Robert I

(rŏbˈərt) Known as “Robert the Devil.” Died 1035.

Duke of Normandy (1027-1035) who named as his heir his illegitimate son William, the future William the Conqueror of England.

King of Scotland (1306-1329) who defied Edward I of England by having himself crowned and won Scottish independence from England in a battle at Bannockburn (1314).

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