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Robert Curthose (c. 1051 –
February 1134, French:
Robert Courteheuse), was the
eldest son of
William the
Conqueror and
succeeded his
father as
Robert II...
- Curthoys,
Curthose, or
Curthoise is an
English surname. The
surname is
derived from the Old
French curthose meaning "short stockings".[citation needed]...
- and
unsuccessfully claimed the
Duchy of Normandy. As the son of
Robert Curthose, the
eldest son of
William the Conqueror,
William ****o was seen as a candidate...
- King William's
death in 1087,
Edgar supported William's
eldest son
Robert Curthose, who
succeeded him as Duke of Normandy,
against his
second son, William...
- King
Henry I of England, and the
Norman army of his
elder brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy. Henry's
knights won a
decisive victory: they captured...
- was a
wealthy Norman heiress,
Duchess of
Normandy by
marriage to
Robert Curthose. She was
regent of
Normandy during the
absence of her spouse. She was the...
- The army of
Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, left for the Holy Land on the
First Crusade.
Robert was the
eldest son of
William the
Conqueror and brother...
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liberal arts. On William's
death in 1087, Henry's
elder brothers Robert Curthose and
William Rufus inherited Normandy and England, respectively, but Henry...
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Norman Count of Flanders:
William ****o (r. 1127–1128), son of
Robert Curthose, great-grandson of
Baldwin V,
designated by
Louis VI of
France Richard...
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independent of his
father he took part in the 1077
revolt of the
young Robert Curthose against Duke William. When Robert's mother, Mabel, was
killed c. 1079,...
