Robert I, Duke of Normandy

1000 - 1035  (35 years)

• Name	Robert I
  Nickname	the Devil
  Birth	About 1000	Normandy, France   [1, 3]
  General Information	He was also known as Robert I "the Magnificent", Count of Hiesmois, Duke of Normandy.  [2]
  Title(s)	6 Aug 1027 (27 years)  [3, 4]
  Robert I succeeded on 06 Aug 1027 as the Duke of Normandy.
  Pilgrimage	1034 (34 years)  [3]
  In late 1034, curiosity or devotion induced Robert to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatigues of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his constitution he died at Nicaea (in the area of Iznik in modern Turkey) on his way home.
  Death	22 Jul 1035	Nicaea, Empire of the East   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Richard III, Duke of Normandy,   b. 1002   d. 5 Aug 1027 or 5 Aug 1027  (Age 25 years) ▻ Adelaide of France, Princess of France,  m. Jan 1027 ;   a concubine + 2. Judith of Normandy,   b. Abt 1003, Normandy, France d. After 1 Jul 1037  (Age 34 years) ▻ Renaud I, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy,  m. Before 1 Sep 1016 + 3. Robert I, Duke of Normandy,   b. About 1000, Normandy, France d. 22 Jul 1035, Nicaea, Empire of the East  (Age 35 years) ▻ Herleva de Falaise;     4. William,   b. About 1007/09   d. 1025  (Age 16 years) + 5. Elena of Normandy ▻ Baldwin IV de Lille, Count of Flanders and Valenciennes,  m. After 1030   6. Matilda,   b. Between 1013 and 1015
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Richard II and Papia of Envermeu )
  1. Mauger, Archbishop of Rouen ,   b. Abt 1019   2. William, Count of Arques ,   b. Between 1020 and 1025   3. Papia + 4. Guillaume de Normandy,   b. Abt 1025, Normandy, France
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Halfdan   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Ermengarde of Burgundy  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2462	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Richard II, Duke of Normandy,   b. 23 Aug 963, Normandy, France d. 28 Aug 1026, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Judith of Brittany,   b. 982, Brittany, France Brittany no longer exists as a Department, but simply as a region in France d. 28 Aug 1017, Normandy, France (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Herleva de Falaise,   b. About 1012   d. About 1050 (Age 38 years)  Other Partners: Herluin, Viscount of Conteville  m. 1028 to 1033
  Marriage	Type: Not married
  Information	Robert had a girlfriend named Herleva. Both were under twenty, possibly as young as seventeen. Herleva became pregnant with their first child who was to become William the Conqueror. Apparently there were no hard feelings with regard to Robert and Herleva having a child without undergoing the formality of a church ceremony. It would appear that Robert and Herleva "broke up", but once again, there do not seem to have been any hard feelings. Herleva married to Herluin, Vicomte of Contreville, and they had two sons: Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent; and Robert, Count of Mortain; both of whom were very close to their half brother, William the Conqueror; and both of whom were present at the Battle of Hastings.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  +   1. William I, King of England,   b. 1027, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 9 Sep 1087, Convent of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandie, France Convent of St Gervais, Rouen - No longer in existence. (Age 60 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England  m. 1053 +   2. Adelaide of Normandy, Countess of Aumale,   b. 1029/30, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. Before 1090 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Enguerrand II, Count of Ponthieu  m. Yes, date unknown;   Lambert of Boulogne, Count of Lens in Artrois  m. 1053/54;   Eudes, Count of Champagne   m. About 1060;   unknown man
  Family ID	F1903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Other Partners: Herluin, Viscount of Conteville  m. 1028 to 1033
  Children	2 daughters
  >   1. Muriella of Normandy  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Tancred d'Hauteville +   2. Fredesende of Normandy   d. 1057  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Tancred d'Hauteville
  Family ID	F1905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 2Richard II, Duke of Normandy(963 – 1026) 4Richard I, Duke of Normandy(933 – 996) 8William I, Duke of Normandy(Abt 900 – 943) 16Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy(Abt 870 – 932) 17Poppa de Bayeux(Abt 872 – ) 9Sporte de Bretagne 18 19 5Gunnor of Crêpon(936 – 1031) 10Herfast de Crépon(911 – ) 20Senfrie 21 11 22 23 3Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 6Conan I, Duke of Brittany, Count of Rennes( – 992) 12Juhel Berenger, Count of Rennes( – 970) 24Paskwitan II, Count of Rennes 25daughter 13Gerberga 26 27 7Ermengarde d'Anjou 14Geoffrey I, Count d'Anjou(940 – 987) 28Fulk II, Count d'Anjou(920 – 958) 29Gerberga of the Gatinais( – 952) 15Adele of Troyes and Vermandois(950 – 978) 30Robert de Vermandois, Count of Troyes and Meaux(Abt 920 – 978) 31Adelaide of Vergy, Troyes, and Vermandois( – 960)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1000 - Normandy, France Death - 22 Jul 1035 - Nicaea, Empire of the East  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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