478260 Robert I, Duke of Normandy, is carried in his litter by Negroes, from \'Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages\' by Paul Lacroix, published London c.1880 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert I, Duke of Normandy (1000-35). He was taken ill and died during his 1035 pilgrimage to Jerusalem, he is seen here being carried in a litter by black servants. He was the father of William the Conqueror. Known as Robert the Magnificent, he was reported to have said, "I am being taken by demons into paradise."); French, out of copyright.