Robert III Curthose1085
Canute revives his claim to the English throne made vacant by Swein. Canute is supported by the Count of Flanders, Philip & Robert Curthose
France · House / House of Normandy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Canute revives his claim to the English throne made vacant by Swein. Canute is supported by the Count of Flanders, Philip & Robert Curthose
William dies & leaves the Kingdom of England to William Rufus & the Duchy of Normandy to Robert. Succeeds as Duke of France
Robert agrees with William II to name each other the Heir Presumptive of England and Normandy respectively
Death of William Rufus, Robert should have inherited the Kingdom of England but his younger brother Henry siezes the throne while William returns the Crusades
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.