Robert I was Count of Flanders from 1071 to his death in 1093. He was a son of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and the younger brother of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. He usurped the countship after defeating his nephew Arnulf III and his allies, which included King Philip I of France, Count Eustace of Boulogne and the Counts of Saint-Pol and Ardres at the Battle of Cassel. He subsequently made peace with Philip, who became his stepson-in-law, but remained hostile to his sister Matilda and her husband William the Conqueror, who was King of England.
Towards the end of his life Robert the Frisian made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1086 and on the return trip home spent time assisting the Byzantine Emperor (Alexios I Komnenos) against the Seljuq Turks.
Children with Gertrude :
Robert II, Count of Flanders (1065-1111)
Adela (1064-1115)
Gertrude (1070-1117)
C.Smith
Towards the end of his life Robert the Frisian made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1086 and on the return trip home spent time assisting the Byzantine Emperor (Alexios I Komnenos) against the Seljuq Turks.
Children with Gertrude :
Robert II, Count of Flanders (1065-1111)
Adela (1064-1115)
Gertrude (1070-1117)
C.Smith
Robert I was Count of Flanders from 1071 to his death in 1093. He was a son of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and the younger brother of Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders. He usurped the countship after defeating his nephew Arnulf III and his allies, which included King Philip I of France, Count Eustace of Boulogne and the Counts of Saint-Pol and Ardres at the Battle of Cassel. He subsequently made peace with Philip, who became his stepson-in-law, but remained hostile to his sister Matilda and her husband William the Conqueror, who was King of England.
Towards the end of his life Robert the Frisian made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1086 and on the return trip home spent time assisting the Byzantine Emperor (Alexios I Komnenos) against the Seljuq Turks.
Children with Gertrude :
Robert II, Count of Flanders (1065-1111)
Adela (1064-1115)
Gertrude (1070-1117)
C.Smith
Towards the end of his life Robert the Frisian made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1086 and on the return trip home spent time assisting the Byzantine Emperor (Alexios I Komnenos) against the Seljuq Turks.
Children with Gertrude :
Robert II, Count of Flanders (1065-1111)
Adela (1064-1115)
Gertrude (1070-1117)
C.Smith
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