Prince Robert

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Prince Robert is Child ballad number 87, existing in several variants, and a murder ballad.

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Prince (or Earl or Lord) Robert married against his mother's wishes and went to beg her blessing. She prepared a wine cup with poison, put it to her lips without drinking, and gave it to her son. He died. The bride was summoned on the pretext of a meal and told the news, and that she will get nothing of his property. She wants none of his property but the ring on his finger that was promised to her, but even that is denied her. She dies, and they are buried together.