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Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Name
Robert III
Birth
abt 800
Death
abt 834
Occupation
Count Of Worms
Father
Robert (II) de Hesbaye (Rodbert, Chrodobert)
(~770-807)
Spouses
1
Waldrada d'Orleans
Children
Robert IV “The Strong” of Worms
(~830-866)
Notes for Robert III
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_of_Worms
Robert III
was the Count of
Worms
and
Rheingau
of the illustrious
Frankish
family called the
Robertians
. He was the son of
Robert of Hesbaye
.
His son was
Robert the Strong
. His niece was
Ermengard
, wife of the Frankish emperor
Louis the Pious
. A nephew was
Chrodogang
, Archbishop of Metz and abbot of the
Lorsch Abbey
. An uncle of Robert is Count
Cancor
, founder of the Lorsch Abbey. Via Robert the Strong he was grandfather of two kings of
Western Francia
named
Odo
and
Robert
. He was the great-grandfather of
Hugo Capet
, the founder of the
Capetian dynasty
that ruled
France
until the
French Revolution
.
Last Modified 9 Jun 2018
Created 28 Sep 2020 Anthony Deen