Robert Crispin

Robert Crispin (French: Crépin, died 1071), called Frankopoulos, was a Norman mercenary. Robert was the son of Gilbert Crispin. He had two brothers, Gilbert and William, the latter a lord in Neaufles (Neaufles-Saint-Martin or Neaufles-Auvergny)[1]. At some point after participating in the Crusade of Barbastro in 1064, Robert became the leader of a corps of his countrymen stationed at Edessa under the command of the Byzantine general Isaac Komnenos. In 1069, Robert was arrested by Romanos Diogenes after a brief rebellion[2]. He fought against the invading Seljuk Turks and was supposedly poisoned shortly after the Battle of Manzikert.[3]

References
  1. Wierzbiński & Szymon 2014, p. 285.
  2. Kaldellis & Anthony 2017, p. 243.
  3. Gravett & Nicolle 2006, p. 61.

Sources
  • Gravett, Christopher; Nicolle, David (2006). The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-84603-218-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kaldellis, Anthony (2017). Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade. USA: Oxford University Press. ISBN 019025324X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Wierzbiński, Szymon (2006). "Normans and Other Franks in 11th Century Byzantium: the Careers of the Adventurers before the Rule of Alexius I Comnenus". Studia Ceranea. Łódź, Poland: University of Łódź, Poland. 4, 2014: 277–288. Retrieved January 7, 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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