Robert de Comines | |
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| Died | 28 January 1069 Durham, County Durham, England |
| Title | Earl of Northumbria |
| Term | 1068–1069 |
Robert de Comines (died 28 January 1069) (alsoRobert de Comines,Robert de Comyn) was brieflyEarl of Northumbria.
His name suggests that he originally came fromComines, then in theCounty of Flanders, and entered the following ofWilliam the Conqueror.
He was sent to the north as earl from 1068 to 1069 after the deposition ofGospatric. He reachedDurham with 700 men, where thebishop,Æthelwine, warned him that an army was mobilised against him. He ignored the warning and, on 28 January 1069, the rebels converged on Durham and killed many of his men in the streets, eventually setting fire to the bishop's house in which Robert had taken refuge and Robert died.[1]
After this attack, Æthelwine turned against the Normans and gathered an army in Durham before marching onYork, leading to theHarrying of the North in retaliation by King William's army.
Robert de Comines could be the father of:[2]
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| Preceded by | Earl of Northumbria 1068–1069 | Succeeded by |
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