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- [S10709] FindAGrave Old World (Famous), Robert Capet I 866-923 - King of West Francia.
French Monarch. He was the King of West Francia, an early forerunner of the Kingdom of France, from June 29, 922 until his death in battle on June 15, 923, replacing the deposed Carolingian, King Charles III. He was the paternal grandfather of Hugh Capet, King of the Franks, the founder and the first king of the House of Capet that ruled France from 987 until 1328 in a direct line and by succeeding cadet branches of the family (Valois, Bourbon, and Bourbon-Orléans) until the abdication of Louis Philippe, King of the French, on February 24, 1848, with the exception of the interregnum resulting from the French Revolution, the Consulate, and the Napoleonic Empire. King Felipe VI of Spain and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg both descend in the direct male line from King Robert I through his grandson, Hugh Capet. Robert was the posthumous son of Robert the Strong, Count of Anjou, and his wife, Adelaide of Tours. His second wife, Beatrice of Vermandois, was a descendant of the Carolingian dynasty, stemming from Charlemagne, King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor. Initially a supporter of King Charles III, Robert rebelled against him in response to the king's unpopular favoritism directed toward a minor nobleman, Hagano. Charles was deposed and Robert was crowned King of West Francia on June 29, 922 at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims. His accession to the throne was subsequently challenged by Rollo, Duke of Normandy, a Viking who owed his lands and position to Charles III. Rollo and the deposed Charles III confronted Robert I at the Battle of Soissons on June 15, 923. Robert was killed in the battle, but his army was victorious, taking Charles III as a prisoner. King Robert I was succeeded by his son-in-law, Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237098882/robert_i-of_west_francia
- [S953] Wikipedia: Robert I of France, Robert Capet I.
Robert I of France (866 – June 15, 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.
Robert was born in 866 as the posthumous son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, who was elected king of West Francia in 888.[1] In time West Francia evolved into the Kingdom of France;[2] and under Odo, the royal capital was fixed in Paris. Robert and Odo came from the Robertian dynasty out of which the Capetian dynasty grew.[3]
In 885 Robert participated in the defence of Paris during the Viking siege of Paris.[4] He was appointed by Odo as the ruler of several counties, including the county of Paris, and abbot in commendam of many abbeys. Robert also secured the office of Dux Francorum, a military dignity of high importance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I_of_France
- [S954] Wikipedia: Beatrice of Vermandois, Bwatrice Adelaide de Vermandois.
Béatrice of Vermandois (c. 880 – after 26 March 931), a Carolingian aristocrat, queen of Western Francia by marriage to Robert I, King of France, and mother of Hugh the Great.
Beatrice, born c. 880 was the daughter of Herbert I, Count of Vermandois.[1] She was also the sister of Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, and was a descendant in the male line of Charlemagne through King Bernard of Italy.[a][3] Through her marriage to Robert I, she was an ancestress of the Capetian dynasty. On 15 June 923 her husband Robert was killed at the Battle of Soissons shortly after which their son Hugh was offered the crown but refused.[4] Beatrice died after March 931.
She married c. 890, becoming the second wife of Robert, Margrave of Neustria, who became the King of France in 922
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Béatrice_of_Vermandois
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866 - 923 (57 years)
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