thumb|125px|Coat of arms of the counts of Perche.

Robert of Alençon (1344–1377), Count of Perche, was the son of Charles II, Count of Alençon and María de la Cerda.

History

Robert was born in 1344 to parents Charles II, Count of Alençon and Perche and his wife, Maria de La Cerda y Lara, Countess of Alençon. Upon his father's death in 1346, Robert's elder brother, Charles, inherited the titles of Count of Alençon and Count of Perche.

Robert succeeded his brother, Charles III of Alençon, in 1361 as Count of Perche in Normandy, after Charles renounced his counties and became a Dominican friar, choosing Couvent des Jacobins de la rue Saint-Jacques in Paris. directed by Ridley Scott, served Robert during Robert's tenure as Count of Perche from 1361 to 1377.

Robert's brother and heir, Peter II, Count of Alençon, was portrayed by actor Ben Affleck in the same film.

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  • Styles of the Counts of Alencon and Perche