Robert

(rob'urt,) the name of the following European monarchs and princes, who make a figure in history: KINGS OF FRANCE: R. I., son of Robert the Strong, Duke of France, was proclaimed in lieu of Charles the Simple by the revolted barons in 922, and in the following year fell in a battle gained over his rival.-R. II. s. his father Hugues Capet, in 1024, and after a peaceful reign D. in 1031.- KINGS OF NAPLES R. of Anjou, son of Charles II., s. him as king of Naples in 1309. He waged war against the Emperor, and D. in 1343.- KINGS OF SCOTLAND: R. I. See BRUCE (ROBERT).- R. ІІ., B. 1316, first of the royal race of Stuart, served as regent of the kingdom 1338-41, and 1346-57. In 1371 he s. David II. on the throne, carried an unsucce ful war against England, and D. in 1390.-R. III., B. 1340, s. his father, the preceding, in 1390. He also waged a disastrous war against England, and D. in 1406.- DUKES OF NORM AND I: R. I., styled LE DIABLE, (" the Devil,") s. his brother Richard III. in 1027, made a pilgrimage to Palestine, and D. in 1035; was s. by his son, William, afterward the " Conqueror " of England. [s. 773]