In 1010 Robert went to Rome, followed by his former wife Bertha, to seek permission to divorce Constance and remarry Bertha. Pope Sergius IV was not about to allow a consanguineous marriage which had been formally condemned by Pope Gregory V and Robert had already repudiated two wives. So the request was denied. After his return according to one source Robert "loved his wife more."
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986
| 986 • Explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson becomes the first inhabitant of the Old World to sight North America. |
1001
Age: 15y
marriageRobert II of France 1 Source ⇓ |
1009
Age: 23y
birth of childAdéle of France 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1009 • Pope Sergius IV succeeds Pope John XVIII as the 142nd pope. |
1034
Jul 25
Age: 48y
| 1034 • The heir to the displaced Balhae kings revolts against the Liao Dynasty, and flees to Goryeo when defeated. |
1032
Jul
| 1032 • Benedict IX succeeds John XIX, as the 145th pope while (probably) still in his teens. |