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Robert I   /rˈɑbərt aɪ/   Listen
Robert I

noun
1.
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329).  Synonyms: Bruce, Robert the Bruce.






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... 1521, leaving a widow and three children—Franois, Robert, and Charles. Franois I. continued the profession in company with Simon De Colines, who had been associated with his father, and who married the widow of Henry: his Mark is given as an initial to this chapter. Robert I., the second son of Henry, was born in 1503, and is probably more generally known as a Greek, Latin, and Hebrew scholar than as a printer. For several years he, like his brother, was associated with De Colines; he married Ptronille, daughter of Badius "Ascensius," and ...
— Printers' Marks - A Chapter in the History of Typography • William Roberts

... is "Stuart". Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness. Robert II, the most fortunate of the family, was obliged to pass a part of his life, not merely in retirement, but also in the dark, on account of ...
— Celebrated Crimes, Complete • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... to treat each according to his disposition, instead of treating all by some arbitrary rule! As a mother of three children said one day, "With Mary, just a hint of what I wish is sufficient to secure results. With John, I have to give a definite order and insist that he obey. With Robert I get the best results by explaining and appealing to his reason." How much trouble she saves herself—and the children—by having found ...
— Your Child: Today and Tomorrow • Sidonie Matzner Gruenberg



Words linked to "Robert I" :   Robert the Bruce, male monarch, Rex, Bruce, king



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