ROBERT II "CURTHOSE" of Normandy 
ROBERT II "CURTHOSE" was born about 1054 in Normandy, France. ROBERT II "CURTHOSE"'s father was WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR KING OF ENGLAND and his mother was Matilda (Maud) Of Flanders. His paternal grandparents were Robert I "The Magnificent" Of Normandy and Heleve (Arlette) de Falaise; his maternal grandfather was UNKNOWN Baldwin V. He had two brothers named HENRY I and HENRY I. He was the oldest of the three children. He died on October 2nd, 1134 in Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales.General Notes
Name Prefix:<NPFX> Duke
Note: DESCENDANT OF CHARLEMAGNE AND ALFRED THE GREAT
SON OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
CRUSADER IN THE FIRST CRUSADE, 1096-1100
DUKE OF NORMANDY
Robert, the eldest son of William the Conqueror, was hot-te
mpered, gregarious and mischievous. He rebelled against hi
s father in 1077, aided by Philip I of France. The rebellio
n was unsuccessful. Father and son were reconciled, but lat
er Robert was exiled. He inherited Normandy on his father'
s death. England went to his younger brother William II an
d the two brothers were intermittently at war. After the de
ath of William II, Robert returned to Normandy from the Cru
sades and invaded England in 1101, but was forced to recogn
ize his other younger brother Henry I as king of England. A
lthough he proved a heroic crusader, Robert was not an abl
e statesman. His mishandling of the government in Normand
y prompted Henry I to invade in 1105. He defeated Robert a
t the Battle of Tinchebrai in 1106, seized Normandy, and se
nt his elder brother to prison where he died at an advance
d age.
Apparently, the nickname "Curthose" meaning "Short Boots,
" referred to Robert's short and stocky stature and the fac
t that he couldn't fill his father's shoes.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0891 in Normandy, France d.17 Dec 942 in Normandy, France
- b.28 Aug 933 in Fecamp, Normandy d.20 Nov 996 in Fecamp, Normandy
- b.~ 0894 in Brittany, France d.0960 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0959 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0936 in Crepon, Normandy d.1031 in Caen, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0999 in Normandy, France d.22 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.~ 0910 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.0970
- b.~ 0950 in Bretagne, Rennes, France d.29 Jun 992
- b.~ 0982 in Bretagne, France d.1017 in Normandy, France
- b.14 Oct 1027 in Falais, Calvados, France d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville, Seine-Maritime, France
- b.0978 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.1050
- b.~ 1054 in Normandy, France d.02 Oct 1134 in Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales
- b.0940
- b.0961
- b.0980
- b.1012 in Flandeers d.1067
- b.1032 in Flanders, France d.03 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, France
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He had a biological son named William Clito.
Family Notes
CHAN10 May 2004
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Children
William Clito of Normandy
William Clito was born about 1101 in Normandy, France. He died on July 27th, 1128 in Siege of Alost, Flanders, France.
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