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1  NAME I /Henri/, King of France
2  SOUR S37519
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2  SOUR S91937
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4  TEXT Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001
1  BIRT
2  DATE 1006
2  PLAC Reims, Champagne, France
2  SOUR S37519
3  PAGE deharley database
2  SOUR S91937
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4  TEXT Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001
1  BIRT
2  DATE 1008
2  PLAC Bourgogne, France
2  SOUR S42041
2  SOUR S91937
3  DATA
4  TEXT Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001
1  DEAT
2  DATE 4 AUG 1060
2  PLAC Vitry-en-Brie, France
2  SOUR S42041
2  SOUR S91937
3  DATA
4  TEXT Date of Import: Feb 18, 2001


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King of France 1031-1060. He was the Duke of Burgundy 1015-1031. He is the least-known of all the Capetian Kings; no one wrote about him in his lifetime, and the destruction of the archives shortly after his time has left a huge blank over this period. All that is known is that his mother, Constance, contested his right to the throne, which she wanted to go to Robert. This resulted in a war between the two brothers, of which little is known. Henry won it by buying the support of his vassals, which cost him French Vexin and the total renunciation of the duchy of Burgundy in favor of his brother in 1034.
Without the benefit of the coronation it is likely that Henry, who appears to have been a mediocre man, would have been brushed aside. But the anointing brought him respect and won time for concessions. Managing to remain in power is after all a sign of stability, and despite the obscurity of his reigh it saw a strengthening of the dynasty. He was crowned co-king with his father in 1026.
The most interesting aspect of Henry's life was his attempt to bring about a Franco-Russian alliance by marriage to Anne of Kiev, daughter of Yaroslav and granddaughter of Vladimir I.