Individual Details

Robert I de France

(Sep 1216 - 9 Feb 1250)

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Robert I de France, Comte d'Artois
M, #102536, b. September 1216, d. 9 February 1250
Last Edited=23 Oct 2007
Consanguinity Index=0.62%
Robert I de France, Comte d'Artois was born in September 1216. He was the son of Louis VIII, Roi de France and Blanca de Castilla. He married Matilde de Brabant, daughter of Henri II, Duc de Brabant and Marie von Hohenstaufen, in 1237.1 He died on 9 February 1250 at age 33 at Mansourah, Egypt, killed.
He gained the title of Comte d'Artois.2
Children of Robert I de France, Comte d'Artois and Matilde de Brabant

Blanche d'Artois+ b. bt 1245 - 1250, d. 2 May 1302
Robert II, Comte d'Artois+ b. 1250, d. 1302

Citations

[S16] JirĂ­ Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 64. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 74. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

Events

BirthSep 1216
Death9 Feb 1250
Title (Nobility)Comte d'Artois

Families

SpouseMatilde de Brabant (1224 - 1288)
ChildBlanche d'Artois (1245 - 1302)
FatherLouis VIII, Roi de France "the Lion" (1187 - 1226)
MotherBlanca de Castilla (1183 - 1252)
SiblingLouis IX "the Saint" (1215 - 1270)