Robert "the Magnificent" de Normandy 
Robert "the Magnificent" de's father was Richard II de Normandy and his mother was Judith de Brittany. His paternal grandparents were Richard de Normandy and Gunnor UNKNOWN. He was an only child. He died in 1035.1 General Notes
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Robert I (Robert the Magnificent), d. 1035, duke of Normandy (1027-35);
father of William the Conqueror. He is often identified with the
legendary Robert the Devil. He aided King Henry I of France against
Henry's rebellious brother and mother,
intervened in the affairs of Flanders, and supported Edward the
Confessor, then in exile at Robert's court. He also sponsored monastic
reform in Normandy. After making his illegitimate son William his heir,
he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and died at
Nicaea. Robert the Devil, hero of a medieval legend. He was sold to the
devil by his mother before his birth but upon discovering the fact did
penance and was able to purify himself of his many sins. The tale may
have been derived from the life of
Robert I, duke of Normandy. The story exists in several French and
English versions and is the basis of Meyerbeer's opera Robert le Diable.
They had a son named William the Conqueror.
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Children
William the Conqueror Beauclerc
William the Conqueror was born in 1024 in Falaise Normandy.1 He died at the age of 63 in 1087 in Rouen, Normandy. He was buried in Caen, Normandy.1 1
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