Robert Curthose

Robert III (c. 1051 or 1054–February 10, 1134) was a Duke of Normandy and an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of England. His nickname, Curthose, seems to have been a reference to his height - curt meaning short, and hose meaning Hose (clothing). William of Malmesbury and Orderic Vitalis report that Robert's father, King William, called him brevis-ocrea (short-boot) in derision.
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