Robert I King of West Francia

�����Robert I King of West Francia was born August 15, 866. He was the son of Robert the Strong Count of Anjou. He married Beatrice of Vermandois, daughter of Herbert I Count of Vermandois and Bertha de Morvois. He died on June 15, 923 at age 56.
�����Herbert's sister, Beatrice became Robert's second wife in 895. Robert had sided with his father-in-law, Herbert I, in their rebellion against Charles the Simple, King of France. Robert became the king of West Francia in 922 after chasing out Charles, but lost both the throne and his life in 923 when Charles attempted to take back the throne. The nobles instead elected some one else to the throne, yet the grandson of Robert managed to secure the throne and become the first King of France in 987. His name was Hugh Capet and he is regarded as the founder of the Capetian dynasty. The Capetians dynasty ruled France from 987 to 1328 and all French Kings down to the last in the 19th century were members of the dynasty. The current King of Spain and the Queen of England are direct descendents of Hugh Capet. Yet we are only concerned with the line from Hugh Capet as it relates to Anna Savage and Katherine Talbot. Robert's first wife was Alyse, a descendant of Charlemagne. It is their daughter, Adela of France who is mentioned above as the wife of Herbert II.¹