Henri (Capet) France (1008 - abt. 1060)

Born 4 May 1008 in Reims, Champagne, France

Ancestors

Husband of Анна Ярославна (Kiev) Киевская — married 29 Jan 1050 in Reims, France

Descendants

Died about 4 Aug 1060 at about age 52 in Palais de Vitry-aux-Loges, Vitry-aux-Loges, Centre, France

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Biography

Henry I (Capet) France is a member of the House of Capet.

Henry I (of France) (circa 1008-60), king of France (1031-60), son of King Robert II and grandson of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty. From the beginning of his reign he was occupied with putting down rebellions led by members of his family and other French nobles. Between 1035 and 1047 he assisted his nephew William, duke of Normandy, later William the Conqueror, king of England, in establishing William's authority over rebellious Norman nobles. Henry later grew jealous of William's power and waged unsuccessful war against him in 1054 and 1058. Henry was succeeded by his son Philip I.^[1]

married 1051-05-19 Reims (Marne : 510454), France

Marriages and children

Henry was betrothed to Mathilde of Germany, the daughter of Emperor Konrad II, when she was about 6, but she died the following year, still unmarried at 7.

Henry then promptly married another German girl, also called Mathilde, but slightly older, about 8 or 9. She died 10 years later, soon after the death of their only child. She was a member of the complex Imperial family, but a description of exactly where she fitted in seems to have defeated the explanatory powers of the chroniclers.

This time Henry didn't rush to remarry; 7 years passed before he married a 15-year-old Russian princess. Their fourth and last child was born 6 years later.

Research Notes

• Philippe Ier, roi de France, born 1053, died 1108-07-29 Melun (Seine-et-Marne : 770288), France, buried Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (Loiret : 450270), France, married .. (France) 1071 or 1073 Berthe de HOLLANDE^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Encarta® 98 Desk Encyclopedia © & 1996-97 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
2. ↑ Histoire de la maison royale de France (Père Anselme); Mémoires (Société généalogique canadienne-française)

See also:

• "Royal Ancestry" 2013 by Douglas Richardson, Vol. III. page 17 - 18
• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
• Francogene:
• Wikipedia (FR)
• Ataviµ regiµ consisting of sixty copies only. Florence: Printed by J. Marenigh, 1820.Original data: Note: Includes text in French and Italian. bibliographical references and index.
• Vajay, S. Mathilde, reine de France inconnue (Journal des savants), 1971
• Settipani, Christian (2000). "Les vicomtes de Châteaudun et leurs alliés [Viscounts of Chateaudun and their relatives]" (in French). Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval (Oxford: Prosopographica et genealogica): pp. 247-261. ISBN 1-900934-01-9.
• Christian Settipani, "Les comtes d'Anjou et leur alliances aux Xe et XIe siècles", in K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, ed., Family Trees and the Roots of Politics (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1997): 211-267.
• (En Francais) French Wikipedia page on Henri I de France: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Ier_de_France
• Geneall: http://www.geneall.net/F/per_page.php?id=15
• FRANCE (de), Henri Ier (Robert II le Pieux & Constance de PROVENCE [10405]), roi de France, born about 1005, died 1060-08-04 Vitry-aux-Loges (Loiret : 450346), France, buried Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis : 930066), France
• Roderick W. Stuart, "Royalty for Commoners."
• Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France, des pairs, grands officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des anciens barons du royaume, Tome Premier, par le Père Anselme de Sainte-Marie, continuée par Honoré du Fourny, ed. la compagnie des libraires (Paris) 1726-1733. Pages 72-73.