Robert the Magnificent

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Robert the Magnificent was an early 11th-century Duke of Normandy best known as the father of William the Conqueror and a key figure in the rise of the Norman dynasty in Western Europe.

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Robert the Magnificent canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Normandy ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
medieval noble ⓘ
allegiance Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
associatedWith rise of the Norman dynasty in Western Europe ⓘ
birthDate circa 1000 ⓘ
burialPlace Abbey of Saint Mary, Nicaea (traditional attribution) ⓘ
century 11th century ⓘ
child Adeliza of Normandy ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
conflictWith Alan III, Duke of Brittany ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
deathCause illness ⓘ
deathDate 1035 ⓘ
deathPlace Nicaea ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
fullName Robert I of Normandy ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
governedFrom Rouen ⓘ
honorificName Robert the Devil ⓘ
Robert the Magnificent ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Norman ⓘ
mediatedIn English royal disputes prior to Edward the Confessor’s reign ⓘ
mother Judith of Brittany ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy ⓘ
notableFor being the father of William the Conqueror ⓘ
patronage of monasteries ⓘ
pilgrimage to Jerusalem ⓘ
strengthening ducal authority in Normandy ⓘ
partner Herleva of Falaise ⓘ
patronized Abbey of Fécamp ⓘ
Abbey of Saint-Ouen, Rouen ⓘ
policy support of church reform ⓘ
politicalRole feudal overlord ⓘ
predecessor Richard III, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
reignEnd 1035 ⓘ
reignStart 1027 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruleType ducal rule ⓘ
sibling Richard III, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
strengthenedPowerIn Western France ⓘ
successor William the Conqueror ⓘ
supported Edward the Confessor ⓘ
territoryRuled Normandy ⓘ
title Duke of Normandy ⓘ
wentOnPilgrimageTo Jerusalem ⓘ

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Robert I, Duke of Normandy → alsoKnownAs → Robert the Magnificent ⓘ
Arlette → partner → Robert the Magnificent ⓘ
Robert the Magnificent → honorificName → Robert the Magnificent ⓘ