Robert, Count of Anjou and Blois

- 866

• Name	Robert
  	Robert's name was also spelt Rutpert IV "der Tapfer" or "der Starke" in German. Robert's name was also spelt Robert "le Fort" in French. He is now often refereed to as Robert the Strong in English. [1, 2] He was also the Rutpert IV, Count in Wormsgau. [1]
  Nickname	the Strong
  Living	836  [1]
  Religion	852	Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, France
  He was appointed the Lay Abbot of St. Martin de Marmoutier near Tours. [2]
  Miscellaneous	858/59  [3]
  He revolted against Charles the Bald, inviting Charles' brother Ludwig to invade Neustria. After the brothers made peace, Robert was restored to favor and given the defense of Neustria against the Normans.
  Death	15 Sep 866  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  He was killed in the Battle of Brissarthe against the Normans. [1, 4]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Guntram, Count of Wormsgau   d. Before 837 > 2. daughter of Rutpert III ▻ Walaho + 3. Robert, Count of Anjou and Blois   d. 15 Sep 866 ▻ Adelaide of Alsace and Tours,  m. About 864 ;   unknown wife   4. Eudes, Count of Nantes and Angers   d. 870, France   5. Meingaud, Count of Worms   d. 881, France
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (7 x Great Grandfather)  Teutberga  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3002	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Sewell gives his death date as 25 July 866. [4] Death: Moriarty (1953) gives his death date as October 866. [3]

  
  

Father	Rutpert III, Count of Wormsgau and Upper Rhine,   b. 800   d. About 834 (Age 34 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Waldrada of Orléans
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F2396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	Adelaide of Alsace and Tours,   b. About 819   d. About 866 (Age 47 years)  Other Partners: Conrad I, Count in the Argengau and in the Linzgau  m. yes, date unknown;   Robert I, Duke of France  m. Yes, date unknow
Marriage	About 864  [5]
Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : ~ 45 years.
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
1. Odo of Paris, King of the Franks,   b. 856   d. 898 (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Robert I, Duke of France,   b. 866, France d. 15 Jun 923, Soissons, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ the sister of Adelheim, Count of Laon;   Beatrice de Vermandois  m. 890;   Adelaide of Alsace and Tours  m. Yes, date unknown;   Aelis of Tours +   3. Regilinda  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William, Count of Perigord and Agen
Family ID	F2390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jul 2021




Spouse / Partner 2	unknown wife  [1]
Family ID	F8068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	2 Dec 2019




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert, Count of Anjou and Blois( – 866) 2Rutpert III, Count of Wormsgau and Upper Rhine(800 – 834) 4Rutpert II, Count in the Upper Rhine and Wormsgau( – 807) 8Thüringbert( – 767) 16Rutpert I, Count of the Upper Rhine and Wormsgau(689 – 764) 17Williswint of the Wormsgau 9 18 19 5Theoderata( – 789) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Waldrada of Orléans 6Hadrian, Count of the Wormsgau(Abt 755 – 824) 12Gerold, Count in the Vinzgau 24 25 13Emma of Allemania( – 798) 26Hnabi, Duke of Allemania, Count in the Linzgau( – 788) 27 7Waldrat 14Lambert, Count and Lord of Hornbach 28Count Gui(Abt 704 – 722) 29 15Teutberga 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Religion - 852 - Marmoutier Abbey, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, 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

  [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). [S1495] Rubincam, Milton. "Ancestry of Robert the Strong, Count of Anjou and Blois" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CXVII, October 1963). [S1494] Moriarty, G. Andrews. "The Origin of Capet and Plantagenet" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CVII, October 1953). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [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).