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Henri I

Male Bef 1008 - 1060  (> 52 years)


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  • Name Henri I  
    Born Bef 17 May 1008  , , France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Aug 1060  Vitry-aux-Loges, Loiret, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St Denis Abbey, Seine, Ile-de-France, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6318  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Robert II "le Pieux",   b. From 970 to 974, Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1031, Chateau de Melun, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother Constance of Provence,   d. 25 Jul 1032, Château Melun, Melun, Seine-et-Marne, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married From Sep 1001 to 25 Aug 1003 
    Family ID F2761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mathilde of Friesland,   d. 1044, Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1043 
    Children 
     1. de France
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F2760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anne of Kiev,   b. 1036, of Kiev, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. From 5 Sep 1075 to 5 Sep 1078  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 19 May 1051  Rheims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Philippe I,   b. Bef 23 May 1053,   d. From 19 Jul 1108 to 30 Jul 1108, Château Melun (Seine-et-Marne), France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 55 years)
     2. Robert de France,   b. Abt 1055, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1060, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
     3. Hugues le Grand,   b. Abt 1057,   d. 18 Oct 1101, Tarsus, Cilicia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F2757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
      “HENRI I, Duke of Burgundy, 1016, King of France, 1031-1060, 2nd but eldest surviving son and heir by his father's 3rd marriage, born in 1008, before 17 May. He betrothed to marry MATHILDE OF FRANCONIA, daughter of Conrad II, King of Germany, by Gisela, daughter of Hermann II, Duke of Swabia. She was born in 1027. She died at Worms in 1034, and was buried there in the cathedral. He married (1st) in 1043 MATHILDE OF FRIESLAND, allegedly daughter of Liudolf I of Brunswick, Margrave of Friesland, by Gertrud von Egisheim. They had one daughter. His wife, Mathilde, died at Paris in 1044, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. He married (2nd) at Reims 19 May 1051 ANNE (or AGNES) OF KIEV, daughter of Jaroslav I Vladimirovich, Grand-Prince of Kiev, by his 2nd wife, Ingrid (or Ingegarde), daughter of Olaf Skotkonung, King of Sweden. She was born in 1036. They had three sons, Philippe (I) [King of France], Robert, and Hugues le Grand [Count of Crépy]. HENRI I OF FRANCE, King of France, died at Vitry-aux-Loges (Loiret) near Orleans 4 August 1060, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. His widow, Anne, served as Regent, 1060-1067. She founded the [convents] at Saint-Martin-des-Champs at Paris and Saint-Vincent at Senlis. Anne married (2nd) in 1061 (as his 3rd wife) RAOUL II “le Grand,” Count of Crépy and Valois, who died at Péronne 8 Sept. 1074. She died 5 Sept., between 1075 and 1078.
      Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS IX (1851): 385, 388-389 (Hugonis Floriacensis, Liber qui Modernorum Regum Francorum Actus: "Rex etiam accepit in coniugium filiam regis Russorum Annam, quae ei tres genuit filios, Philippum videlicet, Hugonem atque Rotbertum."), 389 (Hugonis Floriacensis, Liber qui Modernorum Regum Francorum Actus: " ... Anna, Henrici relicta, nupsit Rodulfo comiti viro nobili et generoso."). Monumenta Germaniæ Historica SS XI (1854): 271 (Wiponis, Vita Chuonradi II Imperatoris sub A.D. 1034: "Eo tempore filia imperatoris Chuonradi et Giselae imperatricis, Mahthilda, nimaie formositatis puella, Heinrico regi Francorum desponsata, obiit Wormatiae, ibique sepulta est."). Piolin Histoire de l'Eglise du Mans 3 (1856): 655 (Robert le Bourguignon styled "nephew of King Henri" [nepos Henrici regis] in charter dated c.1051). Capgrave Liber de Illustribus Henricis (1858): 147-150 (biog. of Henry I, King of France). Certain Les Miracles de Saint-Benoit (1858): 252 (Miracula Sancti Benedicti sub A.D. 1044: "Quo siquidem anno, Mahildis regina Parisiis obiit, quam ex Caesarum progenie matrimonio sibi asciverat praefatus rex; susceptaque regia ex ea prole, hominem decessit, monasterio Sancti Dionysii tradita sepulturae."). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 11(1876): xlv, 114 (Ex Historia Episcoporum Autissiod: Guillaume, Count of Nevers, styled "nephew" of King Henri I of France [Robertus de patre Guillelmo, nepote Regis Henrici, Philippi patris, Consule Nivernensium]), 157 ("Idem rex Henricus neptem Henrici Alamannorum Imperatoris duxit in uxorem: ex qua filiam unam procreavit; quae infra lustrum defuncta est, matte ejus paulo post eam subsequente."), 161 (Ex Historiæ Francicæ Fragmento sub AD. 1044: "Quo anno Mahildis Regina obit ... Qui post Mahildis Reginae humationem, accepit aliam conjugem, videlicet fliam Juriscloht Regis Russorum, nomine Annam; quæ ei genuit tres filios, Philippum, Hugonem, Rotbertum."), 276 (Ex Continuatione Aimoni sub A.D. 1034: "Rex Henricus neptem Henrici Alamanix Imperatoris duxit in uxorem, etc."), 384 (Ex Chronico Vezeliacensi: [Arum] MXXXVI. Henricus Rex, mortua uxore sua Alemanni Regis filia, duxit Annam filiam Regis Rusulorum; ex qua suscepit filios, Philippum Regem - et Robertum et Hugonem cognomine Magnum. Ipse Hugo genuit Rodulfum Comitem Viromanduorum."). Barret Cartulaire du Marmoutier pour is Perche (Docs. sur la Province du Perche 3rd Ser. no. 2) (1894): 13-16 (charter dated 1050-64 witnessed by Eudes, brother of King Henri I). Birch Cat. Seals in the British Museum 5 (1898): 114 (seal of King Henri I dated A.D. 1035 - The king, full-face, with crown of three fleurons, long beard, tunic and mantle fastened on the right shoulder, and falling down in folds over the breast; in the right hand a sort of flower or fleur-de-lis; in the left hand a baton or sceptre. He is seated on a cushion, upon a throne without back, ornamented with two semicircular headed arches in each of two storeys; feet on a footboard. A narrow frieze and somewhat broader string-course complete the details of the architecture. Legend: HEINRIC DI GRA FRANCORV REX). Scehnée Catalogue des Actes d'Henri 1er, Roi de France (1031-1060) (Bibliothèque de l’Ecole des hautes Etudes 161) (1907). Journal des Savants (1971): 241-260. Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 2 (1984): 11 (sub France). Revue des Etudes Slaves 57 (1985): 539-564. Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): X.29, X.87. Van Kerrebrouck Les Capétians 987-1328 (2000): 64-70. Tanner Fams., Friends, & Allies (2004): 310 (France ped). Marsha L. Dutton, ed. (Jane Patricia Freeland, trans.) Life of Saint Edward, King and Confessor," in Aelred of Rievaulx: The Historical Works (2005): 141 (Henri I, King France, styled "near relative" to Edward the Confessor, King of England).
      Children of Henri I of France, by Anne of Kiev:
      i. PHILIPPE I, King of France [see next].
      ii. HUGUES LE GRAND, Count of Crépy, married ADELE DE VERMANDOIS [see VERMANDOIS 4].”

      2. “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
      “ROBERT II nicknamed “the Pious,” King of France, 996-1031, born at Orléans about 970-974. He was named associate-king with his father in Dec. 987, and succeeded his father in 996. He married (1st) before 1 April 988 (date of charter) SUZANNE (or ROZALA) OF ITALY, widow of Arnulf (or Arnoul) II “the Young,” Marquis of Flanders, Lay-abbot of Saint-Bertin [died 23 (or 30) March 987-988] [see Appendix, Line B, Gen. 8], and daughter of Berengario (or Berenger) II, King of Italy, by Willa, daughter of Boson, Count of Arles [see Appendix, Line C, Gen. 6 below for her ancestry]. They had no issue. He repudiated the marriage in 991 or 992; she died 13 Dec. 1003, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre-au-Mont-Blandin in Gand. He married (2nd) in late 996 or early 997 BERTHA OF BURGUNDY, widow of Eudes I, Count of Blois and Chartres (died 12 March 995/6), and daughter of Conrad “le Pacifique,” King of Burgundy transjurane, by Mathilde (or Mahaut), daughter of Louis IV d'Outre-Mer, King of France. They had no issue. A decree against their union was issued by Pope Gregory V at the synod of Pavia in Feb. 997 on grounds of consanguinity; she died 16 January, after 1010). He married (3rd) after Sept. 1001 and before 25 August 1003 CONSTANCE OF PROVENCE, daughter of Guillaume II of Provence, Count of Arles, by Aelis (or Blanche), daughter of Foulques II “le Bon,” Count of Anjou. They had four sons, Hugues II Magnus, Henri (I) [King of France], Robert I [Duke of Burgundy], and Eudes, and two daughters, Hawise (or Advisa/Hadvida/Adelaide) (wife of Renaud, Count of Nevers and Auxerrre) and Adèle (wife of Baudouin V, Count/Marquis of Flanders). ROBERT II, King of France, died Château Melun (Seine-et-Marne) 20 July 1031, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. His widow, Queen Constance, died in Château Melun (Seine-et-Marne) 25 July 1032, and was buried in the church of the Abbey of Saint-Denis.
      Besly Histoire des Comtes de Poictou et Ducs de Guyenne (1647): 365, Preuves (Charter of Bourgueil dated Kal. Martij [1 March] 1028, in the "reign of King Robert in France and his kinsman, Guillaume in Aquitaine" [regnante R. Rotberto in Francia et ejus consobrino Guillelmo in Aquitania]). Anselme Hist. de la Maison Royale de France 6 (1730): 3-21 (sub Anjou). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 15 (1808): 177 (Constance, Queen of France [Constantia Regina] identified as daughter of Blanche, Countess of Arles [Blanca Arelatensis Comitissa], sister of Geoffrey Grisegonelle [Gaufridus Grisgonellus] in letter of Bishop Ivo dated 1100). De Smet Recueil des Chroniques de Flandre 1 (1837): 536 (Chronicorum Flandriae sub A.D. 1002: "Susanna regina, uxor Roberti Francorum regis, obiit, et in Blandinio juxta Amulphum Juniorem, Flandriae comitem, suum priorem maritum, sepelitur. Haec prius dicebatur Rozala, cum esset uxor Arnulphi; post cujus obitum, accepto Roberto rege, Susanna dicta est"). Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS III (1839): 657 (Richeri Hist. Lib. III: "Robertus rex in Aquitania ob nepotem suum Wilelmum obsidione Hildebertum premit" [In 997 King Robert besieged Hildebert in Aquitaine for the sake of his kinsman [nepos] Guillaume V, Duke of Aquitaine]. Champollion-Figeac Documents historiques inédits tirés des collections manuscrites de la Bibliotheque Royale 2 (1843): 20 (Chronicon breve ab Origine Francorum usque ad Ann. 1137: "Duxit autem uxorem Constantiam, filiam Guillelmi comitis Arelatensis, natam de Blanca, sorore Gaufridi comitis Andegavensis; ex qua genuit 4 filios, Hugonem qui cognominatus est Magnus, Henricum, Robertum, Odonem."). Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS V (1844): 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. [950-968]: "Arnulfus junior uxorem duxit filiam Beregeri regis Susannam"), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 988: "Obiit Amulfus iunior."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 1003: "Obiit Susanna regina."), 19 (Annales Elnonenses Minores sub A.D. 1031: "Obiit Rotbertus rex."). Poinsignon Richeri historiarum quatuor libri: Histoire de Richer en quatre livres (1855): 469 ("Sur ces entrefaites, le roi Robert, qui était dans sa dix-neuvième année, dans la fleur de la jeunesse, répudia sa femme Susanne, d'origine italienne, parce qu'elle était trop vieille pour lui."), 503 ("Le roi Robert succède à son pere, et, avec le conseil des siens, épouse Berthe ...."). Lépinois & Merlet Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Chartres 3 (1865): 23 (Chartularium B.M. Camutensis: "XVII Kalendas Februarii [16 January] - Obiit Berta, mater Odonis comitis"), 141 (Necrologium B.M. Carnutensis: "XIII Kalendas Augusti [20 July] - Obiit Rotbertus, rex"). Wauters Table Chronologique des Chartes et Diplômes Imprimis 1 (1866): 443 (charter of Queen Susanne and her son, Baudouin, dated 1003). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 10 (1874): 365 (Ex Vita S. Bertulfi Abbatis Renticensis: "Post immaturam a Arnulfi Junions Marchionis mortem, cujus avus magnus exstitit Arnulfus, Balduinus filius ejus cum matte Rozala derelictus est parvulus. His enim est qui postea Prolixæ-barbæ dictus est Balduinus, cujus Principis Roberto Regi Francorum nupsit, et Susanna dicta, mutato nomine, Regina regnavit."), 569 (Monitum in Diplomata Roberti Regis: "Nondum certe Constantia Roberto nupserat mense Augusto anno 1001, quo Adalax seu Adalars Comitissa, ejus parens, Monti-majori prædia quædem in valle Ollieria seu Ollierta confert una cum filio suo Willelmo Comite et filia sua Constantia; quæ donatio facta est in mense Augusto, regnante Rodulfo Rege, Indictione XIV; quæ indictio a morte Conradi Regis patris Rodulfi primum occurrit anno 1001."). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 11 (1876): 276 (Ex Continuatione Aimoni: "Anno MXXXI Incarn. Dom. obiit Robertus Rex, qui dum viveret, etc."). Academy 15 (1879): 458. Birch Cat. Seals in the British Museum 5 (1898): 114 (seal of King Robert dated c. A.D. 997 - Pointed oval: the king, half-length, full-face, crowned with an open coronet of three fleurs-de-lis, or fleurons, long beard; cloak fastened over the right shoulder, falling in regular plaits over the breast. The hands lifted up from the elbow; in the right hand a short sceptre, topped with a fleur-de-lis; in the left hand an orb. Legend: + ROTBERTVS GR[AC]IA DI FRANCORV REX. This is the earliest example of the occurence of the fleur-de-lis on the seals of the Sovereigns of France.). Molinier Obituaires de la Province de Sens 1(1) (Recueil des Historiens de la France, Obituaires 1) (1902): 267 (Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés: "XIII kal. Aug. [20 July] - Obiit Rotbertus, rex Francorum [1031]."), 267 (Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Pres: "XI kal. Aug. [22 July] - Obiit regina Constancia [1032]"), 322 (Abbaye de Saint-Denis: "XIII kal. Aug. [20 July] - Ob. Rotbertus, venerande memorie humillimus Francorum rex [1031]"), 348 (Prieuré d'Argenteuil: "VIII kal. Aug. [25 July] - Ob. Constancia regina [1032]"). Chaume Les Origins du Duché de Bourgogne 1 (1925): 536-537 (chart). Newman Catalogue des Actes de Robert II, Roi de France (1937). Strecker Die Lateinischen Dichter des Deutschen Mittelalters (Monumenta Germaniæ Historica: Die Ottonenzeit 5(1)) (1937): 299 (Memorial of Queen Susanna). Helgaud of Fleury Vie de Robert le Pieux: Epitoma Vitae Regis Rotberti pii 1 (1965). Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 2 (1984): 11 (sub France), 59. Bouchard Sword, Miter, & Cloister (1987). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): IX.18 & X.77. Medieval Prosopography 11 (1990): 1-15. Van Kerrebrouck Les Capétians 987-1328 (2000): 55-64. Settipanni La Noblesse du Midi carolingien (2004): 317. Tanner Fams., Friends, & Allies (2004): 310 (France ped.).
      Children of King Robert II, by Constance of Provence:
      i. HENRI I, King of France [see next].
      ii. ADELE OF FRANCE, married BAUDOUIN V, Count/Marquis of Flanders [see Appendix, Line B, Gen. 10].”