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Robert I of Burgundy
Spouse(s)Helie of Semur
Ermengarde
Noble familyHouse of Burgundy
FatherRobert II of France
MotherConstance of Arles
Born1011
Died21 March 1075
Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Robert I of Burgundy, known as Robert the Old (ne: Robert le Vieux, 1011 – 21 March 1075) was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.[1]
In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris. In 1031, after the death of his father the king, Robert participated in a rebellion against his brother, in which he was supported by his mother, Constance of Arles. Peace was only achieved when Robert was given Burgundy (1032).
Throughout his reign, he was little more than a robber baron who had no control over his own vassals, whose estates he often plundered, especially those of the Church. He seized the income of the diocese of Autun and the wine of the canons of Dijon. He burgled the abbey of St-Germain at Auxerre. In 1055, he repudiated his wife, Helie of Semur, and assassinated her brother Joceran and murdered her father, his father-in-law, Lord Dalmace I of Semur, with his own hands. In that same year, the bishop of Langres, Harduoin, refused to dedicate the church of Sennecy so as not "to be exposed to the violence of the duke."
His first son, Hugh, died in battle at a young age and his second son, Henry, also predeceased him. He was succeeded by Henry's eldest son, his grandson, Hugh I.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Family
2 Ancestry
3 See also
4 References
5 Sources
[edit]Family
He married his first wife, Helie of Semur,[3] about 1033, and repudiated her in 1046. Robert and Helie had five children:
Hugh (1034–1059), killed in battle
Henry (1035–ca.1074). He died shortly before his father, thus making his son Robert's heir. The name of his wife is unknown (that it was Sybil has been discredited) as is her origin, although a connection to the Counts of Barcelona has been hypothesized. Their children were:Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093); Odo I, Duke of Burgundy (1058–1103); Robert, bishop of Langres (1059–1111); Helie, a nun (b. 1061); Beatrice (b. 1063), married Guy I, count of Vignory; Reginald, abbot of St Pierre (1065–1092); Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112), who became a vassal of León and ruler of the county of Portugal in 1093 - his son would be Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal
Robert (1040–1113), poisoned; married Violante of Sicily, daughter of Roger I of Sicily
Simon (1045–1087)
Constance (1046–1093), married Alfonso VI of León and Castile
From his second wife, Ermengarde,[4] daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, he had one daughter:
Hildegarde (c.1056–1104), married Duke William VIII of Aquitaine
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[show]Ancestors of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
[edit]See also
Dukes of Burgundy family tree
[edit]References
^ Kings, Rulers, and Statesmen, ed. Mark Hillary Hansen, (Sterling Publishing Co., 2005), 111.
^ Elizabeth Hallam, Capetian France:987-1328, (Longman Group Ltd., 1980), 30.
^ Burgundy, Constance B. Bouchard, Medieval France:An Encyclopedia, ed. William W. Kibler and Grover A. Zinn, (Routledge, 1995), 156.
^ Georges Duby, The Knight, the Lady and the Priest, (University of Chicago Press, 1981), 90.
[edit]Sources
Gwatking, H. M., Whitney, J. P., et al. Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III—Germany and the Western Empire. Cambridge University Press: London, 1930.
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Text: Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert I of Burgundy
Spouse(s)Helie of Semur
Ermengarde
Noble familyHouse of Burgundy
FatherRobert II of France
MotherConstance of Arles
Born1011
Died21 March 1075
Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Robert I of Burgundy, known as Robert the Old (ne: Robert le Vieux, 1011 – 21 March 1075) was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.[1]
In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris. In 1031, after the death of his father the king, Robert participated in a rebellion against his brother, in which he was supported by his mother, Constance of Arles. Peace was only achieved when Robert was given Burgundy (1032).
Throughout his reign, he was little more than a robber baron who had no control over his own vassals, whose estates he often plundered, especially those of the Church. He seized the income of the diocese of Autun and the wine of the canons of Dijon. He burgled the abbey of St-Germain at Auxerre. In 1055, he repudiated his wife, Helie of Semur, and assassinated her brother Joceran and murdered her father, his father-in-law, Lord Dalmace I of Semur, with his own hands. In that same year, the bishop of Langres, Harduoin, refused to dedicate the church of Sennecy so as not "to be exposed to the violence of the duke."
His first son, Hugh, died in battle at a young age and his second son, Henry, also predeceased him. He was succeeded by Henry's eldest son, his grandson, Hugh I.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Family
2 Ancestry
3 See also
4 References
5 Sources
[edit]Family
He married his first wife, Helie of Semur,[3] about 1033, and repudiated her in 1046. Robert and Helie had five children:
Hugh (1034–1059), killed in battle
Henry (1035–ca.1074). He died shortly before his father, thus making his son Robert's heir. The name of his wife is unknown (that it was Sybil has been discredited) as is her origin, although a connection to the Counts of Barcelona has been hypothesized. Their children were:Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093); Odo I, Duke of Burgundy (1058–1103); Robert, bishop of Langres (1059–1111); Helie, a nun (b. 1061); Beatrice (b. 1063), married Guy I, count of Vignory; Reginald, abbot of St Pierre (1065–1092); Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112), who became a vassal of León and ruler of the county of Portugal in 1093 - his son would be Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal
Robert (1040–1113), poisoned; married Violante of Sicily, daughter of Roger I of Sicily
Simon (1045–1087)
Constance (1046–1093), married Alfonso VI of León and Castile
From his second wife, Ermengarde,[4] daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, he had one daughter:
Hildegarde (c.1056–1104), married Duke William VIII of Aquitaine
[edit]Ancestry
[show]Ancestors of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
[edit]See also
Dukes of Burgundy family tree
[edit]References
^ Kings, Rulers, and Statesmen, ed. Mark Hillary Hansen, (Sterling Publishing Co., 2005), 111.
^ Elizabeth Hallam, Capetian France:987-1328, (Longman Group Ltd., 1980), 30.
^ Burgundy, Constance B. Bouchard, Medieval France:An Encyclopedia, ed. William W. Kibler and Grover A. Zinn, (Routledge, 1995), 156.
^ Georges Duby, The Knight, the Lady and the Priest, (University of Chicago Press, 1981), 90.
[edit]Sources
Gwatking, H. M., Whitney, J. P., et al. Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III—Germany and the Western Empire. Cambridge University Press: London, 1930.