Reign of Robert II of the Capetian dynasty

Timeline

1. 1020–1029Paris · Île-de-FranceRobert II based his politics in Paris, maintaining direct control of the county of the Île-de-France. Though the Capetian kings lacked the power to command all the great vassals, they gradually accumulated legitimacy through marriage alliances, ecclesiastical appointments, and court ceremony.
2. 1020–1029Vassal territories across France · FranceRobert II maintained complex alliance relationships with powerful vassals such as Normandy and Blois while also supporting the Cluniac reform tradition. His handling of the heresy at Orléans and his correspondence with the pope reflect the pattern of interaction between early Capetian royal authority and the Church.