A Brief History of the Roman Empire

In one thousand 21, etienne, count of vermandois, died without an heir. Robert, odo, the second of blois and folkner of anjou all had claims to the territory. After a five year war, the angevins expanded with royal support. While robert was an ambitious monarch, he recognized the limits of his power. He allowed the germans to pursue their claims to flanders and italy, while he sought to incorporate burgundy and alsace. In ten 30, both sons launched rebellions against their father. But these were short lived, and the family was reconciled at poisy that year. On the twentieth of j