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Robert II, Count of Flanders

Robert II, Count of Flanders (c. 1065 – 5 October 1111) was Count of Flanders from 1093 to 1111. He became known as Robert of Jerusalem (Robertus Hierosolimitanus) or Robert the Crusader after his exploits in the First Crusade.

Robert II

1093 – 1111

Robert I

Baldwin VII

c. 1065

5 October 1111 (aged c. 46)
Meaux, Kingdom of France

Clementia of Burgundy

Baldwin VII of Flanders

House of Flanders

Robert I of Flanders

Gertrude of Saxony

Early life[edit]

Robert was the eldest son of Robert I of Flanders (also known as Robert the Frisian) and Gertrude of Saxony.[1][2] His father, hoping to place the cadet branch (or "Baldwinite" branch) of Flanders over the county, began to associate him with his rule around 1086.[3] From 1085 to 1091 he was regent of the county while his father was away on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.[4] Robert II became count in 1093 and supported the restoration of the diocese of Arras in order to limit the influence of the Holy Roman Empire in his dominion. With the approval of Pope Urban II, the diocese was split of from the diocese of Cambrai in 1093/94 and Lambert of Guines elected as its first bishop.[5]

Family[edit]

He married Clementia of Burgundy, sister of Pope Callistus II and daughter of William I, Count of Burgundy.[12] They had three children, but only the oldest survived to adulthood. He succeeded Robert as Baldwin VII of Flanders.

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