Robert 7 (Male) Curthose; son of King William 1, d. 1134
m xi-m xii

Factoid List

Event (11)

Battle (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Capture (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Charter-witnessing (7)

 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)
 Bates154 - William 1 agrees to Arnulf 3's grant to Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 attests and agrees to the grant of Linkenholt, Hants., to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, by Arnulf 3 de Hesdin.: Bates154    (1081)
 Bates213 - William 1 confirming grant to Mont-Saint Michel: King William 1 agrees to and attests the grant by which Robert 9, count of Mortain, having had St Michael’s banner with him in battle, has granted St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, with land of half a hide.: Bates213  Version II (1070 x 1085)
 Bates251 - William 1 attesting in favour of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire: King William 1 attests an account of how Richard II, duke of the Normans, and his brother Robert, count of Mortain, had granted the church of Sain-James-de-Bauvron on the frontier of Normandy and Brittany to the abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.: Bates251    (1067)
 Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60    (1082)
 Bates64 - William 1 adjudicating between Caen, La Trinité and Saint-Etienne: King William 1 adjudicates the claim of the nuns of La Trinité of Caen relating to the church and domestic quarters of Saint-Etienne and the parish of Saint-Etienne’s bourg.: Bates64  Version II (1083)
 Bates81 - William 1 granting lands to Canterbury, St Augustine's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of St Augustine’s, Canterbury, the churches and tithes of Faversham and Milton in Kent, along with all the rents which he receives from the two manors, with the exception of the tithe of honey and of the revenue paid in pennies. : Bates81  Version II (1070)

Commendation (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Confirmation of land/privileges (1)

 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)

Expulsion (1)

 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)

Grant and Gift (7)

 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)
 Bates154 - William 1 agrees to Arnulf 3's grant to Gloucester, St Peter's: King William 1 attests and agrees to the grant of Linkenholt, Hants., to the abbey of St Peter’s, Gloucester, by Arnulf 3 de Hesdin.: Bates154    (1081)
 Bates213 - William 1 confirming grant to Mont-Saint Michel: King William 1 agrees to and attests the grant by which Robert 9, count of Mortain, having had St Michael’s banner with him in battle, has granted St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall to the abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, with land of half a hide.: Bates213  Version II (1070 x 1085)
 Bates251 - William 1 attesting in favour of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire: King William 1 attests an account of how Richard II, duke of the Normans, and his brother Robert, count of Mortain, had granted the church of Sain-James-de-Bauvron on the frontier of Normandy and Brittany to the abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.: Bates251    (1067)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
 Bates60 - William 1 and Matilda 2 granting land to Caen, La Trinité: King William 1 and Matilda 2 grant Felstead, Essex, Minchinhampton and Penbury, Gloucs., and Tarrant, Dorset, to the abbey of La Trinité, Caen, as freely as they were held on the day that King Edward 15 was alive and dead.: Bates60    (1082)
 Bates81 - William 1 granting lands to Canterbury, St Augustine's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of St Augustine’s, Canterbury, the churches and tithes of Faversham and Milton in Kent, along with all the rents which he receives from the two manors, with the exception of the tithe of honey and of the revenue paid in pennies. : Bates81  Version II (1070)

Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Injury and wounding (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Journey (1)

 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)

Judicial decision/review (2)

 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)
 Bates64 - William 1 adjudicating between Caen, La Trinité and Saint-Etienne: King William 1 adjudicates the claim of the nuns of La Trinité of Caen relating to the church and domestic quarters of Saint-Etienne and the parish of Saint-Etienne’s bourg.: Bates64  Version II (1083)

Killing/murder (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Marriage (1)

 Bates150 - William 1 granting to Ghent, St Peter's: King William 1 grants to the abbey of Saint-Pierre au Mont-Blandin of Ghent and to Abbot Everelm 1 the manor of Lewisham, with everything belonging to it, namely East Greenwich, Woolwich, Mottingham and Coombe, Kent, as they were granted by King Edward 15 and, long before, by Ælfthryth 5, a member of the royal kingdred, whom Count Baldwin 2 the Bald of Flanders took from England as his wife. William 1 also grants nearby lands within his forest which is called Andred (i.e. the Weald), namely Ashour in cowden, Ivelands, Wickenden, Shernden in Edenbridge and Sandherste (which comprised Wickens and The Moat in Cowden) to repair the houses belonging to the abbey. Within London, he grants the land given by King Edward 15, namely part of Warmansacre with the wharf which belongs to it, and with its fairs, markets, stalls and shops, and its revenues with customs, rights, toll and wharf-dues. : Bates150    (1081)

Monastic reform (1)

 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)

Oath-swearing/fealty (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Patronage (1)

 Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305    (1076)

Rebellion/sedition (1)

 Robert 7.rebellion against William 1: In this year Robert 7, son of King William 1 deserted from his father to his uncle Robert 8 in Flanders, because his father would not let him rule in Normandy, which he himself and also King Philip 1 with his consent had given him; and the chief men in that county had sworn oaths to him and accepted him as liege lord. Robert 7 fought against his father and wounded him in the hand; and his horse was shot under him; and the man who brought him another horse was at once shot from a crossbow; his name was Toki 5, son of Wigod 3 [of Wallingford?]; and many were killed there and captured; and Robert 7 came back to Flanders.: ASC (C-F) 1042-1087  D 1079 (1077)

Writ-issuing/sending (3)

 Bates305 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies all his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, sheriffs, and all his barons and officers, both French and English, throughout England in all the shires in which Westminster has lands and men that he has taken the abbey under his protection.: Bates305    (1076)
 Bates306 - writ of William 1 in favour of Westminster, St Peter's: King William 1 notifies Bishop Hugh 7 of London and all the bishops who will succeed him, Geoffrey 5 de Mandeville, and the sheriff and all future sheriffs, French and English nobles, barons and citizens of London that he has confirmed to the abbey of Westminster all the lands and customs in London which King Edward 15 had granted to the abbey.: Bates306    (1081)
 Bates39 - writ of William 1 concerning the adjudication of a dispute between Herfast and Bury St Edmunds: King William 1 informs all the faithful men of his kingdom that Bishop Herfast 1’s claim that the abbey of Bury St Edmunds should be his episcopal church has been brought to his attention and that he has decided that the matter should be heard in his court. On the set day, the bishop made his case eloquently, but produced neither written documents nor witnesses. Abbot Baldwin 5 then told how King Cnut 3 expelled the clerks and introduced monks, how the church had then been dedicated to on that king’s order by Archbishop Æthelnoth 43 of Canterbury, how the first abbot [Ufi 4] had been consecrated by the bishop of London [Ælfwig 13], the second [Leofstan 24] by the bishop of Winchester [Ælfwine 45], and Baldwin 5 himself by the archbishop of Canterbury [Stigand 1], and how the monks had been ordained by the bishops of their choice over a period of fifty-three years without any objection from Herfast 1’s predecessors. He also produced orders of King Cnut 3 and Edward 15 the Confessor which granted that the monastery should be free of all episcopal domination. Those present then decided in Bury St Edmunds favour.: Bates39    (1081)