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Robert Curthose
Robert Curthose in a medieval manuscript c. 1300–1340
Duke of Normandy
Tenure
9 September 1087 – 1106
Predecessor
William the Conqueror
Successor
Henry I
Born
c. 1051 Duchy of Normandy
Died
February 1134 (aged ~83) Cardiff Castle, Glamorgan
Burial
Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire
Spouse
Sybilla of Conversano
Issue
William Clito
House
Normandy
Father
William the Conqueror
Mother
Matilda of Flanders
Robert II of Normandy, or Robert Curthose (c. 1051 – February 1134, French: Robert Courteheuse / Robert II de Normandie), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of the Kingdom of England. The epithet "Curthose" had its origins in the Norman French word courtheuse 'short stockings' and was apparently derived from a nickname given to Robert by his father; the chroniclers William of Malmesbury and Orderic Vitalis reported that William the Conqueror had derisively called Robert brevis-ocrea ("short boot").[1]
Robert's reign as Duke is noted for the discord with his brothers William II and Henry I in England. Robert mortgaged his duchy to finance his participation in the First Crusade, where he was an important commander. Eventually, his disagreements with Henry I led to defeat in the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106, and lifelong captivity, with Normandy temporarily absorbed as a possession of England.
^Keats-Rohan, K. S. B. (2006). "Robert Curthose (d. 1134)". In The Crusades – An Encyclopedia. pp. 1041–1042.
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the liberal arts. On William's death in 1087, Henry's elder brothers RobertCurthose and William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, but...
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death and unsuccessfully claimed the Duchy of Normandy. As the son of RobertCurthose, the eldest son of William the Conqueror, William Clito was seen as...
with Henry's brother RobertCurthose. He was one of the three barons who negotiated the 1101 truce between Henry I and RobertCurthose. In 1105 he went to...
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were usually also kings of England, the only exceptions being Dukes RobertCurthose (1087–1106), Geoffrey Plantagenet (1144–1150), and Henry II (1150–1152)...
passed to his eldest son, RobertCurthose, while his second surviving son, William Rufus, inherited England. In 1096, Robert mortgaged Normandy to William...
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signed in 1101 between Henry Beauclerc and his older brother RobertCurthose in which Robert agreed to recognize Henry as the king of England in exchange...
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Rufus's and Henry's older brother RobertCurthose, the Duke of Normandy. Ranulf became a leading advisor to Robert, and assisted in his unsuccessful invasion...
Westminster Abbey for safe keeping. The 13th century bog-oak effigy of RobertCurthose was placed on the chair and the whole covered by sandbags. The Great...
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