Robert II, Count of Namur
Count of Namur from the death of his father in 1010
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| Intro | Count of Namur from the death of his father in 1010 | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Robert II Count of Namur | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Robert II Count of Namur | ||||||
| is | Noble Aristocrat | ||||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||||
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Biography
Robert II of Namur was Count of Namur from the death of his father in 1010 to some time between 1018 and 1031. He was the son of Albert I, and Ermengarde daughter of Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine.
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He assisted his mother's brother in law, Lambert I, Count of Louvain in his fight against Baldrick II, Bishop of Liege in 1012.
In 1015 he participated in the Battle of Florennes where Lambert was killed. Although some researchers have said that Robert died in the same battle, he survived because he is again mentioned in 1018 in an imperial diploma.
Marriages and issue
Robert never married and had no issue so was succeeded as Count of Namur by his younger brother Albert II