The
Robertians, or
Robertines, were a
Frankish predecessor family of what
became the
Capetians. The family included a large number of forms of
Robert including
Robert of Worms,
Robert of Hesbaye,
Robert the Strong, and
Robert I of France. They figured prominently amongst
Carolingian nobility and married into this royal family. Eventually the Robertians delivered Frankish kings themselves such as
Odo,
Robert and
Hugh Capet. Those Robertians ruled in the Frankish kingdom
Western Francia. Hugh Capet is known as the "last Frankish king" and the first king of
France. He is the founder of the
Capetians, a family that ruled
France until 1848 (save from 1792 to 1815) and is still ruling
Spain and
Luxembourg.
Origin
The oldest known Robertians probably originated in the county
Hesbaye, around
Tongeren in modern-day
Belgium. The first certain ancestor is
Robert the Strong count of
Paris, probably son of
Robert of Worms, grandson of
Robert of Hesbaye, and nephew of
Ermengarde of Hesbaye, daughter of
Ingram, wife of
Louis the Pious. Other related family includes
Cancor, founder of the
Lorsch Abbey, his sister Landrada and her son
Saint Chrodogang, archbishop of
Metz.
From Robert the Strong
The sons of Robert the Strong were
Odo and
Robert, who were both king of
Western Francia and ruled during the
Carolingian era. His daughter Richildis married a count of
Troyes. The family became
Counts of Paris under Odo and "Dukes of the Franks" under Robert, possessing large parts of the ancient
Neustria. Although quarrels continued between Robert's son
Hugh the Great and
Louis IV, they were mended upon the ascension of
Lothair. Lothair granted Hugh the
Duchy of Burgundy and
Aquitaine, expanding the Robertian dominions.
The Carolingian dynasty ceased to rule France upon the death of
Louis V. After the death of Louis, the son of Hugh the Great,
Hugh Capet was chosen as king of the Franks. He became to be known as the first king of
France. Hugh was crowned at
Noyon on
July 3,
987 with the full support from
Holy Roman Emperor Otto III. With Hugh's coronation, a new era began for France, and his descendants came to be named, after him, the
Capetians. They ruled France as the Capetians,
Valois, and
Bourbons until the
French Revolution. They returned after 1815 and ruled until
Louis Philippe was deposed in 1848.
However they continue to rule
Spain through the Bourbon Dynasty right down to
Juan Carlos of Spain.
Family branches
- Ro(d)bert (-764), dux of Hesbaye from 732, married Williswinda of Worms
- **Heimrich (-795), count in the Lahngau
- *Landrada, married Sigram
- ******Odo-Henry (946-1002), Duke of Burgundy from 965
- ******Herbert (-994), Bishop of Auxerre
Sources
- Pierre Riché. The Carolingians, a Family who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Christian Settipani and Patrick van Kerrebrouck. La Préhistoire des Capetiens, Premiére Partie: Mérovingiens, Carolingiens et Robertiens.
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