Robert II Curthose of Normandy ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Robert was the eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father. Father and son became reconciled, but Robert was later exiled. At William's death he inherited Normandy. England fell to his younger brother William II, with whom Robert was intermittently at war (1090-96) until Robert, in 1096, pawned Normandy to William so he could join the crusades of Pope Urban II. He went (1096-1100) on the First Crusade. He was married on his way to Palestine. While he was away, William II died and Henry I, youngest son of William I, was crowned. Robert invaded (1101) England but was forced to recognize Henry. In Normandy, Robert's misgovernment prompted an invasion by Henry (1105), who defeated (1106) Robert at Tinchebrai, seized Normandy, and kept Robert a prisoner until he died.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed from 1087 to 1106. Duke of Normandy.

Robert married Sibylla of Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey of Conversano and Unknown, in 1100 in Apulia, Sicily, Italy. (Sibylla of Conversano died in Feb 1103 in Rouen, France.)