Robert, Count of Clermont

Robert, Count of Clermont

Robert of Clermont (1256 – 7 February 1317) was a French prince du sang who was created Count of Clermont in 1268. Read more on Wikipedia

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Robert, Count of Clermont, was a French prince and military leader. He was the son of Louis IX and Margaret of Provence. He was the grandson of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. He was the great-grandson of Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was the great-great-grandson of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was the great-great-great-grandson of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. He was the great-great-great-great-grandson of Rollo of Normandy and Gisla of France. Robert, Count of Clermont, is most famous for his military leadership in the Seventh Crusade and his participation in the Albigensian Crusade.