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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 .
Thompson speculates that if Sibyl was the daughter of Robert, Sibyl's mother may have been someone employed in raising William Clito and that Sibyl was named for Robert's deceased wife, Sibyl of Conversano. [6] Sibyl married Baldwin de Boulers (sometimes spelled Bullers), [2] at the instigation of Henry I. [1] Baldwin held lands in Shropshire. [9]
Devotion of the Princess Sibylla (Félix Auvray, 1832), based on a legend: Curthose is wounded in the Crusades by a poisoned arrow, and Sibylla sucks the poison from the wound, giving her life to save his. She was the daughter of Geoffrey of Brindisi, Count of Conversano, and his wife Sichelgaita of Moulins, and a grandniece of Robert Guiscard ...
Robert Curthose; W. William II of England This page was last edited on 17 January 2025, at 10:46 (UTC). ... Category: Children of William the Conqueror.
William was the son of Duke Robert Curthose of Normandy and Sibylla of Conversano. [1] His father was the first son of King William the Conqueror of England. His nickname Clito was a Medieval Latin term equivalent to the Anglo-Saxon "Aetheling" and its Latinized form "Adelinus" (used to refer to his first cousin, William Adelin).
On his deathbed in 1087, King William I was reluctantly persuaded by his half-brother, Robert, Count of Mortain, to release Odo. After the king's death, Odo returned to England. William's eldest son, Robert Curthose, had been made duke of Normandy, while Robert's brother William Rufus had received the throne of England.
He was the third of four sons born to William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders, the eldest being Robert Curthose, the second Richard, and the youngest Henry. Richard died around 1075 while hunting in the New Forest. William succeeded to the throne of England on his father's death in 1087, but Robert inherited Normandy. [6]
six children (m.1000; died 1017) (2) Popia of Envermeu. two children (m.1017) Son of Richard I: Richard III (R'chard III) 997/1001 – 6 August 1027 28 August 1026 – 6 August 1027 never married: Son of Richard II: Robert I. the Magnificent (Robèrt le Magnifique) 22 June 1000 – 1–3 July 1035 1027–1035 never married