Robert I of France

Robert I
Robert I as depicted in a 14th century family tree of the Robertians
King of West Francia
Reign29 June 922 – 15 June 923
Coronation29 June 922, Rheims
PredecessorCharles the Simple
SuccessorRudolph
Bornc. 866
Died15 June 923 (aged 57)
Soissons, France
Burial
SpousesAelis
Béatrice of Vermandois
Issue
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Emma, Queen of West Francia
Hugh the Great
HouseRobertian
FatherRobert the Strong
MotherAdelaide of Tours

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. He succeeded the overthrown Carolingian king Charles the Simple, who in 898 had succeeded Robert's brother, king Odo.


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