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A member of the Capetian Dynasty, Henri was born in Reims, France, the son of King Robert II (972–1031) and Constance d'Arles (973–1032). He was crowned King of France at the Cathedral in Reims on May 14, 1027.

The reign of Henri I, like those of his predecessors, was marked by territorial struggles, including joining his brother Robert in a revolt against his father. In a strategic move, Henri came to the rescue of his very young nephew, the newly appointed Duke William of Normandy, (who would go on to become William the Conqueror), to suppress a revolt by William's vassals. In 1047 Henri secured the dukedom for William in their decisive victory over the vassals at a battle near Caen.

A few years later, when William, who was cousin to king Edward the Confessor of England, married the daughter of the count of Flanders, King Henri I feared William's potential power. In 1054Events July 4 A supernova is recorded by the Chinese and possibly Native Americans near the star ζ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Pa and again in 1058Events March 17 King Lulach I of Scotland is killed in battle against his cousin and rival Malcolm Canmore, who later becomes King of Scotland as Malcolm III of Scotland. End of the House of Alpin rule, beginning of the Dunkeld dynasty Antipope Benedict X Henri went to war to try to conquer Normandy from William, but on both occasions he was defeated. Despite his efforts, Henri's thirty-year reign saw feudal power in France reach its pinnacle.

Map shows France at the time of Henri I.

King Henri I died on August 4, 1060 in Vitry-en-Brie , France, and was interred in Saint Denis BasilicaThe Basilica of Saint Denis (in French, la Basilique de Saint-Denis , a famous burial site for French monarchs, is located in Saint Denis (near Paris). Saint Denis is a patron saint of France and, according to legend, was the first bishop of Paris. A simp. He was succeeded by his son, Philippe I, who was 7 at the time of his death; for six years Henri's queen, Anne of KievPrincess Anne of Kiev ( 1024 1075), daughter of Yaroslav I, was Queen of France, as the wife of Henry I of France, whom she married at the cathedral of Reims, May 19, 1051. She had three sons Philippe I, King of France ( May 23, 1052 July 30, 1108) Hugues, ruled as regent.

He was also duke of BurgundyThe following is a list of the Dukes of Burgundy Richard of Autun, the Justicier ( 880 921) Rudolph of Burgundy (king of France from 923) ( 921 923) Hugh the Black ( 923 952) Gilbert of Chalon ( 952 956) Odo of Paris ( 956- 965) Otto-Henry the Great ( 965 from 1016Events George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine- Rus' force, which effectively ends Khazaria's existence. Norman knights arrive in Sicily. Edmund II is king of England after Ethelred's death. Canute of Denmark and Edmund II divi to 1032, when he abdicated the duchy to his brother Robert Capet

Marriages:

• 1) In 1043: Mathilde de Frise
• 2) On May 19, 1051: Princess Anne of Kiev, (1024–1075)

• Issue:
  • 1) Philippe I (May 23, 1052–July 30, 1108)
  • 2) Hugues le Grand (1057–1102)
  • 3) Robert (c. 1055–c.1060)
  • 4) Emma (dates unknown)