Robert "the Strong", Count of Anjou and Blois

- 866

• Name	Robert
  	Robert's name was also spelt Rutpert IV "der Tapfer" or "der Starke" in German. Robert's name was also spelt Robert "le Fort" in French. He is now often refereed to as Robert the Strong in English. [1, 3] He was also the Rutpert IV, Count in Wormsgau. [1]
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Living	836  [1]
  Religion	852	Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
  He was appointed the Lay Abbot of St. Martin de Marmoutier near Tours. [3]
  Miscellaneous	858/59  [4]
  He revolted against Charles the Bald, inviting Charles' brother Ludwig to invade Neustria. After the brothers made peace, Robert was restored to favor and given the defense of Neustria against the Normans.
  Death	15 Sep 866  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	He was killed in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Normans. [1, 5]
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Guntram, Count of Wormsgau   d. Before 837   2. daughter of Rutpert III ▻ Walaho + 3. Robert "the Strong", Count of Anjou and Blois   d. 15 Sep 866 ▻ Adelaide of Alsace and Tours,  m. About 864 ;   unknown wife   4. Eudes, Count of Nantes and Angers   d. 870, France   5. Meingaud, Count of Worms   d. 881, France
  Person ID	I3002	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Rutpert III, Count of Wormsgau and Upper Rhine,   b. 800   d. About 834 (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Waldrada of Orléans
  Marriage	808
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 8 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F2396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Adelaide of Alsace and Tours,   b. About 819   d. About 866 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	About 864  [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : ~ 45 years.
  Children	1. Odo of Paris, King of the Franks,   b. 856   d. 898 (Age 42 years) + 2. Robert I, Duke of France,   b. 866, France d. 15 Jun 923, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 57 years)   3. Regilinda
  Family ID	F2390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family 2	unknown wife  [1]
  Family ID	F8068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Sewell gives his death date as 25 July 866. [5] Death: Moriarty (1953) gives his death date as October 866. [4]

  
  

• Event Map		Religion - 852 - Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France Child - Robert I, Duke of France - 866 - France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S1495] Rubincam, Milton. "Ancestry of Robert the Strong, Count of Anjou and Blois" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXVII, October 1963). [S1494] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Origin of Capet and Plantagenet" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CVII, October 1953). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).