{"slug": "robert-ii-of-france", "label": "Robert II of France", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_France", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178918", "qid": "Q178918", "description": "king of the Franks from 996 to 1031", "entries": 17, "years": 16, "span": [972, 1031], "span_label": ["972 CE", "1031 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "france-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "France in the Middle Ages", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "henry-i-of-france", "label": "Henry I of France", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "hugh-capet", "label": "Hugh Capet", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "duchy-of-burgundy", "label": "Duchy of Burgundy", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "paris", "label": "Paris", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "house-of-capet", "label": "House of Capet", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "december", "label": "December", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "orleans", "label": "Orléans", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christmas", "label": "Christmas", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "september", "label": "September", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "reims-cathedral", "label": "Reims Cathedral", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 972, "year_label": "972 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "March 27", "text": "March 27 – Robert II (the Pious), king of France (d. 1031)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272305#Births", "title": "972", "revid": 1365272305, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 987, "year_label": "987 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December", "text": "December – The 15-year-old Robert (the son of Hugh Capet) is crowned co-ruler of France around Christmas at Orléans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468366#Europe", "title": "987", "revid": 1364468366, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 988, "year_label": "988 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 1", "text": "April 1 – 16-year old Robert II of France (\"Robert the Pious\") is married to the much older Rozala (the widow of Arnulf II). The marriage is arranged by Robert's father, King Hugh Capet, to secure the loyalty of the County of Flanders.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364920019#Europe", "title": "988", "revid": 1364920019, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 996, "year_label": "996 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 24", "text": "October 24 – King Hugh I Capet dies in Paris after a 9-year reign and is interred in the Basilica of St. Denis. He is succeeded by his 24-year-old son Robert II (the Pious) as king of France. Robert tries (during his reign) to increase his power, by pressing his claim of feudal lands that become vacant. This results in many territorial disputes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365261051#Europe", "title": "996", "revid": 1365261051, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 998, "year_label": "998 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Winter – King Robert II (the Pious) is excommunicated by Gregory V. For reasons of consanguinity, his second marriage to Bertha of Burgundy is not accepted by the Catholic Church.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365593041#Europe", "title": "998", "revid": 1365593041, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1000, "year_label": "1000 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "In the Kingdom of France, Robert II, the son of Hugh Capet, was the first King of the Capetian royal dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373370885#Christendom", "title": "AD 1000", "revid": 1373370885, "section": "Events › Christendom"}}, {"year": 1001, "year_label": "1001 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Robert II, King of France, marries for the third time, with Constance Taillefer d'Arles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341910152#Europe", "title": "1001", "revid": 1341910152, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1002, "year_label": "1002 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 15", "text": "October 15 – Henry I, duke of Burgundy, dies and is succeeded by his stepson, Otto-William. He inherits the duchy; this is disputed by King Robert II of France (\"the Pious\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371270947#Europe", "title": "1002", "revid": 1371270947, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1003, "year_label": "1003 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Robert II (the Pious) invades Burgundy, but fails. After this fiasco Robert repudiates his second wife, Bertha of Burgundy, and marries Constance of Arles who becomes queen consort of France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369535158#Europe", "title": "1003", "revid": 1369535158, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1020, "year_label": "1020 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The French city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is founded by King Robert II (the Pious).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342212963#Events", "title": "1020", "revid": 1342212963, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1022, "year_label": "1022 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "After the Council of Orléans, King Robert II of France burns thirteen heretics at Orléans. These are the first burning victims for heresy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342213197#Religion", "title": "1022", "revid": 1342213197, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1023, "year_label": "1023 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 11", "text": "August 11 – King Robert II of France and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor have a neutral site meeting at Ivois (now Carignan in France's département of Ardennes), and pledge to convene an assembly at Pavia to reform the clergy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342213204#July–September", "title": "1023", "revid": 1342213204, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1025, "year_label": "1025 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September", "text": "September – At the urging of Queen Constance of Arles, the three sons of King Robert II of France (\"the Pious\") revolt against their father – Hugh Magnus (heir and co-king), Henry I and Robert I, Duke of Burgundy start a civil war over power.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367042525#Events", "title": "1025", "revid": 1367042525, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1027, "year_label": "1027 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 14", "text": "May 14 – King Robert II of France (\"the Pious\") sues for peace with his sons. Henry I is crowned co-king of France at Reims Cathedral, but has little power to rule (until 1031).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342215196#Europe", "title": "1027", "revid": 1342215196, "section": "Events › By Place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1030, "year_label": "1030 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Henry I revolts against his father, King Robert II (the Pious), in a civil war over power and property. Robert's army is defeated, and he retreats to Beaugency.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365590959#Europe", "title": "1030", "revid": 1365590959, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1031, "year_label": "1031 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 20", "text": "July 20 – King Robert II (the Pious) dies at Melun, after a 35-year reign. He is succeeded by his 23-year-old son, Henry I, who becomes the sole ruler of France. Henry's mother, Queen dowager Constance of Arles, prefers her third son, Robert, as heir to the throne and, with the help of Count Odo II, begins a war against Henry.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371210564#Europe", "title": "1031", "revid": 1371210564, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1031, "year_label": "1031 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 20", "text": "July 20 – Robert II (the Pious), king of France (b. 972)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371210564#Deaths", "title": "1031", "revid": 1371210564, "section": "Deaths"}}]}