Robert (Burgundy)

Robert of Artois, bust of Jean-Jacques Flatters in the battle gallery in the palace of Versailles

Robert , also called Robert von Artois , (* 1300 ; † 1315 ) was a Count Palatine of Burgundy ( Franche-Comté ) from the House of Chalon , a side branch of the House of Burgundy-Ivrea .

Robert was the only son of Count Palatine Otto IV of Burgundy and Countess Mathilde von Artois . At the death of his father in 1303 he became the legitimate Count Palatine of Burgundy under the tutelage of his mother, from whom he in turn had to expect the County of Artois as heir. Robert died in 1315 and his eldest sister Johanna II followed him in the Palatinate , who in 1329 also inherited Artois from her mother.

Robert is best known for his excellently preserved grave and reclining figure, which was created by the Flemish sculptor Jean Pépin de Huy . The reclining figure shows Robert as a young knight with the coat of arms of the House of Artois on his shield. This work is one of the masterpieces of Franco-Flemish sculpture. The grave was originally located in the Couvent des Cordelières in Paris , the reclining figure was brought to the Musée des Monuments français at the beginning of the 19th century . Robert's body and the reclining figure were later transferred to the royal burial place of the Abbey of Saint-Denis , where the tomb can still be seen today.

Through his older sisters Johanna and Blanche , Robert was related by marriage to the later kings Philip V and Charles IV .

literature

F. Baron: Un artiste du XIVe siècle: Jean Pépin de Huy. Problèmes d'attribution , in: Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français (1960)

Web links

• The grave of Robert d'Artois on flickr.com

predecessor	Office	successor
Otto IV.	Count Palatine of Burgundy 1303-1315	Joan II