Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France

Abt 1011 - 1076  (65 years)

• Name	Robert III
  Nickname	the Old
  Birth	Abt 1011  [1, 3]
  Death	21 Mar 1076	Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France   [1]
  Burial	Aft 21 Mar 1076	Semur-en-Auxois, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Princess Adele of France,   b. Abt 1003, France d. 8 Jan 1078  (Age 75 years) ▻ Renaud I, Count of Nevers and Auxerre   2. Hugh Magnus, King of France,   b. 1007   d. 17 Sep 1025, Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age 18 years) + 3. Henry I, King of France,   b. Apr 1008, Burgundy, France d. 4 Aug 1060, Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France  (Age 52 years) ▻ first wife;   Anne of Kiev,  m. 19 May 1051 + 4. Adelaide of France, Princess of France,   b. 1009   d. 8 Jun 1078  (Age 69 years) ▻ Richard III, Duke of Normandy,  m. Jan 1027 ;   Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders,  m. 1028 + 5. Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France,   b. Abt 1011   d. 21 Mar 1076, Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois,  m. Abt 1033 ;   Ermengarde of Anjou,  m. 1055 + 6. Constance, Princess of France ▻ Manasses, Count of Dammartin
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (12 x Great Grandfather)  Gerberga of the Gatinais   d. After 952  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2982	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Weis (1982) gives his death date as 1075. [2]

  
  

Father	Robert II, King of France,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 20 Jul 1031, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 59 years)
Mother	Constance of Arles,   b. About 986   d. 25 Jul 1032, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 46 years)
Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois,   b. 1016   d. 22 Apr 1055 (Age 39 years)  [1, 2]
Marriage	Abt 1033  [1, 2]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 17 years.
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
+   1. Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine,   b. Abt 1056   d. 1104 (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William IV, Count of Poitou  m. 1068/69 +   2. Henry, Duke of Burgundy,   b. Abt 1035   d. Between 27 Jan 1070 and 1074 (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sibylle of Barcelona  m. About 1056 +   3. Constance of Burgundy,   b. 8 May 1046   d. Jan 1093 to Feb 1093 (Age 46 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Hugh II of Chalon-sur-Saône, Count of Chalon  m. 1065;   Alfonso VI of León and Castile, King of Castile, León, and Navarre  m. 1080/81
Family ID	F2332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	26 Apr 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	Ermengarde of Anjou,   b. About 1018   d. 21 Mar 1076, Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Age 58 years)  Other Partners: Geoffrey II, Count of the Gâtinais and Château-Landon  m. 1035
Marriage	1055	France   [1, 4]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 44 years - She : ~ 37 years.
Divorce	Yes, date unknown  [4]
Information	They were separated for consanguinity.
Family ID	F2371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	29 Nov 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France(Abt 1011 – 1076) 2Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 4Hugh Capet, King of France(941 – 996) 8Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy(895 – 956) 16Robert I, Duke of France(866 – 923) 17Beatrice de Vermandois(880 – ) 9Hedwig of Saxony(921 – 965) 18Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 19Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968) 5Adelainde of Poitou(945 – Abt 1004) 10William I, Count of Poitou(925 – 963) 20Ebbles Mancer, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(890 – 932) 21Emiliane 11Gerloc of Normandy(Abt 920 – 962) 22Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy(Abt 870 – 932) 23Poppa de Bayeux(Abt 872 – ) 3Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 6William I, Count of Provence and Arles(955 – 994) 12Boson II, Count of Provence at Arles and of Avignon( – 967) 24Rotbaude I d'Angelca, Seigneur d'Angelca( – Abt 949) 25daughter 13Constance of Provence 26Charles Constantine, Count of Vienne(Abt 901 – 962) 27Teutberge de Troyes( – 960) 7Adelaide of Anjou(942 – 1026) 14Fulk II, Count d'Anjou(920 – 958) 28Fulk I, Viscount of Angers and Count of Anjou(888 – 941/942) 29Roscilla 15Gerberga of the Gatinais( – 952) 30Geoffrey, Count in the Gâtinais, Viscount of Orleans 31

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 1055 - France Death - 21 Mar 1076 - Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Burial - Aft 21 Mar 1076 - Semur-en-Auxois, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S308] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Origin of the Plantagenets, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, volume XCIX, January 1945).