Robert II, King of France

972 - 1031  (59 years)

• Name	Robert II
  Nickname	the Pious
  Birth	27 Mar 972	Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France   [2, 3, 4]
  Reign	From 988 to 1031 (15 years)  [1, 2]
  King of France (House of Capet)
  Crowned	1 Jan 988 (15 years)
  On 1 January 988, he became the King of France.
  Death	20 Jul 1031	Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Aft 20 Jul 1031	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [1, 5]
  	Effigy of Robert II and his wife Constance of Arles
  Siblings	4 sisters
  + 1. 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) ▻ Rozala of Italy;   Bertha of Burgundy;   Constance of Arles,  m. 998 + 2. Hedwig, Princess of France,   b. About 972   d. After 1013  (Age 42 years) ▻ Regnier IV, Count of Hainaut,  m. About 996 > 3. Adele of France   d. Abt 1063 ▻ Renaud I, Count of Nevers and Auxerre,  m. 1006 - 1020 + 4. Gisela, Princess of France ▻ Hugh I de Montreuil, Seigneur of Abbeville,  m. Abt 987 + 5. Edith of France   d. After 1013 ▻ Rainier IV, Count of Hainaut
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (11 x Great Grandfather)  Adelheid  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2987	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Hugh Capet, King of France,   b. Late in 941   d. 24 Oct 996, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Adelainde of Poitou,   b. 945   d. Abt 1004 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Rozala of Italy
  Family ID	F8132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Bertha of Burgundy
  Family ID	F8133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Constance of Arles,   b. About 986   d. 25 Jul 1032, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	998  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 9 months - She : ~ 12 years.
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  +   1. Princess Adele of France,   b. Abt 1003, France d. 8 Jan 1078 (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ 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  m. Yes, date unknown;   Anne of Kiev  m. 19 May 1051 +   4. Adelaide of France, Princess of France,   b. 1009   d. 8 Jun 1078 (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ 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  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Manasses, Count of Dammartin
  Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 2Hugh Capet, King of France(941 – 996) 4Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy(895 – 956) 8Robert I, Duke of France(866 – 923) 16Robert, Count of Anjou and Blois( – 866) 17Adelaide of Alsace and Tours(819 – 866) 9Beatrice de Vermandois(880 – ) 18Herbert I, Count of Vermandois(840 – 902) 19Beatrice of Morvois 5Hedwig of Saxony(921 – 965) 10Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 20Otto, Duke of Saxony and Count in South Thuringia(845 – 912) 21Hedwige, Princess of Bavaria( – 906) 11Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968) 22Dietrich, Count of Ringelheim(Abt 872 – 917) 23Reginhilde von Friesland 3Adelainde of Poitou(945 – Abt 1004) 6William I, Count of Poitou(925 – 963) 12Ebbles Mancer, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(890 – 932) 24Ranulf II, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(848 – 890) 25Irmgard( – 935) 13Emiliane 26 27 7Gerloc of Normandy(Abt 920 – 962) 14Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy(Abt 870 – 932) 28Rognvald Eysteinsson the Wise, Jarl of Moer(Abt 830 – Abt 890) 29Rognhild Hrolfsdotter(Abt 848 – ) 15Poppa de Bayeux(Abt 872 – ) 30Berenger, Margrave of Neustria( – 896) 31Adelheid

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Mar 972 - Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Death - 20 Jul 1031 - Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France Burial - Aft 20 Jul 1031 - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• 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). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S304] Wikipedia. Constance of Arles