derived from a nickname given to ...
Cardiff, 10 Feb. 1134.Robert, recognized as heir to Normandy and Maine, was short, fat, mercurial, impulsive, unstable, and known as ‘Short-boots’. He quarrelled with his father and waged war on him 1078–9, wounding him in the process. Reconciliation followed and he succeeded as duke in 1087, but greatly resented his younger brother ...
