The Magnificent 
The was born about 1000 in Normandy, France.1 The's father was Richard II "The Good" De Normandy and his mother was Judith (Rennes) Of Brittany. His paternal grandparents were Richard I "The Fearless" De Normandy and Gunnora (Denmark) De Crepon; his maternal grandparents were Conan I "The Crooked" Of Brittany and Ermengarde De Anjou. He had two brothers and four sisters, named Richard III, William Of (Arques), Avice (Hawise), Judith Adela, Eleanor and Alice Alix. He was the third oldest of the seven children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named William, Mauger and Fresende. He died on July 1st, 1035 in Nicea, Bithynea, Turkey.1 General Notes
[Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED]
[Etienne De Coligny.FTW]
[Alix De Montmorency.ged]
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 addtion 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 constitution, he died on the way home. Some sources call him "The Magnificent."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 addtion 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 constitution, he died on the way home. Some sources call him "The Magnificent."
Robert I, byname ROBERT THE MAGNIFICENT, or THE DEVIL, French ROBERT LE MAGNIFIQUE, or LE DIABLE (d. July 1035, Nicaea), duke of Normandy (1027-35), the younger son of Richard II of Normandy and the father, by his mistress Arlette, of William the Conqueror of England. On the death of his father (1026/27), Robert contested the duchy with his elder brother Richard III, legally the heir, until the latter's opportune death a few years later. A strong ruler, Robert succeeded in exacting the obedience of his vassals. On the death of Robert II the Pious, king of France (1031), a crisis arose over the succession to the French throne. The Duke gave his support to Henry I against the party favouring his younger brother; in reward for his services he demanded and received the Vexin Français, a territory not far north of Paris. A patron of the monastic reform movement, he died while returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 0834 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0890 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland (burned alive with his bodyguards in his hall)
- b.~ 0870 in Maer, Nord, Trondelog, Norway d.~ 0931 in Notre Dame, Rouen, France
- b.~ 0840 in Orkney Islands, Scotland d.Deceased in Norway
- b.~ 0900 in Normandy, France d.17 DEC 943 in Murdered In France
- b.~ 0847 in Bayeux, France d.~ 0886 in Viking attack at Bayeaux, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0872 in Bayeux, Normandy, France d.Deceased in France
- b.~ 0855 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d.Deceased
- b.28 AUG 933 in Fecamp, Normandy, France d.20 NOV 996 in Fecamp, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0839 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.~ 0893 in Senlis, Oise, Picardy, France
- b.~ 0885 in Senlis, Oise, Picardy, France d.~ 0912
- b.~ 0911 in Brittany, France d.~ 0972
- b.~ 0963 in Normandy, France d.23 Aug 1027 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.~ 0855 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark d.~ 0899
- b.~ 0885 d.Deceased in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0856 in Wessex, England d.UNKNOWN
- b.~ 0906 in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.Deceased
- b.0936 in Normandy, France d.1031 in France
- b.~ 0923 in Sweden d.Deceased
- b.~ 1000 in Normandy, France d.01 Jul 1035 in Nicea, Bithynea, Turkey
- b.~ 0845 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.~ 0888
- b.~ 0875 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.~ 0930
- b.~ 0914 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d.~ 0970 in France
- b.~ 0847 in Bayeux, France d.~ 0886 in Viking attack at Bayeaux, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0880 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France d.Deceased
- b.~ 0855 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France d.Deceased
- b.~ 0944 in Brittagne, France d.29 JUN 992 in Conquereuil, France
- b.~ 0914 in France d.Deceased
- b.~ 0982 in Brittany, France d.~ 1017 in France
- b.~ 0888 in Anjou, France d.~ 0938 in unknown
- b.~ 0920 in Anjou, France d.11 NOV 958 in Tours, France
- b.~ 0888 in France d.Deceased in unknown
- b.~ 0938 in Anjou, France d.21 JUL 987
- b.~ 0880 in Maine, France d.~ 0914
- b.~ 0913 in Maine, France d.~ 0952 in unknown
- b. in XX d.Deceased
- b.~ 0963 in France d.Deceased in France
- b.~ 0885 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.28 FEB 941/42 in St. Quentin, Aisne, France
- b.~ 0920 in Vermandois, Neustria, France d.~ 0967
- b.~ 0890 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.Deceased
- b.~ 0934 in Vermandois, France d.> 0982 in unknown
- b.~ 0890 d.16 APR 956
- b.~ 0928 in Auxerre, Yonne, Burgundy, France d.19 AUG 967
- b.~ 0890 d.<Apr 0935
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1 Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 15, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1069, woodward.FTW, Alix De Montmorency.ged, Etienne De Coligny.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #4129
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 15, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1069, woodward.FTW, Alix De Montmorency.ged, Etienne De Coligny.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #4129
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