Robert II was

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from 916 to 931. Robert had gone to

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and was returning to his diocese. In the

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he and his companions were attacked by brigands and slain.

Sources

*Flodoard of Reims, ''Annals of Flodoard of Reims'', tran. Steven Fanning and Bernard S. Bachrach. (Orchard Park, New York: Broadview Press, 2004) p. 20 10th-century French bishops Bishops of Tours 931 deaths Year of birth unknown {{France-bishop-stub