Robert I

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Count of Paris and Poitiers
• Fact: Anti-king of France
• Fact: Marquis of Neustria and Orleans

Notes:

Excerpt from "Families Directly Descended from all the Royal Families in Europe": Robert, second Count or Duke of Anjou and Blois, also King Robert I of France or more accuratly, King of the Franks, was the younger son of Robert the Strong, Count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo (or Eudes), who became King of the Western Franks in 988. He was himself crowned King of the Franks at Reims, June 20, 922, but Charles III marched against him, and he was killed in a battle near Soissons, June 15, 923.

Family/Spouse: Adele Princess Of FRANCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hildebrande Of FRANCE was born in 887; died in 943.

Robert married Beatrix DE VERMANDOIS about 890. Beatrix (daughter of Herbert I and Beatrice Of MORVOIS) died after Mar 931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hugh Magnus was born about 895; died in Jun 956 in Deurdan.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Rutpert IV, Duke of Anjou and Blois
• Fact: Between 836 and 866, Count of Paris, Tours and Wormsgau, Marguis of Anjoy, Blois, Auxerre and Nevers, Lay Abbot of Tours

Robert married Adelaide about 864. Adelaide (daughter of Hugh III and Ava) was born about 819; died about 866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Adelaide of Tours and Alsace