Robert VI. (Auvergne)
Robert VI. († 1314 ) was a count of Auvergne and Boulogne . He was a son of Count Robert V and Eleanor de Baffie. He followed his brother Wilhelm XI, who died in 1280 . to.
Robert took part in the war against the Flemings on the side of King Philip IV . He fought in the victorious Battle of Veurne in 1297 , but also in the disastrous Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 , of which he was one of the few survivors.
Since 1279 he was married to Beatrix, a daughter of Faucon III. from Montgascon. Her son was Robert VII († 1325)
source
- Extraits de la Chronique attribuée a Jean Desnouelles, abbé de Saint-Vincent de Laon , in: Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 21 (1840), pp. 185 and 191
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm XI. |
Count of Auvergne Count of Boulogne 1280-1314  |
Robert VII |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robert VI. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robert VI. of Auvergne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Auvergne and Boulogne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1314 |