Robert Curthose(1051–1134), son of William the Conqueror, was Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106 and an unsuccessful claimant to the English throne. He fled to the court of his uncle Robert I, Count of Flanders, but caused mayhem. At a battle in January 1079, Robert unhorsed King William in combat and succeeded in wounding him. He stopped his attack when he recognised his father's voice. King William cursed his son, then raised the siege and returned to Rouen. At Easter 1080, father and son were reunited by the efforts of Queen Matilda, and a truce lasted until she died in 1083.

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Robert Curthose(1051–1134), was the son of William the Conqueror and Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106 and an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of the Kingdom of England. He fled to Flanders to the court of his uncle Robert I, Count of Flanders, but caused such mayhem that his father King William allied himself with King Philip I of France to stop his rebellious son. At a battle in January 1079, Robert unhorsed King William in combat and succeeded in wounding him. He stopped his attack when he recognised his father's voice. Humiliated, King William cursed his son, then raised the siege and returned to Rouen. At Easter 1080, father and son were reunited by the efforts of Queen Matilda, and a truce lasted until she died in 1083

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Location: Rouen, France
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