Robert, Count of Eu

obert, Count of Eu. "By his wife Countess Lescelina he [William I] had three sons Robert, William, and Hugh, the later Bishop of Lisieux."

"Countess Lescelina of Eu, with manly dedication and supported by her sons Count Robert of Eu and Bishop Hugh of Lisieux, founded the Abbey of Saint-Pierre- sur-Dives for monks (1045-6) and one for nuns (Saint- Désir c. 1045 x 1060) just outside Lisieux. Her son, the Count of Eu, built Saint-Michel at Tréport (in 1059)." p. 133 [William I is not dedicating abbeys at this time, like everyone else; thus, my opinion is that he died before 1045 X 1060.]

"Ever since the Normans had begun to cultivate the lands of Neustria, the French had made it their custom to envy them; they incited their kings to turn against them and asserted that the Normans had taken away by force from their ancestors the lands now in Norman hands. King Henry [of the French] roused by malicious and envious suggestions of some men at his

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Footnote: "The earliest reference to Robert as successor dates from 1047-8 and as count from 1051. This conforms with the story given by Orderic...that William [II] lost the castle of Eu for rebellion. A possible date for this is 1047 or 1048." p.11, 128

court, and provoked by the duke's taunt, launched a double attack on Normandy, which he entered with two armies; one consisting of chosen and valiant noblemen under the command of his brother, Odo, he sent to subdue the Pays-de-Caux, he himself led the other one with Count Geoffrey of Anjou to overthrow the Count of Évreux...." p. 143

"The Norman and French forces met at Mortemer (before Lent, 6 Feb 1054) The Normans were led by Count Robert of Eu assisted by Hugh of Gournay, Hugh of Montfort, Walter Giffard, William Crispin, Roger of Mortemer...." The Normans "...found the French at Mortemer totally preoccupied with arson and rape of women. There at dawn battle was instantly joined and continued on both sides with bloodshed until noon. Finally, the defeated French took to flight including their standard-bearer, Odo, the King's brother. In this battle, the greater part of the French nobility was slain; the remainder were kept in custody throughout various Norman villages." p. 145

Houts, Elisabeth M. C. Van, Ed. and Translated by,The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumiéges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni, Volume II, pgs. 10-11, 128-9, 274, 132-3, 143-5, 206; Clarendon Press, Oxford: 1995.

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obert, Count of Eu. "By his wife Countess Lescelina he [William I] had three sons Robert, William, and Hugh, the later Bishop of Lisieux." "Countess Lescelina of Eu, with manly dedication and supported by her sons Count Robert of Eu and Bishop Hugh of Lisieux, founded the Abbey of Saint-Pierre- sur-Dives for monks (1045-6) and one for nuns (Saint- Désir c. 1045 x 1060) just outside Lisieux. Her son, the Count of Eu, built Saint-Michel at Tréport (in 1059)." p. 133 [William I is not dedicating abbeys at this time, like everyone else; thus, my opinion is that he died before 1045 X 1060.] "Ever since the Normans had begun to cultivate the lands of Neustria, the French had made it their custom to envy them; they incited their kings to turn against them and asserted that the Normans had taken away by force from their ancestors the lands now in Norman hands. King Henry [of the French] roused by malicious and envious suggestions of some men at his ------------------------- Footnote: "The earliest reference to Robert as successor dates from 1047-8 and as count from 1051. This conforms with the story given by Orderic...that William [II] lost the castle of Eu for rebellion. A possible date for this is 1047 or 1048." p.11, 128	court, and provoked by the duke's taunt, launched a double attack on Normandy, which he entered with two armies; one consisting of chosen and valiant noblemen under the command of his brother, Odo, he sent to subdue the Pays-de-Caux, he himself led the other one with Count Geoffrey of Anjou to overthrow the Count of Évreux...." p. 143 "The Norman and French forces met at Mortemer (before Lent, 6 Feb 1054) The Normans were led by Count Robert of Eu assisted by Hugh of Gournay, Hugh of Montfort, Walter Giffard, William Crispin, Roger of Mortemer...." The Normans "...found the French at Mortemer totally preoccupied with arson and rape of women. There at dawn battle was instantly joined and continued on both sides with bloodshed until noon. Finally, the defeated French took to flight including their standard-bearer, Odo, the King's brother. In this battle, the greater part of the French nobility was slain; the remainder were kept in custody throughout various Norman villages." p. 145
Houts, Elisabeth M. C. Van, Ed. and Translated by,The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumiéges, Orderic Vitalis, and Robert of Torigni, Volume II, pgs. 10-11, 128-9, 274, 132-3, 143-5, 206; Clarendon Press, Oxford: 1995.
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