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Robert I (c. 866 – 15 June 923) was the elected King of West Francia from 922 to 923. Before his election to the throne he was Count of Poitiers , Count of Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orléans .
Jun 11, 2024 · Robert I (born c. 865—died June 15, 923, Soissons, France) was the younger son of Robert the Strong of Neustria and briefly king of France (922–923), or West Francia. His decisive victory over the Northmen at Chartres (911) led to a treaty settling one group of these fierce warriors in Normandy.
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Aug 30, 2021 · Robert I (August 15, 866 – June 15, 923), king of West Francia (922 – 923), was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, who became king of the Western Franks in 888. His family is known as the Robertians.
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Robert I (15 August 866 – 15 June 923) was the King of West Francia from 922 until his death in 923. He was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo of France. Robert I was at the Siege of Paris in 885. Robert had the title of Dux Francorum.
Feb 17, 2024 · 922 King of France. He was elected Robert I King of France 22 Jun 922, consecrated at Reims by Gauthier Archbishop of Sens. Robert's coronation was 29 June 922, Rheims, and his reign was 29 June 922 - 15 June 923. Robert ruled as King of Western Francia (922 - 923).
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Robert I was the elected King of West Francia from 922 to 923. Before his election to the throne he was Count of Poitiers, Count of Paris and Marquis of Neustria and Orléans. He succeeded the overthrown Carolingian king Charles the Simple, who in 898 had succeeded Robert's brother, king Odo.
In 1324, the Pope recognised Robert as king of an independent Scotland. Two years later, the Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil, by which the Scots were obliged to make war on England should hostilities break out between England and France.
