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69: Robert II

The French History Podcast

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The King of the Franks

Robert was virulently anti judaic. He supported the forced conversion of jews and allowed their expulsion from cities. Once he had sid his first wife, robert married bertha of burgundy. This was incredibly controversial for a number of reasons. Not all bishops accepted the annulment between him and rozala. The german emperor otto the third put his finger on the scale and pushed gregory the fifth to condemn the union. Robert was excommunicated. Those bishops present at his marriage were censored and the officiating archbishop was deposed.

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