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Generation: 1
1. | Robert "the Strong", Count of Anjou and Blois died on 15 Sep 866. Other Events and Attributes:
- Living: 836
- Religion: 852, Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- Miscellaneous: 858/59
Notes:
Death: Sewell gives his death date as 25 July 866.
Death: Moriarty (1953) gives his death date as October 866.
Name:
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.
He was also the Rutpert IV, Count in Wormsgau.
Religion:
He was appointed the Lay Abbot of St. Martin de Marmoutier near Tours.
Miscellaneous:
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.
Died:
He was killed in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Normans.
Robert married Adelaide of Alsace and Tours about 864. Adelaide (daughter of Hugh II "le Méfiant", Count of Tours and Aba or Bava) was born about 819; died about 866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Odo of Paris, King of the Franks (1.Robert1) was born in 856; died in 898. Other Events and Attributes:
- History: lifespan; In 888, he became the anti-King of the Franks. This was after Charles the Fat was deposed.
- Reign: From 888 to 898; King of France (Robertian dynasty)
Notes:
Name:
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Generation: 3
5. | Hugh Magnus "the White", Duke of France and Normandy (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 895; died on 16 Jun 956 in Dourdan, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: He was also the Count of Paris.
Notes:
Name:
He was also the Count of Paris.
Hugh married Eadhilda in 926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Hugh married Hedwig of Saxony about 938. Hedwig (daughter of Henry I "the Fowler", Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim) was born about 921; died on 10 May 965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Hugh Capet, King of France was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 12. Beatrice of France was born in 939/40; died on 23 Sep 1003.
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Generation: 4
8. | Emma of Paris (5.Hugh3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 943; died in 968 in Normandy, France. Notes:
Death: Sewell gives the year of her death as 962
Emma married Richard I "the Fearless", Duke of Normandy in 960. Richard (son of William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy and Sporte de Bretagne) was born in 933 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France; died on 20 Nov 996 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Hugh Capet, King of France (5.Hugh3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on Late in 941; died on 24 Oct 996 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Hugh was also the Count of Paris, Poitou and Orleans.
- Title(s): 956
- Crowned: 987; In 987, he was crowned the first Capetian King of France.
- Reign: From 987 to 996; King of France (House of Capet)
Notes:
Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth date as after 939.
Name:
Title(s):
He became the Count of Paris.
Hugh married Adelainde of Poitou between 963 and 968. Adelainde (daughter of William I "Tete d'Etoupe", Count of Poitou and Gerloc of Normandy) was born in 945; died about 1004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Robert II "the Pious", King of France was born on 27 Mar 972 in Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; died on 20 Jul 1031 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- 20. Hedwig, Princess of France was born about 972; died after 1013.
- 21. Adele of France died about 1063.
- 22. Gisela, Princess of France
- 23. Edith of France died after 1013.
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14. | Luitgarde de Vermandois (6.Hildebrande3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born between 915 and 920; died in 943. Luitgarde married William I "Longsword", Duke of Normandy in 940. William (son of Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy and Poppa de Bayeux) was born about 900 in Normandy, France; died on 17 Dec 943 in France; was buried in Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Luitgarde married Theobald II "le Tricheur", Count of Blois in 943/44. Theobald (son of Theobald I, Viscount of Troyes and Richilde) was born about 910; died on 16 Jan 975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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