Robert I, Duke of Normandy

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[[File:Robert magnificent statue in falaise.JPG|thumb|Robert magnificent statue in falaise.]]

Robert magnificent statue in falaise.

'''Robert I of Normandy''' (22 June 1000{{nbsp}}– July 1035), also known as '''Robert the Magnificent''' and by other names, was a [[Norman people|Norman]] [[French aristocracy|noble]] of the [[House of Normandy]] who ruled as [[duke of Normandy|duke]] of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] from 1027 until his death in 1035. He was the son of [[Richard II, Duke of Normandy|Duke Richard II]]; the brother of [[Richard III, Duke of Normandy|Duke Richard III]], against whom he unsuccessfully revolted; and the father of [[William the Conqueror|Duke William]] who became the first Norman [[List of English monarchs|king]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] after winning the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066. During his reign, Robert quarrelled with the [[Roman Catholic Church in France|church]]{{mdash}}including his uncle [[Robert II (Archbishop of Rouen)|Robert]], [[archbishop of Rouen|archbishop]] of [[Roman Catholic archdiocese of Rouen|Rouen]]{{mdash}}and meddled in the disorder in [[Flanders]]. He was finally reconciled with his uncle and the church, restoring some property and undertaking a [[Christian pilgrimage|pilgrimage]] to [[Jerusalem]], during which he died.

'''Robert I of Normandy''' (22 June 1000{{nbsp}}– July 1035), also known as '''Robert the Magnificent''' and by other names, was a [[Norman people|Norman]] [[French aristocracy|noble]] of the [[House of Normandy]] who ruled as [[duke of Normandy|duke]] of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] from 1027 until his death in 1035. He was the son of [[Richard II, Duke of Normandy|Duke Richard II]]; the brother of [[Richard III, Duke of Normandy|Duke Richard III]], against whom he unsuccessfully revolted; and the father of [[William the Conqueror|Duke William]] who became the first Norman [[List of English monarchs|king]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] after winning the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066. During his reign, Robert quarrelled with the [[Roman Catholic Church in France|church]]{{mdash}}including his uncle [[Robert II (Archbishop of Rouen)|Robert]], [[archbishop of Rouen|archbishop]] of [[Roman Catholic archdiocese of Rouen|Rouen]]{{mdash}}and meddled in the disorder in [[Flanders]]. He was finally reconciled with his uncle and the church, restoring some property and undertaking a [[Christian pilgrimage|pilgrimage]] to [[Jerusalem]], during which he died.