Robert II, Count of Flanders
Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
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Robert II (c. 1065 - October 5, 1111) was Count of Flanders from 1093 to 1111.
He became known as Robert of Jerusalem (Robertus Hierosolimitanus) or Robert the Crusader after his exploits in the First Crusade
He was the eldest son of Robert I of Flanders and Gertrude of Holland.
His father, hoping to place the cadet branch (or "Baldwinite" branch) of Flanders over the county, began to associate him with his rule around 1086.
From 1085 to 1091 he was regent of the county while his father was away on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
