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Henry I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry I, based on 16 World History Database records associated with France.

16 records1031–158910 events8 places

Chronological biography

1031

Succession1031
House / House of Capetian · King · Paris

Succeeds to the throne of France

1032

Reballion of Robert1032
Revolution / Revolution of France · King

Defeats a rebellion led by his brother, Robert

Reballion of Robert1032
Warfare / Military · King

Defeats a rebellion led by his brother, Robert

1047

Battle of Val-es-Dunes1047
Warfare / Military · King · Val-es-Dunes

The Normandy rebellion is suppressed by Henry I

Reballion of Rebels in Normandy1047
Warfare / Military · King · Normandy

Norman nobels rebel against the accession of William of Normandy

1053

Invasion of Normandy1053
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King · Normandy

Henry I plans to invade Normandy with by Geoffrey of Martel & Count Enguerrand II

Battle of St-Aubin-sur-Scie25 October 1053
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King · St-Aubin

Forced to postone his invasion of Normandy after Enguerrands defeat

1054

Invasion of Normandy1054
Warfare / Norman Invasion Wars · King · Normandy

Henry I & Odo attempt to capture Normandy but Odo is defeated & Henry withdraws

Peace1054
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King

Henry I is forced to agree a humiliating peace with William, Duke of Normandy

Siege of Aumale1054
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King · Aumale

William sets fire to Aumale & slaughters the French soldiers. Henry I retreats from Normandy

1057

Invasion of Normandy1 March 1057
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King · Angers

Henry I & Geoffrey Martel meet to plan an invasion of Normandy

Invasion of NormandyAugust 1057
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King · Normandy

Henry Is army crosses the frontier into Normandy

PeaceAugust 1057
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King

Henry I agrees a humiliating peace with William of Normandy

Siege of CaenAugust 1057
Warfare / France-Normandy War · King · Caen

Henry Is army sacks Caen. Henry Is army is massacred by William Duke of Normandy after leaving Caen

1060

Death of Henry I1060
House / House of Capetian · King · Dreux

Death of Henry I

1589

Succession1589
House / House of Bourbon · King · Paris

Succeeds as King of France, had been brought up as a Protestant

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.