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Constance of Arles | |
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![]() Depiction of Constance surrendering to her son Henry I of France (c. 1375–1380). | |
Queen consort of the Franks | |
Tenure | 1001–1031 |
Born | c. 986 Arles, France |
Died | 28 July 1032 Melun, France |
Burial | Saint Denis Basilica, Paris, France |
Spouse | Robert II of France |
Issue | Hugh Magnus Henry I, King of France Adela, Countess of Flanders Robert I, Duke of Burgundy |
House | Bosonids |
Father | William I, Count of Provence |
Mother | Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou |
Constance of Arles (c. 986 – 28 July 1032), also known as Constance of Provence, was queen of France as the third spouse of King Robert II of France, They were married in 1003 after Robert had divorced his second wife, Bertha. She was buried in the Saint Denis Basilica with Robert II of France.
They had several children:
- Henry I of France
- Adela of France - is the mother of Matilda of Flanders, who was the wife of William I of England
- Robert I of Burgundy
- Eudes of France
- Constance of France, married to Count Manasses of Dammartin