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| | Robert I Of France - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | 865-923), king of France, or king of the Franks, was the younger son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of Odo, or Eudes, who became king of the western Franks in 888. |
 | | He did not claim the crown of France when his brother died in 898; but recognizing the supremacy of the Carolingian king, Charles III., the Simple, he was confirmed in his offices and possessions, after which he continued to defend northern France from the attacks of the Normans. |
 | | Robert left a son, Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks, and his grandson was Hugh Capet, king of France. |
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