Robertian, a.
(rəˈbɜːtɪən)
[f. Robert + -ian.]
Of or pertaining to Robert the Strong (d. 866), count of Anjou and of Blois, or his descendants, who became kings of France. Also as n., a follower or successor of Robert the Strong.
| 1903 D. C. Munro Hist. Middle Ages vii. 66 Charles the Simple..had little power, and the kingdom was wrested from him in 923 by a member of the Robertian house. 1942 Strayer & Munro Middle Ages vi. 147 Otto had the advantage of being the brother-in-law both of the Carolingian king and of the head of the rival Robertian family. 1957 Encycl. Brit. IX. 589 Henceforth there ensued a long duel between the Robertians and the Carolingians in which three times the Robertians were chosen and might have taken the crown. |