The king, in reaction to the 1108 assassination of his favourite Hugues de Beauvais who had served Queen Berthe, visited Rome in 1008 in an unsuccessful attempt to divorce his third wife in order to take back Berthe[175]. "Rainaldus comes Nivernensis" donated property "Belmontis" to Cluny, for the souls of "…uxoris mee Advise…" by charter dated to [1028/40][199]. [176] Guérard, M. He was succeeded by his and Constance's second son, Henri I. c. 988, 1) Susanne (Rosala), Princess of Italy (c.966 - January 26, 1003). [162] Vita Sancti Bertulfi Abbatis Renticensis, RCGF 10, p. 365. 7. Immediately after his own coronation, Robert's father Hugh began to push for the coronation of Robert. He succeeded his father in 1028 as RENAUD I Comte de Nevers. His illegal marriage to Bertha gave him one stillborn son in 999, but only Constance gave him surviving children:[7]. Eudes (1013-1056), døde etter en mislykket invasjon av Normandie. Laurent Theis, Robert le Pieux. [3] Robert was eventually crowned on 30 December that same year. Le roi de l'an mil, Paris, éditions Perrin, 1999 (ISBN 978-2-262-01375-2). -http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CAPET.htm#RobertIIdied1031B ROBERT de France, son of HUGUES “Capet” King of France & his wife Adelais [de Poitou] (Orléans ([27 Mar] 972-Château de Melun 20 Jul 1031, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). His illegal marriage to Bertha gave him one stillborn son in 999, but only Constance gave him surviving children. C'est un mariage purement d'intérêt puisque Suzanne Rosala qui a maintenant plus de cinquante ans ne peut … I, Liber I, p. 184, and Vol. Robert II de France, surnommé Robert le Pieux est né à Orléans vers 972 et est mort au château de Melun le 20 juillet 1031. Robert had no children from his short-lived marriage to Susanna. Hij is overleden op 20 juli 1031 in Château de Melun. He owned land near Bellême[211]. Robert II le Pieux luttera pendant quatorze ans pour prendre possession du duché de Bourgogne. Called Robert the Pious. (1840) Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres (Paris) ("Chartres Saint-Père"), I, Liber Quintus, Cap. The Historia Nivernensium Comitum records that the wife of "Renaldum" was "sorori Regis Roberti, filii Hugonis Capitonis"[196]. Robert nevertheless sent troops to attack Metz, but was repulsed[181]. Adela, grevinne av Contenance (1009-5. juni 1063), gift første gang med hertug Rikard III av Normandie, og deretter med grev Baldwin V av Flandern. V, p. 96. He allied himself with Eudes II Comte de Blois in the war against his brother Henri I King of France 1034-1041. Robert II 'The Pious\Le Pieux' was born in Orleans, France.Robert II 'The Pious\Le Pieux''s father was Hugh Capet and his mother was Adelaide (Alice) De Poitou.His paternal grandparents were Hugh UNKNOWN and HEDWIG UNKNOWN; his maternal grandparents were William I "Towhead" Of Poitou UNKNOWN and Adela De … A measure of Hugh's success is that when Hugh died in 996, Robert continued to reign without any succession dispute, but during his long reign actual royal power dissipated into the hands of the great territorial magnates. [203] Obituaires de Sens Tome I.1, Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, p. 270. [215] Chibnall, M. (ed. Omissions? He conducted the matins and vespers in his royal robes. 83, No. [3] Modern scholarship has largely imputed to Hugh the motive of establishing a dynasty against the claims of electoral power on the part of the aristocracy, but this is not the typical view of contemporaries and even some modern scholars have been less sceptical of Hugh's "plan" to campaign in Spain. [158] Genealogica Comitum Flandriæ Bertiniana MGH SS IX, p. 306. Robert was eventually crowned on 30 December 987. [2] Ralph Glaber, however, attributes Hugh's request to his old age and inability to control the nobility. For this reason, Pope Gregory V refused to sanction the marriage and Robert was excommunicated. Constance, married Manasses de Dammartin. Med sistnevnte kalles hun for Adela, grevinne av Flandern og er bedre kjent som mor til Matilda av Flandern, hustru til «Vilhelm Erobrenen» (se over). Robert had no children from his short-lived marriage to Susanna. Jessee, W. Scott. Robert II le Pieux, roi de France. IV (Oxford Medieval Texts, 1969-80), Appendix I, p. 350. III, Liber VII, p. 160. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés records the death "V Kal Sep" of "Hugo iuvenis rex Francorum"[203]. http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00007643&tree=LEO, Robert II le Pieux de France / Robert II the Pious of France, Born: 27 March 972 [unproven; birth date very uncertain - see source above], 1. "The essential means by which the early Capetians were seen to have kept the throne in their family was through the association of the eldest surviving son in the royalty during the father's lifetime," Andrew W. Lewis has observed, in tracing the phenomenon in this line of kings who lacked dynastic legitimacy. Robert, however, despite his marital problems, was a very devout Roman Catholic, hence his sobriquet "the Pious." A measure of Hugh's success is that when Hugh died in 996, Robert continued to reign without any succession dispute, but during his long reign actual royal power dissipated into the hands of the great territorial magnates. [4] Robert was eventually crowned on 30[citation needed] December 987. The necrology of the abbey of Saint-Denis records the death "Id Mai" of "Odo Roberti regis filius"[212]. Immediately after his coronation, Robert's father Hugh began to push for the coronation of Robert. c. 996, 2) Bertha, Princess of Burgundy (952-1035). Pope Gregory V. excommunicated the king, and acouncil at Rome imposed a seven years' penance upon him. 27 March 972, d. 20 July 1031, Children of Robert II, Roi de France and Constance d'Arles, -1. Immediately after his coronation, Robert's father Hugh began to push for the coronation of Robert. [207] Hugonis Floriacensis, Liber qui Modernorum Regum Francorum continet Actus 9, MGH SS IX, p. 385, additional manuscript quoted in footnote ***. Odo (1013–c.1056), who may have been mentally retarded and died after his brother's failed invasion of Normandy. [168] Annales Elnonenses Minores 1003, MGH SS V, p. 19. Robert II de Dreux et Yolande de Coucy, son épouse, sont inhumés en la nécropole familiale de l'église de l'abbatiale Saint-Yved de Braine. Robert II, byname Robert The Pious, French Robert Le Pieux, (born c. 970, Orléans, Fr.—died July 20, 1031, Melun), king of France who took Burgundy into the French realm. Hugh's own claimed reason was that he was planning an expedition against the Moorish armies harassing Borrel II of Barcelona, an invasion which never occurred, and that the stability of the country necessitated two kings should he die while on expedition. 77 mi. En annen side av hans fromhet var at han ikke tålte kjetteri og straffet de som ble oppfattet som kjettere nådeløst. 7. Il commença à régner en 996, à la mort de son père et Hugues Capet qui en avait eu la sage précaution de l’associer au trône de son vivant. 6. Adele of France, married Renauld I, Count of Nevers on 25 January 1016 and had issue. Reign As co-King: 30 December 987 – 24 October 996; as senior King: 24 October 996 – 20 July 1031, Coronation 30 December 987, Cathedral of Orléans, Buried Saint Denis Basilica, Paris, France, Issue Hugh Magnus, Rex Filius (1007 – 1025), Adela, Countess of Flanders (1009 – 1063), Mother Adelaide of Aquitaine (952 - 1004). Robert II dit le Pieux. Rodolfus Glaber records the death of Queen Constance in the same city as her husband [Melun] and in the same month [July] in the following year, as well as her place of burial[187]. Baptized (at 8 years of age or … Soon after his own coronation (July 987), Hugh prudently arranged the election and coronation (December 987) of Robert, thus facilitating his son’s eventual succession (October 996) as sole ruler. François Guizot (1787-1874) Le titre d’ Abrégé (Epitome) qu’on lit en tête de sa Vie de Robert, a fait douter si l’ouvrage était de lui, et s’il ne fallait pas y voir plutôt un extrait d’un travail plus considérable entrepris … The only relationship so far identified between the two is that Constance's maternal uncle, Geoffroy I Comte d'Anjou, was the second husband of the mother of Comte Hugues. Adele of France, married Renauld I, Count of Nevers on 25 January 1016 and had issues. Robert also left an illegitimate son: Rudolph, Bishop of Bourges. The request was repeated in 1001 by the court of Rome. As the ideal of medieval Christianity he won his surname of'Pious' by his humility and charity, but he was also possessed some ofthe qualities of a soldier and a statesman. Immediately after his own coronation, Robert's father Hugh began to push for the coronation of Robert. Richer records that King Robert repudiated his wife "Susannam…genere Italicam eo quod anus esset" but refused to allow her to retake her castle at Montreuil, whereupon she constructed another nearby[165]. 77 miles southwest of Paris. ^ Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. December 987, probably in January 988]. Rodolfus Glaber records that King Robert had two daughters by his wife Constance[192], presumably referring to Hedwige and Adela. Bertha (but the marriage got annulled). When Hugh died in 996, Robert continued to reign without any succession dispute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. [172] Richer IV, supplementary notes following CVII, p. 308. HENRI de France ([end 1009/May 1010]-Palais de Vitry-aux-Loges, forêt d’Orléans, Loiret 4 Aug 1060, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). The Historia Francorum names (in order) "Hugonem qui cognominatus est Magnus, Henricum, Robertum, Odonem" as the four sons of King Robert and Constance[206]. [170] Hugonis Floriacensis, Liber qui Modernorum Regum Francorum continet Actus 9, MGH SS IX, p. 387. 15-16, expanded by Mathieu, J. N. (1996) 'Recherches sur les premiers Comtes de Dammartin', Mémoires publiés par la Fédération des sociétés historiques et archéologiques de Paris et de l'Ile-de-France, t. 47 (1996), pp. Hugh's own claimed reason was that he was planning an expedition against the Moorish armies harassing Borrel II of Barcelona, an invasion which never occurred, and that the stability of the country necessitated two kings should he die while on expedition. He was musically inclined, being a composer, chorister, and poet, and making his palace a place of religious seclusion, where he conducted the matins and vespers in his royal robes. (Oct., 1978), pp 906-927. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_France, The Excommunication of Robert the Pious by Jean-Paul Laurens (1875). After Hugh's death, Robert's concluding days were troubled bya rising on the part of his younger sons, and after a short war, in whichhe was worsted, the king died at Melun on July 20, 1031. Han ble etterfulgt av hans og Constances andre sønn, Henrik I. ca 989, 1) Susanne (Rosala), prinsesse av Italia (ca 945 – 26. januar 1003). ROBERT de France ([1011/12]-church of Fleury-sur-Ouche, Côte d’Or 18 Mar 1076, bur Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye, Côte d’Or).