Henry Capet 
Henry was born on May 4th, 1008 in Bourgogne, France and his baptism took place in 1031.1 Henry's father was Robert Capet and his mother was Constance De Toulouse. His paternal grandparents were Hugh Capet and Adelaide Poitou; his maternal grandparents were William Taillefer and Blanche (Arsinde) D'anjou. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Hugh, Robert, Eudes, Adela, Constance and Adelaide. He had a half-brother named Robert. He died at the age of 52 on August 4th, 1060 in Vitry-En Brie, France. He was buried in St. Dennis Abbey, St. Dennis France.1 2 General Notes
Name Prefix:<NPFX> King
Name Suffix:<NSFX> I, Of France "The Grand"
acceded ruled 1031 - 1060. Leader of the First Crusade.
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Henri I (May 4 , 1008 - August 4 </definition/August_4> 1060 </definition/1060>) was King of France </definition/List_of_French_monarchs> from 1031 </definition/1031> to 1060.
A member of the Capetian Dynasty </definition/Capetian>, Henri was born in Reims </definition/Reims>, France, the son of King Robert II </definition/Robert_II_of_France> (972-1031) and Constance d'Arles (973-1032). He was crowned King of France at the Cathedral in Reims on May 14 </definition/May_14>, 1027 </definition/1027>.
The reign of Henri I, like those of his predecessors, was marked by territorial struggles, including joining his brother Robert in a revolt against his father. In a strategic move, Henri came to the rescue of his very young nephew, the newly appointed Duke William of Normandy, (who would go on to become William the Conqueror </definition/William_the_Conqueror>), to suppress a revolt by William?s vassals. In 1047 </definition/1047> Henri secured the dukedom for William in their decisive victory over the vassals at a battle near Caen </definition/Caen>.
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A few years later, when William, who was cousin to king Edward the Confessor </definition/Edward_the_Confessor> of England, married the daughter of the count of Flanders, King Henri I feared William?s potential power. In 1054 </definition/1054> and again in 1058 </definition/1058> Henri went to war to try to conquer Normandy from William, but on both occasions he was defeated. Despite his efforts, Henri?s thirty-year reign saw feudal power in France reach its pinnacle.
Map shows France at the time of Henri I.
King Henri I died on August 4, 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie </definition/Vitry-en-Brie>, France, and was interred in Saint Denis Basilica </definition/Saint_Denis_Basilica>. He was succeeded by his son, Philippe I </definition/Philippe_I_of_France>, who was 7 at the time of his death; for six years Henri's queen, Anne of Kiev </definition/Anne_of_Kiev>, ruled as regent.
He was also duke of Burgundy </definition/Duke_of_Burgundy> from 1016 </definition/1016> to 1032 </definition/1032>, when he abdicated the duchy to his brother Robert Capet </definition/Robert_I%2C_Duke_of_Burgundy>
Marriages:
1) In 1043: Mathilde de Frise
2) On May 19, 1051: Princess Anne of Kiev, (1024 - 1075)
Issue:
1) Philippe I (May 23, 1052 - July 30, 1108)
2) Hugues le Grand (1057 - 1102)
3) Robert (c. 1055 - c.1060)
4) Emma (dates unknown)
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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.0834 in Blois, France d.15 Sep 866 in Killed In The Battle Of Brissarthe;Brissarthe, France
- b.0866 in Angers, Maine-Et-Loire, France d.15 Jun 923 in Soissons, France
- b.0810 in Tours, Indre Et Loire, France d.0866
- b.24 Aug 915 in Paris, Seine, France d.16 Jun 956 in Dourdan, , France
- b.0848 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.0902 in Murdered
- b.0880 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.0931
- b.0840 in France
- b.0938 in Paris, Seine, France d.24 Oct 996 in Les Juif, Near Chatres, France
- b.0836 in Saxony d.30 Nov 912 in Eastern Saxony (As Duke Of Saxony)
- b.0876 in Saxony, (Germany) d.2 Jul 936 in Mensleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0840 in Saxony d.24 Dec 903 in Germany
- b.0922 in Saxony, Germany d.10 May 965 in Aix-La-Chapelle, (Aachen), Germany
- b.0858 in Ringelheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany d.8 Feb 917 in Westphalia, Germany
- b.0889 in Mensleben, Saxony, Germany d.14 Mar 969 in Mensleben, Saxony
- b.0858 in Germany d.0917
- b.27 Mar 972 in Orléans, France d.20 Jul 1031 in Meulan, Aquitaine, France
- b.0848 in Poitiers, Vienna, France d.5 Aug 890 in Paris, France
- b.0890 in Poitiers, Vienna, France d.0934
- b.0860 in Poitiers, Vienna, France d.0935
- b.0915 in Poitiers, Vienne, France d.3 Apr 963 in Poitiers, France
- b.0890
- b.0950 in Germany d.15 Jun 1006 in France
- b.0846 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway d.0931 in Rouen, Normandy, France
- b.0893 in Normandy, France d.17 Dec 943 in Assassinated In Picardy, France
- b.0846 in Bayeaux, Normandy, France d.0932
- b.0917 in Normandy d.0969 in France
- b.0878 in Bretagne, Brittany, , France d.0945
- b.0889 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.0931 in France
- b.04 May 1008 in Bourgogne, France d.04 Aug 1060 in Vitry-En Brie, France
- b.0858 d.27 Mar 916
- b.0900 in Angoulême, Aquitaine, Charente, France d.6 Aug 962
- b.0938 d.0992
- b.0910
- b.0968 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France d.06 Apr 1028 in Avignon, France
- b.0940
- b.0973 in Toulouse, France d.25 Jul 1032 in Meulan, France
- b.0845 in Anjou, France d.0898 in St Martin, Tours, France
- b.0865 in Anjou, France d.0941 in St. Martin, Tours, France
- b.0844 in Tours, France d.0888
- b.0900 in France d.11 Nov 958 in France
- b.0844
- b.0884 in Loches, Touraine, France d.0938
- b.0850
- b.~ 0948 in Anjou, France d.~ 0975 in Arles, Provence, France
- b.~ 0890 in Arles, Provence, France d.0955
- b.0920 in France d.0955
- b.0892 d.0940
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Henry and Anna Agnesa were married in a religious ceremony on January 29th, 1044 in Rheims, France.2 They had three sons and a daughter, named Philippe, Robert, Hugh and Emma.
Family Notes
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Children
Philippe Capet
Philippe was born on May 23rd, 1052 in Reims, Marne, France.3 He died at the age of 56 on July 29th, 1108 in Meulan, France. He was buried in St-Benoit-Sur-Lo, Loiret, France.1 3
Hugh De Crepi
Hugh was born in 1057 in Vermandois, Normandy, France.1 He died at the age of 45 on October 18th, 1102 in Tarsus, Asia Minor. He was buried in St. Paul, Tarsus, Asia Minor.1 1
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