Individual Details
Robert I
(1011 - 21 Mar 1076)
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
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Robert I "the Old"
Duke of Burgundy
Robert le Vieux.jpg
Spouse(s) Helie of Semur
Ermengarde of Anjou
Issue
by Helie:
Hugh
Henry of Burgundy
Robert
Simon
Constance, Empress of Spain, Queen consort of León and Castile
by Ermengarde:
Hildegarde, Duchess consort of Aquitaine
Noble family Burgundy
Father Robert II of France
Mother Constance of Arles
Born 1011
Died 21 March 1076
Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Robert I of Burgundy (1011 – 21 March 1076), known as Robert the Old and "Tete-Hardi", was Duke of Burgundy from 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
1 Family
2 Ancestry
3 See also
4 References
5 Sources
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. His children included Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093), Odo I, Duke of Burgundy (1058–1103), and Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112), among others
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 William VIII of Aquitaine
Ancestry
[show]Ancestors of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
See also
Dukes of Burgundy family tree
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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert I "the Old"
Duke of Burgundy
Robert le Vieux.jpg
Spouse(s) Helie of Semur
Ermengarde of Anjou
Issue
by Helie:
Hugh
Henry of Burgundy
Robert
Simon
Constance, Empress of Spain, Queen consort of León and Castile
by Ermengarde:
Hildegarde, Duchess consort of Aquitaine
Noble family Burgundy
Father Robert II of France
Mother Constance of Arles
Born 1011
Died 21 March 1076
Fleurey-sur-Ouche
Robert I of Burgundy (1011 – 21 March 1076), known as Robert the Old and "Tete-Hardi", was Duke of Burgundy from 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
1 Family
2 Ancestry
3 See also
4 References
5 Sources
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. His children included Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093), Odo I, Duke of Burgundy (1058–1103), and Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112), among others
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 William VIII of Aquitaine
Ancestry
[show]Ancestors of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy
See also
Dukes of Burgundy family tree
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.
Events
| Birth | 1011 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1032 - 1076 | Duke of Burgundy | |||
| Death | 21 Mar 1076 |
Families
| Spouse | Ermengarde of Anjou (1018 - 1076) |
| Child | Hildegarde of Burgundy (1056 - 1104) |
| Child | Fulk IV, Count of Anjou "the Rude" (1043 - 1109) |