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Robert Curthose (c. 1051 – February 1134, French: Robert Courteheuse), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Robert II of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of England .
The army of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, left for the Holy Land on the First Crusade. Robert was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and brother to William Rufus, king of England. [1] He was reportedly so poor that he often had to stay in bed for lack of clothes.
The crusaders divided into several groups. Bohemond camped outside Saint Paul's Gate near the northernmost corner of the city walls and immediately to the west were Hugh I, Count of Vermandois; Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy; Robert II, Count of Flanders; and Stephen II, Count of Blois. Adhemar of Le Puy and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse ...
In 1096, William's brother Robert Curthose joined the First Crusade. He needed money to fund this venture and pledged his Duchy of Normandy to William in return for a payment of 10,000 marks, which equates to about a quarter of William's annual revenue. In a display of the effectiveness of English taxation, William raised the money by levying a ...
Army of Robert Curthose ... (1096–1099) was the first of a ... or banner of St. Peter. [11] Robert Guiscard captured the Byzantine city of Bari in 1071 and ...
Year 1096 was a leap year ... October – Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy ... January 2 – William de St-Calais, Norman bishop and chief councilor;
Losses were heavy on both sides, but in the end the sultan retreated despite the pleas of the Nicaean Turks. The rest of the crusaders arrived throughout the rest of May, with Robert Curthose (accompanied by Ralph de Guader) and Stephen of Blois arriving at the beginning of June. Meanwhile, Raymond and Adhemar built a large siege engine, which ...
1096–1100: Henry I "Beauclerc" c. 1068 –1135 King of England r. 1100–1135, 7th Duke of Normandy r. 1106–1135: Illegitimate→: William Clito 1102–1128 Count of Flanders Ducal claimant: Stephen 1092/1096–1154 King of England r. 1135–1154, 8th Duke of Normandy r. 1135–1144: Henry V 1081/1086–1125 King of Germany, Holy Roman ...