Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke Of Normandy 
Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke Of was born about 0999 in Normandy, France. Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke Of's father was Richard "The Good" Duke of Normandy and his mother was Judith De Bretagne. His paternal grandparents were Richard "Sans Peur" Duke of Normandy and Gonnor De Crepon; his maternal grandparents were Conan Duke of Bretagne and Ermangarde D'Anjou. He had a brother named Richard. He was the older of the two children. He died on July 2nd, 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey.General Notes
(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, Turkey.
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.
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- b.~ 0824 in More, Upland, Denmark d.0890 in Orkney Islands,Scotland
- b.~ 0856 in Maer,Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0927 in Notre Dam, Rouen, France
- b.~ 0882 in Normandy, France d.17 DEC 943 in France
- b.~ 0872 in Evreux, Normandy, France
- b.28 AUG 933 in Fâecamp, Normandy, France d.20 NOV 966 in Fecamp,Seine-Inferieure,France
- b.~ 0880 in Bretagne,Senlis,,France
- b.~ 0911 in Bretagne (Britanny), France
- b.~ 0963 in Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1027 in Fâecamp, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0911 in Normandy, France
- b.0963 in Normandy, France d.1031 in France
- b.~ 0999 in Normandy, France d.02 Jul 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0962 in Bretagne, France d.29 JUN 992
- b.~ 0982 in Bretagne, France d.16 Jun 1017 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 0952 in Anjou, France d.27 JUN 992
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