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Abt 1054 - 1134
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Name |
Robert II CURTHOSE [1, 2] |
Death |
Between 03 and 10 Feb 1134 |
Cardiff Castle [1, 2] |
Birth |
Abt 1054 |
Normandy, France [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Curthose (Duke of Normandy) |
Fact |
09 Sep 1087 |
Acceded [2] |
Residence |
Duke of Normandy [1] |
Burial |
Gloucester Cathedral [1] |
Notes |
- Robert Curthose, called because of his short legs. was affianced in 1061 to Margaret daughter of Hugh IV (d. 1051), Count of Maine, but she died (about 1063) before they were married. Robert Curthose, received at his father's death the duchy of Normandy. William Rufus, was his father's heir to the throne of England. Curthose rebelled against his brother when he bacame William II Rufus, King of England, and later against his youngest brother, Henry, when he became Henry I, King of England. In 1106, Henry I captured the roublesome Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebrai. As a result, Robert Curthose spent his last 28 years in prison, dying in Cardiff Castle at the age of 80.
Excerpt from "Directory of Royal Genealogical Data":
in 1096 he pawned Normandy to William and joined the crusades of Pope Urban II. He was captured by his younger brother Henry in 1106 and held until he died. Defeated at the battle of Tenchebrai. Married on his way to Palestine.
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Person ID |
I14674 |
Main Tree |
Father |
William I The CONQUEROR, b. 1028, Falaise, Normandy, France d. Between 09 and 10 Sep 1087, Priory of St. Gervais, near Rouen |
Relationship |
Natural |
Mother |
Matilda Of FLANDERS, b. 1031/2, Flandres d. Between 02 and 03 Nov 1083, Caen, Normandy |
Relationship |
Natural |
Married |
Between 1051 and 1053 |
Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Eu [1, 2, 3] |
Marriage |
1053 [4, 5] |
Family ID |
F02195 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S01910] Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399 by. T. Anna Leese.
- [S02170] Tompsett, Brian C., Directory of Royal Genealogical Data.
- [S03311] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty For Commoners - Fourth Edition, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).
- [S02447] Hulett FTW from MC Scott.FTW.
Date of Import: Oct 13, 2000
- [S5840] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700.
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