Duke Robert of Normandy (The Devil) 1
- Born: 22 Jun 1000
- Marriage (1): Herleve OF FALAISE
- Died: 3 Jul 1035, Nicaea, , Bursa, TUR aged 35 2
 General Notes:
Byname ROBERT THE MAGNIFICENT, OR THE DEVIL, French ROBERT LE MAGNIFIQUE, OR LE DIABLE, duke of Normandy (1027-35), the younger son of Richard II of Normandy and the father, by his mistress Arlette, of William the Conqueror of England.
On the death of his father (1026/27), Robert contested the duchy with his elder brother Richard III, legally the heir, until the latter's opportune death a few years later. A strong ruler, Robert succeeded in exacting the obedience of his vassals.
On the death of Robert II the Pious, king of France (1031), a crisis arose over the succession to the French throne. The Duke gave his support to Henry I against the party favouring his younger brother; in reward for his services he demanded and received the Vexin Français, a territory not far north of Paris.
A patron of the monastic reform movement, he died while returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Noted events in his life were:
• Title, Between 1027 and 1035. 3 Duke of Normandy
Robert married Herleve OF FALAISE, daughter of Fulbert OF FALAISE and Unknown. (Herleve OF FALAISE was born about 1012 4 and died about 1050 4.)
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