Robert III 'Curthose', 8th Duc de Normandie

1051 - 1134  (83 years)

• Name	Robert III 'Curthose' , 8th Duc de Normandie  [1]
  Suffix	8th Duc de Normandie
  Born	1051	Normandy, France   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 1133/34	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales   [1]
  Buried	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
  Notes	He was the son of William I 'the Conqueror', King of England and Matilda de Flandre. He married, firstly, Sybilla de Conversano, daughter of Geoffrey de Conversano, Comte de Conversano, in 1100 at Apulia, Sicily, Italy. He married, secondly, Margaret de Maine. He succeeded to the title of 8th Duc de Normandie on 9 September 1087. On 27 September 1106 he was taken prisoner at Tenchebrai and imprisoned in Cardiff Castle by his brother Henry for 28 years. He was deposed as Duke of Normandy on 28 September 1106. He fought in the Battle of Tinchebrai on 28 September 1106, where he lost to his brother Henry I.
  Person ID	I4595	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	William I 'the Conqueror', King of England,   b. Between 1027 and 1028, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ,   d. 09 Sep 1087, Rouen, Caux, France  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Matilda of Flanders,   b. Abt 1031, Flanders, Belgium ,   d. 02 Nov 1083, Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	1053	Normandy, France   [1]
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (Name: The Bodley Head; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;). [S191] Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition, Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, (Name: Little, Brown and Company; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;).