Robert Shortboots

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Robert Shortboots is an alternative name for Robert Curthose, the 11th-century Duke of Normandy and eldest son of William the Conqueror.

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instanceOf Duke of Normandy
human
medieval noble
alsoKnownAs Robert Courteheuse
Robert Curthose
Robert II, Duke of Normandy
battle Battle of Tinchebray
Siege of Antioch
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
birthDate c. 1051
burialPlace Gloucester Cathedral
child William Clito
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy
deathDate 3 February 1134
deathPlace Cardiff Castle
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Norman
father William I of England
William the Conqueror
givenName Robert
house Norman dynasty
linked to: House of Normandy
languageSpoken Latin
Old Norman
militaryRank crusader leader
mother Matilda of Flanders
nickname Curthose
Shortboots
nobleFamily House of Normandy
notableEvent captured at the Battle of Tinchebray
imprisoned for decades by Henry I of England
mortgaged Normandy to William II of England to finance crusade
rebelled against his father William the Conqueror
notableFor being eldest son of William the Conqueror
contesting the English throne against his brothers
leadership role in the First Crusade
participatedIn First Crusade
positionHeld Duke of Normandy
predecessor William the Conqueror
reignEnd 1106
reignStart 1087
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Adela of Normandy
Henry I of England
William II of England
spouse Sibylla of Conversano
successor Henry I of England
title Duke of Normandy

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Robert Curthose alsoKnownAs Robert Shortboots