Robert I of Burgundy
| Robert I "the Old" | |
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| Duke of Burgundy | |
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| Spouse(s) |
Helie of Semur Ermengarde of Anjou |
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Issue
by Helie:
Hugh Henry of Burgundy Robert Simon Constance, Empress of Spain, Queen consort of León and Castile by Ermengarde: Hildegarde, Duchess consort of Aquitaine |
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| Noble family | Burgundy |
| Father | Robert II of France |
| Mother | Constance of Arles |
| Born | 1011 |
| Died | 21 March 1076 Fleurey-sur-Ouche |
Robert I of Burgundy (1011 – 21 March 1076), known as Robert the Old and "Tete-Hardi", was Duke of Burgundy from 1032 to his death. Robert was son of King Robert II of France and brother of Henry I of France.
In 1025, with the death of his eldest brother Hugh Magnus, he and Henry rebelled against their father and defeated him, forcing him back to Paris. In 1031, after the death of his father the king, Robert participated in a rebellion against his brother, in which he was supported by his mother, Constance of Arles. Peace was only achieved when Robert was given Burgundy (1032).
Throughout his reign, he was little more than a robber baron who had no control over his vassals, whose estates he often plundered, especially those of the Church. He seized the income of the diocese of Autun and the wine of the canons of Dijon. He burgled the abbey of St-Germain at Auxerre. In 1048, he repudiated his wife, Helie of Semur followed by the assassination of her brother Joceran and the murdering her father, his father-in-law, Lord Dalmace I of Semur, with his own hands. In that same year, the Bishop of Langres, Harduoin, refused to dedicate the church of Sennecy so as not "to be exposed to the violence of the duke."
His first son, Hugh, died in battle at a young age and his second son, Henry, also predeceased him. He was succeeded by Henry's eldest son, his grandson, Hugh I.
He married his first wife, Helie of Semur, about 1033, and repudiated her in 1048. Robert and Helie had five children:
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