Army of Robert II of Flanders on the First Crusade


The Army of Robert the Crusader was led by Robert II, Count of Flanders, and followed the retinue of his kinsman Godfrey of Bouillon. His wife Clementia of Burgundy was regent of Flanders in his absence. The known members of the army, mostly Flemish, included the ones listed below, as reported in histories of the First Crusade. Unless otherwise noted, references are to the on-line database of Riley-Smith, et al., and the hyperlinks therein provide details including original sources. The names below are also referenced in the Riley-Smith tome, Appendix I: Preliminary List of Crusaders. Those references are not shown unless they appear elsewhere in the text of the book. Articles that are hyperlinked to a more detailed article in this encyclopædia rely on the latter for references.

Household of Robert

Among those from Robert’s household included the following:
As is true with all the armies, a large number of clergy accompanied the army, including:
The known combatants in the army were:
The many battles that Robert and his army participated in are documented in the article Robert II, Count of Flanders.