ROBERT I., king of France, son and successor of Hugh Capet, was born at Orleans in 971 and died at Melun in 1031. See France, vol. ix. p. 536. He is sometimes cited as Robert II., Robert I. being then taken to mean Robert, duke of France (ο b . 923), the second son of Robert “the Strong” (ob. 866); comp. France, vol. ix. p. 535.