Robert I

Male 866 - 923  (57 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert I was born in 866 in France; died on 15 Jun 923 in A Battle near Soissons.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Count of Paris and Poitiers
    • Fact: Anti-king of France
    • Fact: Marquis of Neustria and Orleans

    Notes:

    Excerpt from "Families Directly Descended from all the Royal Families in Europe": Robert, second Count or Duke of Anjou and Blois, also King Robert I of France or more accuratly, King of the Franks, was the younger son of Robert the Strong, Count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo (or Eudes), who became King of the Western Franks in 988. He was himself crowned King of the Franks at Reims, June 20, 922, but Charles III marched against him, and he was killed in a battle near Soissons, June 15, 923.

    Family/Spouse: Adele Princess Of FRANCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hildebrande Of FRANCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 887; died in 943.

    Robert married Beatrix DE VERMANDOIS about 890. Beatrix (daughter of Herbert I and Beatrice Of MORVOIS) died after Mar 931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Hugh Magnus  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 895; died in Jun 956 in Deurdan.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hildebrande Of FRANCE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 887; died in 943.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Liegarde of France

    Hildebrande married Herbert II before 907. Herbert (son of Herbert I and Beatrice Of MORVOIS) was born in 887; died on 23 Feb 943 in St. Quentin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Alix DE VERMANDOIS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 910/15; died between 958 and 960 in Bruges.
    2. 5. Luitgarde DE VERMANDOIS  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 915 and 920; died in 978.
    3. 6. Robert  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 920-922; died between 19 and 29 Aug 978.
    4. 7. Albert I "the Pious"  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 920; died on 8 Sep 987/8.
    5. 8. Daughter Of VERMANDOIS  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Hugh Magnus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 895; died in Jun 956 in Deurdan.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Count of Paris, Orleans and Vexin
    • Fact: Duke of France

    Notes:

    Excerpt from "Families Directly Descended from all the Royal Families in Europe": Hugh The Great, son of Robert I, became Duke of France, and the Franks of Burgundy, and Count of Paris, his domain extending from the Loire to the frontiers of Picardy; was on of the founders of the Capetian house and its power in France.

    Hugh married Hedwig Of SAXONY in 938 in Mainz oder Ingelheim. Hedwig (daughter of Duke Of Saxony Henry I "the Fowler" and Mathilda Of RINGLEHEIM) was born about 921; died on 10 May 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Hugh Capet  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 941 in France; died on 24 Oct 996 in Les Juifs, near Chartres; was buried in St. Denis.
    2. 10. Beatrice Of FRANCE  Descendancy chart to this point was born between 939 and 940; died after 987.