Robert "the Old" Duke of Burgundy 1 2
- Born: Abt 1011
- Marriage (1): Hélie about 1033
- Marriage (2): Ermengarde of Anjou about 1048
- Marriage (3): Hildegarde of Metz
- Died: 21 Mar 1076, <Burgundy, (France)> about age 65
Other names for Robert were Robert I Duke of Burgundy and Robert Capet Duke of Burgundy.
Research Notes:
Duke of Burgundy from 1032 to his death in 1076.
From Wikipedia - Robert I, Duke of Burgundy :
Robert I Capet (1011 - March 21 , 1076 ) was duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I .
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, Queen Constance d'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 .
Family
He married his first wife, Helie of Semur , about 1033 , and repudiated her in 1055. Robert and Helie had five children:
Hugh (1034-1059), killed in battle
Henry (1035-ca.1074)
Robert (1040-1113), poisoned; married Violante of Sicily, daughter of Roger I of Sicily
Simon (1045-1087)
Constance (1046-1093), married Alfonso VI of Castile
From his second wife, Ermengarde of Anjou, daughter of Fulk III of Anjou , he had one daughter:
Hildegard (c.1056-1104), married Duke William VIII of Aquitaine
Sources
Gwatking, H. M. , Whitney, J. P. , et al. Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III-Germany and the Western Empire. Cambridge University Press : London , 1930 .
Robert married Hélie, daughter of Dalmas I Sire of Semur-en-Brionnais and Aremburge, about 1033. (Hélie was born in 1016 and died 22 April after 1055.)
Robert next married Ermengarde of Anjou, daughter of Geoffroi Comté d'Anjou and Adelaide of Vermandois, about 1048. (Ermengarde of Anjou was born about 952 in <Anjou, (France)> and died on 27 Jun 992.)
Robert next married Hildegarde of Metz.
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