Editing Robert I of France (section)

==Life==
Robert was born in 866 as the [[posthumous son]] of [[Robert the Strong]], [[count of Anjou]] and [[Adelaide of Tours]].{{sfn|Riche|1983|p=table 4}}{{efn|It is not universally acknowledged that Odo and Robert were also Adelaide's sons.{{sfn|Jackman|2008|p=42}}}} He was the brother of [[Odo, Count of Paris|Odo]], who was elected king of [[West Francia]] in 888.{{sfn|Riche|1983|p=table 4}} In time West Francia evolved into the [[Kingdom of France]];{{sfn|Jones|2005|p=74}} and under Odo, the royal capital was fixed in [[Paris]]. Robert and Odo came from the [[Robertians|Robertian]] dynasty out of which the [[Capetian dynasty]] grew.{{sfn|Bradbury|2007|p=34}}

In 885 Robert participated in the defence of Paris during the [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|Viking siege of Paris]].{{sfn|Berkhofer|2004|p=29}} He was appointed by Odo as the ruler of several counties, including the [[Count of Paris|county of Paris]], and [[abbot]] ''[[commendam|in commendam]]'' of many abbeys. Robert also secured the office of ''[[Duke of the Franks|Dux Francorum]]'', a military dignity of high importance.

He did not claim the crown of West Francia when his brother died in 898; instead recognizing the supremacy of the [[Carolingian]] king, [[Charles the Simple]]. Charles then confirmed Robert in his offices and possessions, after which he continued to defend northern Francia from the attacks of [[Vikings]]. Robert defeated a large band of Vikings in the Loire Valley in 921, after which the defeated invaders converted to Christianity and settled near [[Nantes]].{{sfn|Collins|1999|p=376-377}}