of Flanders, Robert I 1 2a

Birth Name of Flanders, Robert I
Nick Name The Frisian
Gender male
Age at Death 59 years, 7 months, 16 days

Narrative

Robert I of Flanders, known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1070 to 1092.

He was the younger son of Baldwin V of Flanders and Adela Capet, a daughter of king Robert I of France.

Robert was originally intended to secure the northern borders of Flanders by his marriage to Gertrude of Holland. But after his brother's death in 1070 he displaced his nephews and became count of Flanders.

By Gertrude of Holland he had 5 children:
Robert II of Flanders
Adela (d.1115), who first married king Canute IV of Denmark, and was the mother of Charles the Good, later count of Flanders. She then married Roger Borsa, duke of Apulia.
Gertrude, who married Thierry II, duke of Upper Lorraine, and was the mother of Thierry of Alsace, also later count of Flanders
Philip of Loo, whose illegitimate son William of Ypres was also a claimant to the county of Flanders
Ogiva, abbess of Messines

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1035     3
Death 1094-08-17     4

Age: 59y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father of Flanders, Baldwin V1012
Mother of France, Adelais Capet10031079-01-08
    Sister     of Northumbria, Judith 1027 1094
    Sister     of Flanders, Matilda 1031 1083-11-02
         of Flanders, Robert I 1035 1094-08-17
    Brother     Foresturious, Richard 1050
    Brother     of Flanders and Hainault, Baldwin VI 1070

Source References

  1. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I65852&style=TABLE @ RootsWeb
  2. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I010989 @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

        # ID: I010989
        # Name: Robrecht le Frison , Count of Flanders and Artois 1 2 3
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: ABT 1033 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium 1 2 3
        # Birth: ABT 1033
        # Death: 3 OCT 1093 1 2 3

         

         

        Father: Baudouin V 'the Pious' , 7th Count of Flanders b: 1012 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        Mother: Alix Adaele Capet , Princess of France b: 1009 in Paris, Île-de-France, France

        Marriage 1 Gertrude Von Sachsen b: ABT 1025 in Luneburg, Saxony, Germany

        Children

        1. Has Children Robert II, Count of Flanders b: ABT 1062 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        2. Has Children Adele de Flanders b: ABT 1064 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        3. Has Children Etienne Flamdrensis Le Fleming b: ABT 1066 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        4. Has Children Freskin le Fleming , 1st Laird of Duffus b: ABT 1068 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        5. Has Children Gertrude de Flanders b: ABT 1070 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        6. Has No Children Philip de Flanders , Count of Loo b: ABT 1072 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium
        7. Has No Children Ogiva de Flanders , abbess of Messines b: ABT 1075 in Hainault, Flanders, Belgium

         

        Sources:

        1. Title: Alice Des Meschines.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        2. Title: Roger de Lacy.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 13 Feb 2005
        3. Title: Agnes de Hainault.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 15 Feb 2005

         

         

      • Citation:

        e-mail: michaelneuman@earthlink.net

  3. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I6068
  4. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I65852&style=TABLE