NOBLEMAN

Robert Curthose

1054 - 1134

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Robert Curthose (c. 1051 – February 1134, French: Robert Courteheuse), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Robert II of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of England. The epithet "Curthose" originated in the Norman French word courtheuse ("short stockings"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Curthose has received more than 1,472,323 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Robert Curthose is the 148th most popular nobleman (down from 124th in 2019), the 791st most popular biography from France (down from 667th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Nobleman.

Robert Curthose is most famous for being the Duke of Normandy, and for being the eldest son of William the Conqueror. He was also the father of Henry I of England.

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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Robert Curthose ranks 148 out of 1,415. Before him are Setnakhte, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Ramesses VIII, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Miguel I of Portugal, and Ramesses VII. After him are Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Ramesses IX, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, Haakon VI of Norway, and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1054, Robert Curthose ranks 2. Before him is Bohemond I of Antioch. After him are Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, Al-Hariri of Basra, Sukjong of Goryeo, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona, Judith of Swabia, and George II of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1134, Robert Curthose ranks 2. Before him is Niels, King of Denmark. After him are Alfonso the Battler, Norbert of Xanten, Irene of Hungary, Magnus I of Sweden, and Stephen Harding.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Curthose ranks 791 out of 6,770. Before him are Sebastian Brant (1458), Léonin (1135), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), Jules Grévy (1807), Joanna of Bourbon (1338), and Georges Rouault (1871). After him are Gaston Doumergue (1863), Agnès Sorel (1422), Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162), Marie de France (1101), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), and Henri Lefebvre (1901).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Robert Curthose ranks 28. Before him are Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), Chlodomer (495), Hugh the Great (898), Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (1676), Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788), and Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789). After him are Bertrada of Laon (720), Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764), Germaine of Foix (1488), Judith of Bavaria (797), Anne de Montmorency (1493), and Thomas, Count of Savoy (1178).

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