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Robert I of Normandy (22 June 1000 – July 1035), also known as Robert the Magnificent and by other names, was a Norman noble of the House of Normandy who ruled as duke of Normandy from 1027 until his death in 1035.
Robert married Sybilla of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey of Brindisi, Count of Conversano (and a grandniece of Robert Guiscard, another Norman duke) on the way back from Crusade; they had one child: [19] [a] William Clito, was born 25 October 1102 and became heir to the Duchy of Normandy.
Herleva [a] (c. 1005 – c. 1050) was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been the mother of William the Conqueror, born to an extramarital relationship with Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and also of William's prominent half-brothers Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, born to Herleva's marriage to Herluin de Conteville.
Duke of Normandy, 942: Richard I "the Fearless" 932–996 1st Duke of Normandy r. 942–996: Richard II "the Good" d. 1026 2nd Duke of Normandy r. 996–1027: Robert Count of Évreux, Archbishop of Rouen: Mauger c. 988 –1032 m. Germain, Countess of Corbeil: Geoffrey d. c. 1010 Count of Eu: William I 978–after 1057 Count of Eu and Hiémois ...
Osbern was the son of Herfast de Crepon and the nephew of Gunnor, Duchess of Normandy, [2] [3] initially mistress and then second wife of Richard I of Normandy. Under Robert the Magnificent (1027–1035), he had the role of Steward or Seneschal. [4] He kept this role after the Duke's death in 1035. [5]
Robert I, Duke of Normandy, the Magnificent, 1000-1035, Duke of Normandy 1027-1035 William the Conqueror (illegitimate but succeeded as duke), 1028-1087, Duke of Normandy 1035-1087, King of England 1066-1087 Robert Curthose, 1051-1134, Duke of Normandy 1087-1106 William Clito, 1102-1128, Count of Flanders 1127-1128; Richard of Normandy, 1054-1070
Robert was a son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy and his second wife, Gunnor. [3] He was a younger brother of duke Richard II and uncle of duke Robert I. [4]Robert had been appointed Archbishop of Rouen by his father c. 989–990 and had been given the countship of Évreux at the same time. [5]
Tancred was a minor landowner in Normandy. Goffredo Malaterra says that he was a knight of very noble lineage, who inherited the village of Hauteville (probably Hauteville-la-Guichard, north-west of Coutances, in Normandy) from his ancestors. [1] [2] [3] On the other hand, Anna Komnene, in the Alexiad, describes his son Robert as of ...