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Birth:          ABT 1011 France
Death:          21 Mar 1076 Fleury-sur-Ouche, France
Burial:         Abbaye de St. Seine, Saemur, Bourgogne

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I,_Duke_of_Burgundy

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.[1]

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.[2]
Family[edit]

He married his first wife, Helie of Semur,[3] about 1033, and repudiated her in 1048. 
Robert and Helie had five children:
1.Hugh (1034–1059), killed in battle
2.Henry (1035–ca.1074). He died shortly before his father, thus making his son 
Robert's heir. His children included Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093), Odo I, 
Duke of Burgundy (1058–1103), and Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112), among 
others
3.Robert (1040–1113), poisoned; married Violante of Sicily, daughter of Roger I of 
Sicily
4.Simon (1045–1087)
5.Constance (1046–1093), married Alfonso VI of Leσn and Castile
From his second wife, Ermengarde,[4] daughter of Fulk III of Anjou, he had one 
daughter:
1.Hildegarde (c.1056–1104), married William VIII of Aquitaine

Parents
____ Robert II "the Pious" (27 Mar  972 - 20 Jul 1031)
OF ARLES, PROVENCE AND TOULOUSE Constance (ABT  975 - 28 Jul 1032)

Siblings
OF FRANCE Hedwig (ABT 1003 - 1063)
____ Henry I (4 May 1008 - 4 Aug 1060)
____ Adela (Adele) (Alix) (Adelaide) (ABT 1009 - 1079)
____ Robert I "the Old" (ABT 1011 - 21 Mar 1076)
OF FRANCE Constance (ABT 1014 - )

Marriage To DE SEMUR Helie (Edwige) (Ella) (Ermengarde) (1016 - 22 Apr 1055)
    m. 1033 

Notes

Parents
____ Damas (Dalmace) I (ABT  981 - AFT 1048)
DE VERGY Aremburga (Eremburge) (ABT  981 - )

Children by DE SEMUR Helie (Edwige) (Ella) (Ermengarde) 1016 - 22 Apr 1055
OF BURGUNDY Henry (ABT 1035 - 27 Jan 1074)
OF BURGUNDY Constance (8 May 1046 - 1093)

Marriage To DE ANJOU Ermengarde (ABT 1018 - 21 Mar 1076)
    m. 1055 his 2d

Notes

Parents
____ Fulk (Foulques) III "the Black" ( 970 - 21 Jun 1040)
OF METZ Hildegarde (ABT  980 - 1 Apr 1046)

Children by DE ANJOU Ermengarde ABT 1018 - 21 Mar 1076
OF BURGUNDY Hildegarde (ABT 1056 - AFT 1104)

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