Robert I as depicted in a 14th century family tree of the Robertians
King of West Francia
Reign
29 June 922 – 15 June 923
Coronation
29 June 922, Rheims
Predecessor
Charles the Simple
Successor
Rudolph
Born
c. 866
Died
15 June 923 (aged 57) Soissons, France
Burial
Abbey of Sainte-Colombe, Saint-Denis-lès-Sens [fr]
Spouses
Aelis Béatrice of Vermandois
Issue more...
Emma, Queen of West Francia Hugh the Great
House
Robertian
Father
Robert the Strong
Mother
Adelaide of Tours
Robert I (c. 866 – 15 June 923) was the elected King of West Francia from 922 to 923. Before his election to the throne he was Count of Poitiers, Count of Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orléans. He succeeded the overthrown Carolingian king Charles the Simple, who in 898 had succeeded Robert's brother, king Odo.
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