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19 de jul. de 2022 · Robert Curthose or Robert II (c. 1051 or 1054–February 10, 1134) was the Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106 and an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of England. His nickname, Curthose, comes from the Norman French Courtheuse, meaning short (court) stockings (heuse, compare hose), as it is sometimes translated, Shortstockings.
This is a biography of Robert nicknamed ‘Curthose’, who ruled as duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106. He lived into his eighties and his long and eventful life offers the chance to examine one of the most dramatic periods in the history of Western Europe from a prominent individual's point of view.
Robert the Magnificent (22 June 1000-3 July 1035) was Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035, succeeding Richard III and preceding William the Conqueror. Robert was born in Normandy, France in 1000, the son of Richard II of Normandy and Judith of Brittany, and the brother of Richard III of Normandy. Robert was promised the County of Hiemois on his father's death, but Robert instead rebelled ...
Less than a year later, Richard III had died and Robert became duke of Normandy. Having set off on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem early in 1035, Robert died at Nicaea during the return trip, and was succeeded by his young son William, later known as William "the Conqueror". Date of Birth: Unknown. Place of Birth: Unknosn. Date of Death: 1×3 July 1035.
Robert Curthose was the eldest son of William the Conqueror. He mortgaged the Duchy of Normandy to his brother William II King of England in order to raise the money necessary to participate in the First Crusade (1096–1099). On returning from the crusade he was in the process of marrying a weathy wife, when his brother William died, and his ...
Richard was born to William I of Normandy, princeps [4] or ruler of Normandy, and Sprota. [1] He was also the grandson of the famous Rollo. He was about 10 years old when his father was killed on 17 December 942. [1] His mother was a Breton concubine captured in war and bound to William by a Danish marriage. [5]
