Children
Robert had no children from his short-lived marriage to Susanna. His illegal marriage to Bertha gave him one stillborn son in 999, but only Constance gave him surviving children:
- Hedwig (or Advisa), Countess of Auxerre (c. 1003 – after 1063), married Renauld I, Count of Nevers on 25 January 1016 and had issue.
- Hugh Magnus, co-king (1007 – 17 September 1025)
- Henry I, successor (4 May 1008 – 4 August 1060)
- Adela, Countess of Contenance (1009 – 5 June 1063), married (1) Richard III of Normandy and (2) Count Baldwin V of Flanders.
- Robert (1011 – 21 March 1076)
- Odo or Eudes (1013–c.1056), who may have been mentally retarded and died after his brother's failed invasion of Normandy
- Constance (born 1014, date of death unknown), married Manassès de Dammartin
Robert also left an illegitimate son: Rudolph, Bishop of Bourges.
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