POLITICIAN

Robert I, Duke of Normandy

1010 - 1035

Photo of Robert I, Duke of Normandy

Icon of person Robert I, Duke of Normandy

Robert I of Normandy (22 June 1000 – July 1035), also known as Robert the Magnificent and by other names, was a Norman noble of the House of Normandy who ruled as duke of Normandy from 1027 until his death in 1035. He was the son of Duke Richard II; the brother of Duke Richard III, against whom he unsuccessfully revolted; and the father of Duke William who became the first Norman king of England after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066. During his reign, Robert quarrelled with the church—including his uncle Robert, archbishop of Rouen—and meddled in the disorder in Flanders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert I, Duke of Normandy has received more than 920,551 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Robert I, Duke of Normandy is the 934th most popular politician (down from 787th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from France (down from 302nd in 2019) and the 88th most popular French Politician.

Robert I, Duke of Normandy, is most famous for being the son of William the Conqueror and inheriting the duchy of Normandy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 920k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert I, Duke of Normandy ranks 934 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcian, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Djedefre, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, and Dido. After him are Sergey Lavrov, Arnulf of Carinthia, James A. Garfield, Robert F. Kennedy, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Reuven Rivlin.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1010, Robert I, Duke of Normandy ranks 1. After him are Pope Alexander II, Emperor Renzong of Song, Andrew I of Hungary, Michael IV the Paphlagonian, Robert de Craon, Antipope Honorius II, Antipope Victor IV, William Iron Arm, Gallus Anonymus, Benno, and Badr al-Jamali. Among people deceased in 1035, Robert I, Duke of Normandy ranks 2. Before him is Cnut the Great. After him are Sancho III of Pamplona, Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, Svein Knutsson, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, and Estrid of the Obotrites.

Others Born in 1010

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1035

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Robert I, Duke of Normandy ranks 339 out of 6,770. Before him are François Couperin (1668), Sophie Germain (1776), Nadar (1820), Pierre Beaumarchais (1732), Chrétien de Troyes (1135), and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640). After him are Charles Messier (1730), Louis de Broglie (1892), Claude Bernard (1813), John the Fearless (1371), Raymond Kopa (1931), and Fernand Braudel (1902).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Robert I, Duke of Normandy ranks 88. Before him are Diane de Poitiers (1499), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Anne of Brittany (1477), Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275), Louis VI of France (1081), and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640). After him are John the Fearless (1371), Paul Barras (1755), Édouard Daladier (1884), Adolphe Thiers (1797), Louis IV of France (920), and James I of Aragon (1208).

French born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous