♀ Constance of Arles

986 - 1034

 

Constance of Provence, Queen of France

Constance of Arles
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Spouse
Robert II of France
Robert II of France
0972 - 1031
Children
Adéle of France
Adéle of France
1009 - 1079

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 • One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Chinese encyclopedia Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature is finished in this year, with a total of 1,000 volumes representing the work of some 2,200 authors.

1001


Age: 15y
1001 Byzantine Emperor Basil II attempts to reconquer Bulgaria.

1009


Age: 23y

1034


Jul 25
Age: 48y

1032


Jul
1032 Benedict IX succeeds John XIX, as the 145th pope while (probably) still in his teens.

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