Robert I the Magnificent of Normandy

  General Notes:

Their son, Robert became Count of the Hiemois and established himself at Falaise in 1026. He met Herleve, a young girl of the town and brought her to his castle and slept with her. Her father's name was probably "Fulbert", a tanner. Robert became Duke of Normandy after the sudden and suspicious death of his older brother Richard in early August 1027.

Not Married. William I was born out of wedlock


Born: 999 or 1000, Normandy
Marriage: (1): Harlette of Falaise
Marriage: (2): Estrid Svendsdatter in 1031
Died: 22 Jul 1035, Nicea, Bythynia, Turkey. at age 35
Another name for Robert was Robert II the Devil of Normandy.
General Notes:
Robert contributed to the restoration of Henry King of France to his throne, and received from the gratitude of that monarch, the Vexin, as an additional to his patrimonial domains. In the 8th year of his reign, curiosity or devotion induced him to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where the fatiges of the journey and the heat of the climate so impaired his consitution he died on his way home. Some sources call him Robert I the Magnificent!(Robert the Magnificent), duke of Normandy (1027-35); father of William the Conqueror. He is often identified with the legendary Robert the Devil. He aided King Henry I of France against Henry's rebellious brother and mother, intervened in the affairs of Flanders, and supported Edward the Confessor, then in exile at Robert's court. He also sponsored monastic reform in Normandy. After making his illegitimate son William his heir, he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and died at Nicaea.Robert the Devil is the hero of a medieval legend. He was sold to the devil by his mother before his birth but upon discovering the fact did penance and was able to purify himself of his many sins. The tale may have been derived from the life of Robert I, duke of Normandy. The story exists in several French and English versions and is the basis of Meyerbeer's opera Robert le Diable.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Duke of Normandy, 1028.
Robert had children with Harlette of Falaise, daughter of Fulbert and Duxia. (Harlette of Falaise was born circa 1011 in Falaise,Calvados, Normandy and died circa 1050.)

Robert married Harlette of Falaise, daughter of Fulbert and Duxia. (Harlette of Falaise was born about 1011 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy and died about 1050.)