Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameDuke Robert II (The Devil) Of Normandy, 28G Grandfather
Birth22 Jun 1000, Normandy, France
Death22 Jun 1035, Nicaee, Bithynia
MotherJudith Of Britanny (~982-1017)
Spouses
1Herleva, 28G Grandmother
Birthca 1012
Deathabt 1050
BurialAbbey of St Grestain, France
Unmarried
ChildrenWilliam (The Conquerer) (1028-1087)
 Adelaide Of Normandy (~1030-<1090)
Notes for Duke Robert II (The Devil) Of Normandy
Robert contributed to the restoration of Henry King of France to his throne, and received from the gratitude of that monarch, the Vexin, as an additional to his patrimonial domains. In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotion induced him to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatigues of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution he died on his way home. Some sources call him Robert I the Magnificent.
Notes for Herleva (Spouse 1)
The Complete Peerage vol. XII p1, Appendix K.
A Norman woman known for her 3 sons.
William the Conquerer and his half brothers Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain.
Her daughter Emma married Richard le Goz, also supporter of William.
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