'''Robert Curthose''' (c.1050-1134) was the eldest son of William, duke of [[Normandy]] – later [[William I]], “the Conqueror” - and chosen as his successor in Normandy before the 1066 invasion of [[England]]. Despite quarrels with his father incurring at least two periods of exile, he succeeded to the duchy on William’s death. | '''Robert Curthose''' (c.1050-1134) was the eldest son of William, duke of [[Normandy]] – later [[William I]], “the Conqueror” - and chosen as his successor in Normandy before the 1066 invasion of [[England]]. Despite quarrels with his father incurring at least two periods of exile, he succeeded to the duchy on William’s death. |