Henry I, King of France

1008 - 1060  (52 years)

• Name	Henry I
  Birth	Apr 1008	Burgundy, France   [1, 2, 3]
  General Information	He was also the Duke of Burgundy and the Count of Paris.  [1, 2]
  Crowned	1031 (22 years)
  He was crowned the King of France in 1031.
  Reign	From 1031 to 1060 (22 years)  [1, 2]
  King of France (House of Capet)
  Death	4 Aug 1060	Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Aft 4 Aug 1060	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Princess Adele of France,   b. Abt 1003, France d. 8 Jan 1078  (Age 75 years) ▻ Renaud I, Count of Nevers and Auxerre   2. Hugh Magnus, King of France,   b. 1007   d. 17 Sep 1025, Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age 18 years) + 3. Henry I, King of France,   b. Apr 1008, Burgundy, France d. 4 Aug 1060, Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France  (Age 52 years) ▻ first wife;   Anne of Kiev,  m. 19 May 1051 + 4. Adelaide of France, Princess of France,   b. 1009   d. 8 Jun 1078  (Age 69 years) ▻ Richard III, Duke of Normandy,  m. Jan 1027 ;   Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders,  m. 1028 + 5. Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France,   b. Abt 1011   d. 21 Mar 1076, Fleury-sur-Ouche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois,  m. Abt 1033 ;   Ermengarde of Anjou,  m. 1055 + 6. Constance, Princess of France ▻ Manasses, Count of Dammartin
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (12 x Great Grandfather)  Gerberga of the Gatinais   d. After 952  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2989	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Weis (1982) gives his birth as 1005/11. [2]

  
  

Father	Robert II, King of France,   b. 27 Mar 972, Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 20 Jul 1031, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 59 years)
Mother	Constance of Arles,   b. About 986   d. 25 Jul 1032, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 46 years)
Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	first wife
Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
Family ID	F9182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	26 Jan 2022




Spouse / Partner 2	Anne of Kiev,   b. 1036, Kiev, Ukraine d. 1075 (Age 39 years)  Other Partners: Raoul II, Count of Crcy and Valois   m. 1060
Marriage	19 May 1051	Rheims, Grand Est, France   [1, 2, 5, 6]
Henry was nearly twenty years older than Anne. [6]
Age at Marriage	He : 43 years and 1 month - She : ~ 15 years and 5 months.
Notes	Marriage Date: von Redlich (1941) and Weis (1976) and Sewell give their marriage date as 29 January 1044. [2, 5]
Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
+   1. Philip I, King of France,   b. 23 May 1052   d. 30 Jul 1108, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (Age 56 years) ▻ Bertha of Holland  m. 1072;   Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury  m. 15 May 1092     2. Robert,   b. Abt 1055   d. Abt 1060 (Age 5 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Emma,   b. 1055   d. Abt 1109 (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Hugh Magnus de Crépi, Duke of France and Burgundy,   b. 1057   d. 18 Oct 1102, Tarsus, Asia Minor (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois and Valois  m. After 1067
Family ID	F2379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	20 Jul 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Henry I, King of France(1008 – 1060) 2Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 4Hugh Capet, King of France(941 – 996) 8Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Normandy(895 – 956) 16Robert I, Duke of France(866 – 923) 17Beatrice de Vermandois(880 – ) 9Hedwig of Saxony(921 – 965) 18Henry I, Holy Roman Emperor(876 – 936) 19Saint Mechtilde von Ringelheim(900 – 968) 5Adelainde of Poitou(945 – Abt 1004) 10William I, Count of Poitou(925 – 963) 20Ebbles Mancer, Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine(890 – 932) 21Emiliane 11Gerloc of Normandy(Abt 920 – 962) 22Rolf Ragnvaldsson, Duke of Normandy(Abt 870 – 932) 23Poppa de Bayeux(Abt 872 – ) 3Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 6William I, Count of Provence and Arles(955 – 994) 12Boson II, Count of Provence at Arles and of Avignon( – 967) 24Rotbaude I d'Angelca, Seigneur d'Angelca( – Abt 949) 25daughter 13Constance of Provence 26Charles Constantine, Count of Vienne(Abt 901 – 962) 27Teutberge de Troyes( – 960) 7Adelaide of Anjou(942 – 1026) 14Fulk II, Count d'Anjou(920 – 958) 28Fulk I, Viscount of Angers and Count of Anjou(888 – 941/942) 29Roscilla 15Gerberga of the Gatinais( – 952) 30Geoffrey, Count in the Gâtinais, Viscount of Orleans 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Apr 1008 - Burgundy, France Marriage - 19 May 1051 - Rheims, Grand Est, France Death - 4 Aug 1060 - Vitry-en-Brie (now Vitry-sur-Seine), Île-de-France, France Burial - Aft 4 Aug 1060 - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S1470] Moriarty, G. Andrews. Descents from the Grand Princes of Kiev , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 28, April 1952). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S304] Wikipedia, Anne of Kiev.