Individual Details

Robrecht I

(1035 - 13 Oct 1093)

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Robrecht I 'de Fries' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois1
M, #104760, b. 1035, d. 13 October 1093
Last Edited=28 Oct 2013
Consanguinity Index=0.31%
Robrecht I 'de Fries' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois was born in 1035.2 He was the son of Baldwinus V Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Markgraaf van Ename and Adèle Capet, Princesse de France.1,2 He married Gertrud Billung von Sachsen, daughter of Bernhard II Herzog von Sachsen, in 1063. He died on 13 October 1093 at Castle Wijnendale, Torhout, Belgium.3
Robrecht I 'de Fries' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois also went by the nick-name of Robert 'the Frisian'.1 He gained the title of Comte d'Artois. He held the office of Regent of Holland between 1061 and 1070.3 He gained the title of Comte de Flandre in 1071.2
Children of Robrecht I 'de Fries' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois and Gertrud Billung von Sachsen

Philipp van Loo d. c 1127
Otgiva van Vlaanderen d. a 1127
Gertrude van Vlaanderen+1 b. 1063, d. 30 Jul 1115
Adelheid van Vlaanderen+4 b. c 1065, d. 1115
Robrecht II Graaf van Vlaanderen King of Jerusalem+1 b. 1065, d. 5 Oct 1111
Baldwin van Vlaanderen b. b 1080, d. c 1080

Citations

[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."
[S16] Jirí 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 16. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.

Events

Birth1035
Title (Nobility)1061 - 1070Regent of Holland
Title (Nobility)1071Comte de Flandre
Death13 Oct 1093Castle Wijnendale, Torhout, Belgium
Title (Nobility)Graaf van Vlaanderen
Title (Nobility)Comte d'Artois

Families

SpouseGertrud Billung von Sachsen (1035 - 1093)
ChildGertrude van Vlaanderen (1063 - 1115)
FatherBaudoin V of Flanders (1012 - 1067)
MotherAdela of France (1009 - 1079)
SiblingMatihilde van Vlaanderen (1031 - 1083)
SiblingBaldwinus VI Graaf van Vlaanderen de Hainaut (1030 - 1070)